Three times a year, parishes implementing Edge and Life Teen receive a mailing so full of Catholic greatness that you’ll think Christmas came early. Each mailing equips our leaders in the field with resources designed to break through this screen-based culture and reclaim hearts for Jesus Christ.

Our Curriculum Guides contain teachings, small group questions, powerful prayer experiences, ideas for icebreakers and environments and everything else you need to create life-changing catechetical experiences with your teens. Our Liturgy Planning Guides help musicians choose music, assist liturgists train teen lectors and ministers, and aide Father in “connecting” with modern teenagers during his homily; Life Teen has all your bases covered.

Edge and Life Teen mailings also include video and written Catechist training elements, the latest CDs from Christian music artists, ancillary DVDs to bring your nights to “life,” annual retreats for teens and for Core Teams, full outlines with ideas for Social Nights and “hot topic” issue nights and a whole lot more! Put simply, there’s no need for you to reinvent the catechetical wheel… let us do the heavy lifting of planning for you.

Life Teen offers both Training and Retreat opportunities across the globe and throughout the year. Whether you just need to “get away” for your own spiritual renewal or you are looking to bring your entire Core Team for in-depth and comprehensive training in Catholic Youth Ministry, we’ve got you covered. Check out our Calendar of Events and find a national or international training event that fits your schedule, budget, and parish’s needs. And thanks to the generosity of anonymous donors, priests who are new to Life Teen can attend one of our annual Training Conferences at no cost. Find out more about our Shepherd’s Scholarship!

If you prefer a boring summer, you might want to skip this section entirely. Our Edge and Life Teen Summer Camps aren’t just fun, they’re so much fun you’ll almost wonder how they’re so Catholic. The ropes courses and messy games, the water slides and mud pits, the bonfires and gaga pits… they create an engaging and energetic backdrop to the main events: daily Mass, adoration, Confession, praise, Bible study, and dynamic sessions that speak to the heart and rattle the soul. Sign up at your own risk; camp has been proven to transform not just campers, but their families and parishes, too.

This summer, Life Teen is hosting 24 weeks of summer camp in Georgia, California, and Haiti. Close to 5,000 teens will experience the #BestCampEver and next year, we hope to have even more join us.


What are you waiting for? You don’t want to miss this! Find more information on Life Teen Summer Camps here!

Only about an hour north of Atlanta, Camp Hidden Lake is a sprawling retreat center and camp in Dahlonega, Georgia. Purchased in the fall of 2014, Hidden Lake has everything you need and more for an incredible retreat experience. The scenic lake, wide-open fields, multi-purpose gym, gorgeous chapel, radical hospitality and welcoming staff make this a place you’ll never want to leave. Dahlonega’s best kept secret, Hidden Lake is ready to welcome you home! See more of Hidden Lake here!

Looking for the daily readings? In need of a blog to explain the ins and outs of various Catholic teachings? Want a way to share Christ’s Light on Facebook or possibly a concise truth bomb you can retweet on Twitter? We’ve got you covered. Our websites serve the needs of both teens and adults, and our social media outreach will bring everyone in your timeline closer to God with every scroll, like and share.

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