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"Do You Trust Me?"

“Do you trust me?” says Aladdin to the skeptical Jasmine. She’s nervous. Scared. Hesitant. He’s on a flying carpet that doesn’t look safe, even if you do “keep your hands and arms inside the carpet at all times.” But she gets on. Jasmine is ready for another adventure because she knows he’s trustworthy from their encounter in the street. “Do you trust me?” God says to me.

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Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Week 6

This is the sixth week of the Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge! How’s it going? This week we’d like to challenge you to: Pray in front of an abortion clinic. Every day in the US, 4,000 unborn babies are killed. You and I can make a difference though because prayer works. God listens and works where and when He can.

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Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Week 3

#LTPrayerChallenge time! This week the Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge is: Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours – in the morning!

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Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Week 2

The Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge this week is: A holy hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Week 1

On your mark … get set … go! Here’s the first Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Pray a rosary with your friends – on your knees.

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Are you up for it?: Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge

You are being challenged. Not to a light saber duel. Or a Nerf gun war. And as fun as it sounds to try and drink a gallon of milk … that’s not what I mean either. The challenge is prayer. You know you have free time between Full House re-runs and weeding the garden for your Mom, so why not use it to grow in your relationship with God?

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Falling in love with the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Jesus wanted to show us that His heart is constantly, forever, always, eternally loving and forgiving us. He loves you. He loves me. He loves every person so intensely that His heart burns with that love. Look into His eyes and you can’t see anything else.

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Grading on God's Curve: Battling Spiritual Laziness

When I began my faith journey, I was constantly comparing myself to my peers. It’s like I was walking into God’s kitchen, shaking as I showed my Heavenly Father my report card. I tried to justify all of my sins. I measured my holiness by the sin of others instead of the holiness of God. I turned down the ability for greatness that His grace offered me. I settled for being “better than most” rather than all that He called me to be. I didn’t want to do the work. I eased into a spirit of contentment and lived a spiritual life that was “good enough.” Others praised me for my “B” effort in my faith, especially since so many kids my age were so much worse. But I knew I could be better, and I knew that God knew it, too.

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So, You Ruined Your Lent

So here it is: soon it will be Holy Week, and the only thing running through your head is, “Where’d Lent go?” Maybe you never nailed down exactly what you were giving up, or your best efforts still came up short. If you’re anything like me, you’re wishing you could get a Lenten do-over… and this time take it more seriously.   Until next year, there aren’t any chances to go back to Ash Wednesday – but that doesn’t mean we’re out of luck. (With our God, how can we ever Read more [...]

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Personal Prayer Time: Jesus Shows CompassIon in our Sinfulness [Free Download]

Did you promise to pray more during Lent this year? Then this free download is just for you! We pulled out some pages from Life Teen’s book 40 More to help keep you going in this fifth week of Lent. In the download, you’ll read a verse from the Bible,  some questions about how it applies to your own life, a reflection, and a closing prayer. This week it’s about recognizing our sinfulness and accepting God’s compassion. Download: Jesus Shows Compassion in our Sinfulness   Read more [...]

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Conversion (John Paul II Lenten Reflections)

During the month of April, we wanted to help you dive a little deeper into Lent as well as highlight some of Pope John Paul II writings in preparation for his beatification on May 1. Make sure to share them with your friends.

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Personal Prayer Time: Is Everyone Getting to Heaven?

Did you promise to pray more during Lent this year? Then this free download is just for you! We pulled out some pages from Life Teen’s book 40 More to help keep you going in this fourth week of Lent. In the download, you’ll read a verse from the Bible,  some questions about how it applies to your own life, a reflection, and a closing prayer. This week it’s about understanding Jesus’ challenging words about salvation. Download: Is Everyone Getting into Heaven?   Read more [...]

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I'm a Teenager Now. Does Praying Still Work?

Remember the days when praying used to mean asking God for a “unicorn that’s so fluffy” or for “no more tests ever.” Once I asked God for wings … I’m still waiting. God can do absolutely anything for us and He loves when we ask. But prayer isn’t just about testing Him. Prayer has to be about our friendship with Him.

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A Plan for Your Lent

Here we are, on Fat Tuesday – and if you’re like me, you’re scrambling to decide what exactly you’re giving up for the next 40 days. Will it be candy – no, procrastinating… or maybe you’ll finally tackle that missing prayer time. The possibilities seem infinite and overwhelming. Before you know it, there are going to be ashes on your forehead and all your Catholic friends will be asking, “So what did YOU give up this year?” Don’t worry too much. I’ve been thinking about it, and I have some rock-solid advice on how to make this the most productive (and rewarding) Lent ever.

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Prodigal

Experience a story of forgiveness, family, and conversion in this Life Teen film. “…this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.”

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For People Who Can’t Stand the Rosary

October 7th is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, so we’ve brought back a great article by Matt Smith about bringing the rosary into your prayer life.

If you can’t stand the rosary, this article is for you. Pope John Paul II loved praying the rosary, and that was a problem for me. I admired the pope’s wisdom, but I was an eighteen-year-old college freshman who couldn’t stand praying the rosary. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being Catholic, but the rosary seemed like the least appealing way to pray…

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Want Heaven's Area Code? 5 Ways to Talk to God.

Working at a cell phone store, I find very few customers that don’t consider their phone a necessity. So when they come in with a freshly wet phone they dropped in the toilet… they are not calm.

If my customers cannot live one day without their cell phones that connect them to the people they love, why can some Catholics live without praying daily?

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Back to School Prayers: Seniors

Senior year. Almost done… only ten months stand between you and the pomp and circumstance of graduation. For some of you, it can’t come soon enough; for others, you’re looking for as much time as possible to figure out what you actually want to do. Wherever you are (and wherever you’re going), you’re gonna need to be talking to God. To help, here’s the “Prayer of the Senior,” contributed by Fr. Matt Lowry.

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Back to School Prayers: Sophomores

It goes without saying, but praying is essential for life as a Catholic. Sophomore year is a unique place to be, as you get the hang of your high school hallways and move ever closer to becoming and upperclassman. To help start off this year, here is the “Prayer of the Sophomore,” written by Fr. Matt Lowry.

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Armor of God

Attack comes with fatigue, distractions, temptations. Morality and virtue are stressed and tested. This war is about how you defend yourself. No guns or bombs, but true armor.

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