Dear friends, I was in a conversation yesterday with a ministry leader who said that this moment is like waiting in the tomb. It's September, but it feels like Good Friday. The continuing reports of sexual abuse with children, youth, and adults, and the cover-up of abuse are alarming and disturbing. This crisis impacts our ministries with youth and...

"When we meet Christ and accept His Gospel, life changes and we are driven to communicate our experiences to others. …the Church needs genuine witnesses: men and women whose lives have been transformed by meeting with Jesus, men and women who are capable of communicating this experience to others." Saint John Paul II, World Youth Day (Toronto, 2002...

This summer while leading Just5Days (a middle school summer mission experience) , I was taken aback by the reaction of middle school youth  to a small, simple thing . Of course, the youth loved providing service out in the community, participating in our community prayers , and all the games and activities we did. B ut , something else surpris...