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Can I be real with you for a second?   Right now, we are in what I like to call the “dark ages.”   Those delicious Thanksgiving meals are long behind us, Christmas decorations are in the (smelly) attic, and the countdown to a new year is a distant echo.Read More

“I believe.” Those are the words echoed in unison by the Party of Mike, Dustin, Will, Lucas, and Max, as they close the door on the nine and a half year run of “Stranger Things,” which came to a magnificent close along with 2025. The series finale, released on NetflixRead More

The Church honors many inspiring men and women throughout the liturgical year. October is a particularly spectacular month, as the Church shows off an amazing collection of feast days and memorials in the weeks leading up to All Saints Day. So, while you enjoy crisp sweater weather and sip yourRead More

Read Part 1 here. Hear that sound ringin’ in your mind. So how do demons attack our bodies when they don’t have bodies of their own? And how do we defend ours? Evil usually tempts us invisibly: in our thoughts, our imagination, and our five senses. It still affects theRead More

Teddy bears and choo… actually, just a teddy bear. Growing up, a teddy bear would sing me to sleep with this old prayer. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord myRead More

Radiant Hope In a world that feels dimmed by uncertainty, teens are desperate for a glimpse of something steady, something true. They scroll past headlines of war, division, and despair. They sit in classrooms where silence masks anxiety. They show up to youth nights with hearts full of questions they’reRead More

You know the scenes that make me sob the most in books and movies? It’s not when characters are treated unfairly. It’s not when all seems hopeless. It’s not even necessarily when the protagonist loses someone they love (although the opening sequence from “Up” wrecks me every time). In actuality,Read More

“The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.” – (Soon-to-Be) Saint Carlo Acutis   Eeeeek! Let me pause for a minute to do some backflips!!! A real-life saint. A saint who was alive only 18 years ago?!? Who owned a literal PlayStation?!? I’ll admit, I can’t actually do a backflip, soRead More

Imagine for a minute that you are on a mountain with Jesus. You’re both having a great time, our Lord is telling hilarious jokes, and you feel like you’re on top of the world. The view is magnificent… but then you fall. For some reason, you were walking too closeRead More

As a youth minister, what is the one thing you hope your teens think of when they look at the crucifix? What is it about the cross of Christ that you hope they see, feel, or realize? During Holy Week, Catholics everywhere reflect upon the image of Christ crucified andRead More