Leah began her talk tonight by telling us that the ministry team has been praying, throughout the conference, that everyone here will be able to understand – and enter into – God’s limitless love.

We live in a world where we can try to find our identity and validation from the world. Many of us long for likes, retweets, comments, and compliments. And, though these things aren’t necessarily evil, they can never speak the whole truth to us.

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Whether we like it or not, we are very much products of our community.

Just look at yourself: you are the product of the community of your mother and father. We are made to live in union with each other. Unfortunately, where God seeks to unite, Satan seeks to divide. Continue reading

This afternoon, Ennie had the opportunity to speak to high school seniors about their faith lives after high school. He started off by talking about how it is easy for us to become dependent on youth group (and conferences like this) to keep our faith alive.

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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

While the majority of conference attendees were enjoying entertainment with Fr. Leo, over 500 students & chaperones chose, instead, to attend a session focused on how to share faith with friends. Obviously, the teens & adults attending this presentation were serious about bringing the Gospel to their loved ones.

While acknowledging that sharing faith can be awkward, Jimmy asked the crowd a thought-provoking question, “If you had five minutes to share the Gospel with someone, what would you say?” Continue reading