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What Memories Will You Make at Prom and Graduation?

By | May 12, 2012

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In choosing what you do to commemorate these final days of school, whether after graduation, prom or band practice, at the forefront of our mind and hearts should be this reality that all is a gift from God, to be used for His glory. This doesn’t require walking around yelling, “hallelujah,” but it demands that our actions be a reflection of who we belong to. We are not our own.

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Community Matters

By | April 12, 2012

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Although there may be times when we face loneliness, whether by choice or by circumstance, as Catholics we’re not asked to walk every aspect of our faith journey alone. This can be difficult for those of us who don’t have support at home or for someone like me who likes to do a lot of things by himself. I’ve discovered though, that as I strive for heaven everyday I need as much help as I can get. It’s your community that cheers you on in this life, encouraging you with their words and actions in the good times and the bad (Proverbs 12:25).

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Move: What Will You Do For Your Friends?

By | August 30, 2011

You have a responsibility. A responsibility for the souls of your friends according to 1 Peter 1:9. What would you do for them? Will you make sure they know the Lord? Check out this video of Mark Hart! He’s teaching about what we can learn about friendship from the Bible.

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"I Need You": Dealing With Needy Friends

By | August 24, 2011

Friends are awesome. But, what happens when one of your friends becomes needy? Remember Needy Nikki? You know, the friend who has an unhealthy attachment to you. How do you deal with this? This is what I’d like to shed some light on.

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Friends Don’t Let Friends …

By | August 22, 2011

Check out this video about friendship! Did you go to Steubenville West? You might be in it! You didn’t go Steubenville West? You still might be in it! Actually you won’t … but you’ll like it anyway.

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Friendship and Conversion: Just Jesus and Me

By | August 10, 2011

It was a Saturday night and I was completely alone. I had cash in my pocket and gas in my truck but I had no friends … anymore. The phone was not ringing. The silence was a deafening reminder to how “sad” my social life had become in a very short amount of time. This had never happened to me in my previous three years of high school. My senior year was supposed to be epic! Instead it was growing increasingly lonely and there was only one person to blame: Jesus.

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To My Friend Laura

By | August 10, 2011

I don’t have a ton of friends. I never have. I’m the kind person who only needs a few friends whom I can share my heart with. For me, these few friends are some of the most important people in my life. As I was praying about few ways I can offer a few words of wisdom on the topic of friendship, one of the first ideas that came to mind was to simply honor one of my very good friends. This is something you can do too. Whether in a letter, over lunch or on the phone, take some time in the next few days to pray for and honor one of your friends.

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Why Do They Do That?: Jack the Jerk

By | July 28, 2011

Today read about Jack the Jerk. His name says it all. Kindness is like a foreign language to Jack and it could be unhealthy to be in a relationship with him.

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Why Do They Do That?: Manipulative Maggie

By | July 27, 2011

Today’s unhealthy friendship is Manipulative Maggie.

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Love Life Podcast - 2.03 – I've Got A Crush on My Best Friend!

By | October 26, 2010

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This time on Love Life, the gang answers the question “How do I tell my good friend that I like them? Will it ruin our friendship?”

Joining host Matt Smith in this episode are Carrie Bigley, Kemi Ndolo, and Nikki Magnus.

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Dealing with the Fear of Rejection, a Teenager's Guide

By | August 10, 2010

Over the summer, I met a lot of teenagers that like the idea of being 100% Catholic, but they are afraid that people will make fun of them for “being into God.” They told me that it’s easy to be a good Catholic at church or with their youth group, but once they get in their high school hallways, it’s too hard to be different. They don’t want to be mocked or criticized. Last week I talked about how to deal with this through prayer, but this week I want to go deeper about this fear of being rejected because of your Catholic faith. So let’s talk about this statement: “They’ll make fun of me.” Is this fear of rejection valid?

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3 Things All Seniors Wish They Knew as Freshmen

By | May 8, 2010

Any graduating senior will tell you what they wish they knew as when they were freshman. Most of this comes from circumstance: if someone studied all the time and never had fun, they might tell you to have more fun. If someone who had a lot of fun but never studied, they will tell you to study more. So everyone has different some nugget of wisdom they will share. Then there are some universal lessons that everybody learns, whether they like it or not. It doesn’t matter who you are or what Read more [...]

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