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Getting Teens to Talk -- and Listen

When working with teens you only have two problems: one is getting them to talk, the other is geting them to listen.   I am convinced that one of the key components of good youth ministry and catechesis is the interaction of the participants – the interaction of youth with youth, and of youth with adults.   This interaction is brought about principally through dialogue. Some of the dialogue ... Read More »

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Love Them -- and Teach Them to Love

As people of faith, we believe that our children were created by a loving God. God created them (and us) from love, for love, to love. Our task as adults is to help our children to realize that their very life is a love gift, and to teach them -- year by year, day by day, hour by hour, -- how to love – how to love God, how to love others, and even how to love themselves.   Central to this task will be ... Read More »

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You Are Creating YOU

What you are is God's gift to you; what you become is your gift to God.   One of my favorite moments in working with a group of teens looks something like this. I am in the process of explaining what I mean by the “three levels of motivation.” I have already explained the first level, doing whatever I "wanta" do, and the second level, doing whatever I "hafta" do, and I want the group to understand ... Read More »

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