Listen as Luke, a member of St. Michael Parish in Sioux Falls, SD and a LEAD participant, shares how has taken a leap of faith and is striving to keep his heart wide open to God’s plan for him.

So far, 2071 people have gone to Confession at this weekend’s conference, and it’s not over yet!

(photo by Lisa Masek, used with permission of the teen pictured)

Our limitless God makes Himself a piece of bread, a drop of wine, because He knows we’re hungry.

Adoration gives us a chance to empty ourselves so that we can be filled with Him. Christ offers Himself to us, but says that if we want His power, we’ve got to make room. Tonight, Fr. Leo processed through the arena – everywhere, to the upper bowl and back – with the Blessed Sacrament to offer us all an encounter with Christ.

This was a time to ask Him anything, but also a time to be generous to Him – and the best gift of all is a conversion of heart and growth in virtue. As we hunger for Him, the only thing He wants is more of us.

On a weekend where our theme is John 10:10, Christ our Good Shepherd showed us that there was no place in this arena that He wouldn’t go – for us. He came to seek and save what was lost. And He is found at the nearest tabernacle, waiting to fill us with His limitless love.

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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