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Bob McCarty and the challenge of discipleship

I’ll be writing more about this later, but Bob McCarty of the the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry is conducting a workshop right now that has kids engaged. It’s absolutely packed here. McCarty said disciples are called to step up. Disciples don’t hide. They step out. It’s an interesting challenge and refresher for teens...

Joia Farmer performs at BYCC

As promised, here are some opening night hits from Joia Farmer [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDNWWqEe8Ko&fs=1&hl=en_US] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv_eb51h_WM&hl=en&fs=1]

BYCC opening

Joia Farmer and her band are rocking out, as about 500 kids donning masks are jumping up and down. You have to see this. We’ll have some videos later this evening. APeX is about to hit the stage after a welcome from Scott Miller.

Images from BYCC

“The Pope” welcomes everyone to BYCC (image by Matt Palmer ) The cover of the daily newspaper here at BYCC (image by Matt Palmer) What's ahead of BYCC attendees tonight? (image by Matt Palmer) Parishes from around the archdiocese are arriving.

Touchdown!

Greetings from Ocean City. Wishing you were here. Or, maybe you are on your way, so stop by and say hello. Hundreds of teens from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are about to leave their parishes and head for the shore. Things are already happening in the Clarion Hotel. There’s a Pope Benedict XVI cardboard...

The Sound of Music this weekend

Just a head’s up if you’re fan of musicals, plays or just want to support talented high school teens… Seton Keough is presenting the beloved “Sound of Music” on Nov. 19 (TONIGHT!) and 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. The musical will feature over 60 students in the cast, crew, and...

On the eve of BYCC, a look back at NCYC

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the National Catholic Youth Conference in Kansas City. Hundreds of teens from the Archdiocese of Baltimore showed the country that they were unapologetically Catholic and excited about it. My good friend Kristin Witte, formerly of the archdiocese’s Youth and Young Adult Ministry office and now of...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows review

In the opening minutes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, it becomes brutally clear this is no longer a children’s story. It has been said that the world has watched Harry Potter and friends grow up before our eyes. I’d disagree. We’ve seen their childhoods destroyed. The innocence in Potter’s eyes that greeted us six...

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Shooting victim’s family grieve at Holy Family, Randallstown

Holy Family in Randallstown served as a police staging area Nov. 18 after a man shot his wife and locked himself in his home on Oak Trace Way, less than a mile from the church. The woman was flown to shock trauma from Holy Family after escaping from the home.

Bishop Spencer challenges believers to be unafraid

In a 1941 address to Congress at the conclusion of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt envisioned a future founded on four essential freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no, it’s BYCC Man!

Check out this promo for this weekend’s Baltimore Youth Catholic Conference put together by Sean Comber.

Setting the BYCC tone

In addition to our coverage throughout the weekend, I wanted to point you in the direction of Scott Miller’s Catholic Youth Ministry Blog on building heroes. Scott’s the director of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Youth and Young Adult Ministry. They are organizing this weekend’s conference, which happens every two years in Ocean City. I hope...