Honoring February Feast Days February 3, St. Blaise St. B laise: Bless My Voice so that I May Speak the Truth by Susan Searle (middle school) February 8, St. Josephine Bakhita St Josephine Ba khita: Saint of Hope by Susan Searle (high school) February 22, St. Peter The Passion-Driven Life: Saints Peter and Paul as models for living a Christian Life...

I enjoy making personal resolutions for each year. I find the reflective and visioning process invigorating and challenging. I use a mind mapping process to celebrate what I've accomplished and what I hope to be true in the next year. Like many people, my resolutions span from personal health goals, learning new things, improving personal relations...

World Youth Day begins January 22 nd in Panama City. In 1993, while I was Director of Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, I traveled with 800 youth and adults to World Youth Day in Denver. This was the first time that World Youth Day was held in a site that had not already been recognized as a holy shrine or place of pilgrimage. The ...