In his talk “Alive Inside,” Fr. Chris Martin instructed teens on how they could reclaim their minds for a truly abundant life.

Sticking with last night’s themes of the shepherd and the thief, Fr. Martin explained how the devil constantly attacks God’s faithful ones. But he doesn’t strike where you are strong, where you are certain of your own ability and full of God’s love. The devil comes to you when you are down, when you are afraid and lonely. He launches an assault on your weakness and is constantly searching for your next Achilles’ heel.

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When a guy speaks in an Australian accent – and yes, it’s real – most of us listen just a little more attentively. And it’s a good thing, especially when Matt Fradd is speaking.

After making fun of his accent, and ours – Matt led us in a beautiful acoustic guitar version of the Hail Mary so that we could consecrate his talk and the rest of the weekend to our Blessed Mother. Then he dove right into his inspired talk.

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Sad Statistics

Statistics indicate that only about 25% of college students will still be practicing their faith by the time they graduate. Brian Kissinger hoped that the graduated seniors at Steubenville this weekend will help increase that statistic.

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In this breakout talk, Rachel Allen shared her experience as a teenager, how she was on fire for her faith but not sure how to share it. During this talk, Rachel provided some nuts-and-bolts to teens to overcome the challenge of being an evangelist.

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At 10:15 this morning, 3,000+ teens filed into JQH for Mass after their separate men’s and women’s sessions. During the homily, Fr. Chris Martin had some wonderful words to say about God’s word.

Fr. Martin helped the teens to understand how the Word is “living and effective” in our lives. It is the only written word that can truly change the course of our lives like no other work of fiction or non-fiction.

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