Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
When I first heard that states were lifting the stay at home mandate, I thought to myself, “That seems too soon.” but it didn’t bother me because...
“We’re giving teens the answers to questions they don’t even have.” That comment was made at a recent online gathering I attended. We were discussing...
“After the program, tonight, can you drive James home?” The parent was a friend and needed a favor. He couldn’t pick up his son, who was in my...
Things are opening up again, right? At least in some places, but not precisely in the way that we hope. Quarantine and social distancing are still in...
There are certain seasons throughout the year when interacting with parents and teens is easy. They would reach out to me when there was a need or a...
As everyone signed off the virtual youth night, the silence hit me. It’s a silence I have heard before, it is one that emerges after a night of...
I’m a relatively new parent. Both of my sons are under the age of 3. Even though neither are in school or religious education, I am blessed with an...
While we’re in a situation, unlike any other, it isn’t the first time your community has had a crisis. The communities that I’ve served have faced an...
If you’re like me, the coronavirus pandemic took you by total surprise. Sure, I’d watch a documentary here and there, but I never thought about how...
As I drove home Tuesday night, my head was swimming? What went wrong? Why hadn’t anything worked? We were trying to live stream an evening of prayer...
If I was told that at the beginning of this pastoral year, that by mid-March: All public celebrations of the mass would cease. All public gatherings...
Wednesday nights roll around and it’s time to start up our new virtual youth nights. As teens log on I’m happy to see them but I can’t help but...
