What comes to mind when you think about raising a teenager in today's world? Technology overload? Social media addiction? The constant struggle against anxiety and being overwhelmed? It's easy to focus on the challenges, isn't it? But what if we shifted our...
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A Teen Gives Advice To Peers On How To Love God In Today’s World
During our teenage years, our relationship with the Lord begins to change. As children, we typically love Him without caring about the details. We love Him with the love of a child with wonder, often praised in the Gospels. However, when we begin our teenage years, we...
10 Things Your Catholic Young Adult Child Needs To Know Before Leaving Home
Our baby is graduating from college this year. Gulp. I’m not sure how we got here so quickly, but like it or not, it’s happening. Actually, I love it. Watching our kids become who they were meant to be has been the greatest honor. They don’t have it all figured out,...
Today’s Teens Need The Saints More Than Ever
A lot happens between the ages of 12 and 14. I call it the magical age, the ethereal age, the age of heroes and anything’s-possible. We’ve all passed through that moment. For some of us it was just another year, for others it was the turning point that made every...
Your Child Has Been Confirmed! Now What?
Congrats! Your child (or godchild, niece, or nephew) received the sacrament of Confirmation, sealing them with the same Holy Spirit who moved upon the watery void of Genesis and convicted the hearts of Jesus’ disciples at Pentecost almost 2,000 years ago! ...
How “Lady Bird” Forever Changed Who I Invite To Retreats
I’m always wary of watching things that Hollywood puts out that involve elements of the Catholic Church. I prepare myself for insults and total misconceptions of the truth, beauty, and goodness that the Church is and has to offer. So as I watched the trailer of Lady...
Teens Caught on Surveillance Video After Dark
God bless Poland! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehXc3gJeO3Y Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that - for all the pain, suffering, and evil in the world - there is still Good, there is still Love, moving through the hearts of men (even self-centered teenagers,...
A Teen’s Response To Teen Vogue’s “Abortion Gift Guide”
In sitting down to write on this video, I am more aware than I have ever been of how little there is to add to the excellent and well-reasoned words of 16-year-old Autumn from StudentsForLife.org. All I can say is, go, go and watch the video for yourself! Still, I...
The “Cash Me Ousside” Girl and Why You Should Care
If you've been on the internet at any point in the past few months, you've probably seen a meme or video with the phrase "Cash Me Ousside Howbow Dat" pop up. Most likely you either ignored it and moved on or, if you're like me, needed to enter the phrase into Google...