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Hunting the Devil: Humor and Death in the Year of Mercy

by Scott Dougherty | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized

I ran across a facebook post from my friend, and fellow Catholic beard enthusiast, Fr. Patrick Serna in regards to his unique sense of humor and why it is so important, especially in this year of Mercy. He has kindly given me permission to include it here....

Why $500,000 per Parish Is a Reasonable Budget for Youth Ministry If We Want to Reach All Catholic Teens (a Response)

by Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC | Mar 25, 2015 | Evangelization, Leadership, Methodology

Last week I published a blog post that did all the math to explain why it would cost us $500,000 per parish if we want to reach every Catholic teen in the USA and a few non-Catholics during their teen years. As one friend on Twitter put it: “Too often parishes...

Your Parish Should Have a $500,000 Youth Ministry Budget

by Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC | Mar 18, 2015 | Discipleship, Evangelization, Leadership, Methodology

I know, at first glance, that sounds insane. Before you write a dozen comments telling me I’m nuts, please read my logic and reasoning, and if you want to reply after, I think we can have a very good discussion. I’ve shown in other posts (particularly this one) why...

My First Youth Group (And You Have Issues…)

by Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC | Nov 14, 2013 | Uncategorized

Have you ever been in a youth group that was a little spark that died? In one were the lesson didn’t match the audience? In one where you did really weird activities? In one where nobody attended? My approaching ordination (1 month from today) makes me reflect on the...

Why $500,000 per Parish Is a Reasonable Budget for Youth Ministry If We Want to Reach All Catholic Teens (a Response)

Your Parish Should Have a $500,000 Youth Ministry Budget

My First Youth Group (And You Have Issues…)

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