How many of us have divided, or tempted, minds? Our minds exist to help get us where we want to go. How many want to get to Heaven?

For one of this afternoon’s breakout sessions, Fr. Leo spoke to us about our minds. Our minds are searching for something true, and we have to be committed to the pursuit of truth.  Continue reading

Whether we wake up in a dorm at a youth conference or in our beds at home to head to work or school, we can offer our day to the Lord, and so this morning, to get us started, Leah Darrow began with The Morning Offering prayer.

And if we listen to the voice of the One who loves us most, it’s a lot easier to ignore the voices of the world – the voice of competition, or loneliness, or validation. And these are the voices that steal our joy. But we are not each other’s competition and boys are not the prize – and no one else can give us worth. There’s so much more to life than that. Continue reading

As you walk into the arena this weekend, chances are good that you might run into a redheaded priest, maybe wearing sunglasses and (if you time it just right) busting a move.

That would be Fr. Brian Fallon, the Assistant (to the) Vocations Director of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Since he’s only been in this role for a month, don’t worry – talking to him doesn’t mean you’re entering the seminary or convent tomorrow. Continue reading

It all starts with the Good Shepherd.

Jimmy Mitchell is living in Nashville these days, after growing up in Atlanta, where he remembers being a chubby kid who got to be decent at football and navigated bullying, parents fighting, and feeling alone. Continue reading