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Keynote presenters APeX Ministries are talented guys who can get you laughing one minute and pondering theologically in the next. I wanted to share some video flavor from their presentations so far. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ys6_EE6S6E&fs=1&hl=en_US] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AytD-V1Zm1M&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1q3Q7jOlA&hl=en&fs=1]

Just had to share this. It’s a St. Paul hero trading card. Catholic Review photographer Owen Sweeney thinks George Lucas is already preparing a lawsuit. I’ll see if there’s a St. Peter Admiral Ackbar card.

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 […]

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]

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.

“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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]