youth Archives

Pilgrimaging Together

by Joannie Watson | Aug 25, 2023 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

I just returned home from leading a large group of youth and young adults from the Archdiocese of...

Keeping Teens Involved in the Practice of the Faith

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jul 14, 2013 | Family, Into the Deep, Young Adults | 0 |

I spoke to a group of teens who were preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is generally administered to 10th graders in the Atlanta Archdiocese. The format of the talk was “Stump the Deacon!” It...

Because it is True

by Katie Warner | Oct 19, 2012 | Young Adults | 0 |

The only reason to believe something is because it is true. I am Catholic, not because it feels...

The Lost Art of Interpersonal Communication

by Teresa Tomeo | Nov 5, 2011 | General | 0 |

Today we have a long list of ways to connect and communicate through the latest and greatest technological gadgets. We have the new iphone4S. We can text, tweet, friend people on Facebook and yes, we can even do something that...

New Mission Territory

by Randy Hain | Sep 8, 2011 | Surrender & Strength | 0 |

Look around after Mass or observe the folks attending ministry meetings and parish events and ask yourself: Where are all the young adults? According to the Fast Facts on Young Adults page listed on the USCCB website, the...

Exploring Elysium

by Jef Murray | May 24, 2011 | Ponderings in Elfland | 0 |

“Goodnight…” “Goodnight.” “Don’t go to sleep….” “I won’t.” This is the way my brother and I ended each day. Steve was my junior by three years, and the long shadows of evening always filled him with thoughts of phantoms floating...

Daily Quote from Blessed John Paul II

by ICL Editor | Apr 11, 2011 | Quote | 0 |

The future of the world and the Church belongs to the younger generation, to those who, born in this century [twentieth century], will reach maturity in the next … Christ expects great things from young people. – Pope John...

The Gift of Aging

by Patti Maguire Armstrong | Nov 2, 2010 | General | 0 |

Well, it happened. I did not think it would but it did. I got old. You laugh. Doesn’t everybody, unless they meet their maker early? Yes, I knew it and you knew it, but be honest, you never really thought it would happen...

A Pope’s Invitation to Youth

by Randy Hain | Apr 9, 2010 | Young Adults | 0 |

Check out Amy Wellborn’s excellent review of the 5 years of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate and his frequent outreach to young people around the world. She clearly captures the Pontif’s passion for energizing...