Steubystl is now part of a phenomenon that is gripping the nation! Humans of New York started as a project by a photographer to highlight the lives of the people he met on the streets of NYC– people who don’t usually get the spotlight.
Steubystl is now part of a phenomenon that is gripping the nation! Humans of New York started as a project by a photographer to highlight the lives of the people he met on the streets of NYC– people who don’t usually get the spotlight.
You never know who – or what – you might find at one of our conferences.
This is a true story. And a public service announcement. Because we care about you.
This past weekend at our conference, staff members and volunteers discovered a family of skunks hanging out near one of the flowerbeds outside of the “Q”. They were seen meandering outside of the arena both nights – during times of worship. Perhaps they heard us singing, and just wanted to be closer to God. After all, Psalm 150:6 says, “Let everything that has breath give praise to the Lord.”
Before the final blessing at the closing Mass, Fr. Chris Martin stood up to signal a long-standing tradition at Steubenville Mid-America: the call for vocations.
“Wake up the world to a Gospel way of living.” Bishop Rice quoted Pope Francis to wake up the teens this morning to their new mission.
When we as Catholics imagine the Holy Sprit, we almost always think about Confirmation. For those who’ve received the Sacrament, you might remember oil on your face or that saint name; you know, the one you haven’t prayed to in a while? Maybe all you can recall is the worldly gifts you received from your parents and sponsor. But not many of us remember the spiritual gifts that were offered to us by God’s own outstretched hands. As Steubenville speaker Paul J. Kim put it, “We don’t understand spiritual gifts, because many of us have no idea who the Holy Spirit truly is.”