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Hi Father White!

I'm not sure words can do this justice. But Church of Nativity youth minister Chris Wesley (Weslo Green) and missions director Brian Crook (BC Scrizzle) throw down an auto-tuned masterpiece that integrates the parish's pastor, Father Michael White, his famous sayings during his messages, rapping and messing with pastoral associate

NCYC’s adoption theme rings true for one Baltimore teen

As a reporter, sometimes you get caught up in getting a quote from someone and then life throws you a curve. Carissa Zukowski did just that while I interviewed her at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. When St. Louis youth minister Pat Sprankle sent Carissa over, I didn’t know anything about her other...

The sights and sounds of NCYC 2011

This doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what happened in Indianapolis this past weekend, but I captured this video for The Catholic Review and The Welcome Matt. I hope it gives you a taste of all the fun that was had.

Vatican replaces Cardinal Law as archpriest of Rome basilica

VATICAN CITY – Cardinal Bernard F. Law, former archbishop of Boston, has been replaced as archpriest of the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major, the Vatican announced.

Archdiocesan youths take part in country’s biggest sendoff of Mass translation

INDIANAPOLIS – All her life, Sara Connelly has known just one translation of the Roman Missal. On Nov. 19, she took part in perhaps the biggest goodbye to the way U.S. Catholics have celebrated the Mass since the 1960s.

November 20, 2011

Tom Booth says goodbye to his Mass settings arrangement

In the Catholic music world, Tom Booth is a modern legend and he has served as a mentor to several major stars, including Matt Maher. In the early 1990s, Booth wrote Mass settings and ritual music. Those arrangements, the “Mass of Life,” have been used across the country since 1993. Now that the new translation...

November 20, 2011

Steve Angrisano visits the Baltimore crowd at NCYC

INDIANAPOLIS – For the Archdiocese of Baltimore contingent, one of the biggest news to come out of the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), was that Steve Angrisano, one of the biggest names in Catholic music, will be the keynote at the Baltimore Youth Catholic Conference in November, 2012 in Ocean City. BYCC attracted more than...

November 20, 2011

(Audio) Bishop Coyne’s NCYC 2011 homily- “It’s all about me.”

INDIANAPOLIS – While covering NCYC 2011 for Baltimore’s The Catholic Review, I recorded this absolutely stunning homily from Bishop Christopher Coyne, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. It moved the 23,000 in attendance and now you can take a listen, share this and download it to your computer. I’m still unpacking after the conference,...

Video interview with NCYC animators

INDIANAPOLIS – Four young people from the Archdiocese of Baltimore interviewed with The Catholic Review following the final morning session of NCYC. They served as animators and led songs on stage. Here’s some insights into their experience via a video interview I did.

Audio interview with young adult NCCC attendee

Amanda Ceraldi, from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was a past attendee of the National Catholic Youth Conference, but now that she’s a college student, she has something new to attend – the National Catholic Collegiate Conference. Amanda, who attends Catholic University of America and is a parishioner of Our Lady of the Chesapeake in Lake...

Audio from Mike Patin’s presentation at NCYC

INDIANAPOLIS – New Orleans’ own Mike Patin stirred the crowd at the National Catholic Youth Conference with a talk about sharing Jesus and he wove in a comparison to iPods. It had the crowd riveted and the audio is below.

Baltimore teens talk NCYC in video interview

Think teenagers aren’t introspective and reflective? You might re-think that after watching this. Don’t let the cheeseburger and cow hats fool you, these kids from the Archdiocese of Baltimore know their faith and they’re happy to share it at NCYC.