Life After the Election
The votes have been cast and counted. The election is over. The United States has a new president. I know I’m not alone when I say that this election exhausted...
Never “Just a Volunteer” – 10 Reasons Why You Rock!
I have had the privilege of traveling the country and even to Europe a few times to speak to different groups of people who have made youth ministry their life’s...
Guiding Your Children in Faith
Very few things seem more daunting to parents than the challenge today to raise teens who are physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy. Most parents I speak with feel overwhelmed by...
How Small Groups Changed My Life
Like many others, I came to Christ through significant tragedy, both personal and professional. Also like many, I really suffered in having a lack of self-love. No one knew how...
Fan or Follower?
I’m fascinated with people. As I travel around the world, I get to meet many Christians. Over the last number of years, I have begun to notice, after listening to...
Making the Source the Summit
I am finding so many Catholic adults who are attending Mass regularly, who have no real understanding of heaven or a relationship with God. In their minds, they are using...
Please Feed Me: Mercy and Food
Food and mercy often go together. When I start getting a craving for some food I really like, like chips with guacamole, or a overstuffed chile relleno, then whoever brings...
Digital Catechesis & Divine Condescension
St. Augustine’s instruction to read the books our candidates are reading[i] might today sound something like, “download the apps your students are downloading.” Whether we love it or hate it,...
Social Justice and the Doctrine of Hell
Somewhere in the gospels, Jesus said “Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there is an argument” – well, if he did not actually say that, he would...
Tips for Inviting a Friend to a Steubenville Conference
How did you first hear about the Steubenville Conferences? Perhaps you heard about it through the radio or online, but chances are you were invited to come by someone you...
