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The Unofficial Start to Summer: Now What?

Published May 28, 2018 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

They say Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer. Alongside being a day where we remember those who’ve given their lives for our country, and a day where families and friends gather to celebrate at the lake, at the parks, etc, it’s also a day that signals the end of the school year and… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published May 28, 2018

Open Letter to Graduating High School Seniors

Published May 22, 2013 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Herrera Filed Under: Youth

I’ve spent the last 4 years as a catechist to high school seniors. Before that I spent 4 years with confirmation classes and middle school students, but focusing on sending students out to college and beyond high school has been some of my most fruitful experiences. I would like to share a personal letter to… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza Herrera • Published May 22, 2013

Confirmation is NOT Graduation: Seeing Sacraments as More Than Goals

Published March 7, 2013 • Written by Rita Suva Filed Under: Blog

In our lives it’s hard to measure success, or even know if we’re moving forward and growing without goals, markers and signs. In school we learned material, took a test to make sure we had comprehended and studied that material and received a grade for our efforts. As adults, we earn raises or reprimands based… [Read More]

Written by Rita Suva • Published March 7, 2013

To The College Freshman Class of 2016

Published May 21, 2012 • Written by Elizabeth Filed Under: Blog

We get a lot of good Graduation advice. Steve Jobs told us in his graduation speech at Stanford that we shouldn’t waste our lives living someone else’s dream. Winston Churchill explained that we should never, never, never give in except to the convictions of honor and good sense in 1941. Ellen DeGeneres, at Tulane University… [Read More]

Written by Elizabeth • Published May 21, 2012

God’s GPS

Published April 10, 2012 • Written by Elizabeth Filed Under: Faith, Young Adult

It’s seems like I’m always getting lost. It doesn’t matter if I’ve printed off the directions, spent time checking out what turns look like on Google’s street view or even talked through the directions with my Mom a million times. It’s inevitable. Worst thing is, with no smart phone or GPS, I have to resign… [Read More]

Written by Elizabeth • Published April 10, 2012

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