Redefine the Win
Let’s dive right into Mark chapter 4, right in the middle of the story. Jesus has spent the day teaching the crowds in parables. He hit some of his more famous one: The Parable of the Sower, The Parable of the Lamp, and The Parable of the Mustard Seed. It’s been...
Why You Get Less Done in More Time
Youth ministers seem to be particularly prone to what I will call “Pope’s Window Syndrome”. I stood in St. Peter’s Square a few years ago while a friend told me the Pope’s office window is the last light to turn off at the Vatican,...
Blessed are the Awkward
Confession: I forgot the words to O Come, O Come, Emmanuel recently. It was awkward. That Awkward Moment We try to make a habit in Advent of a more expanded evening prayer time at home with reading scripture and singing a hymn. Last Advent we were trying to rock out...
The Teen I (Almost) Asked Not To Come Back
Paul showed up for a Life Teen mass and Life Night in March about two years ago. He was a tall kid who looked like he should be in college. Okay, not really in college, but he looked older than the rest of our teens. He had on plaid pajama pants and a beer shirt of...