CAMP HIDDEN LAKE Welcome to the Catholic Community of Camp Hidden Lake Hidden Lake is more than a retreat center and summer camp. Hidden Lake is a community of Catholics committed to facilitating an encounter with Christ and parish-based discipleship. Will you join us? > REQUEST TO BOOK A RETREAT […]
APPLY FOR MISSIONS WHAT IS LIFE TEEN MISSIONS Life Teen Missions is answering the call from Christ’s final command in Matthew 28:19, “Go and make disciples of all nations,” through our specific ministry to teens. We invest in the lives of the youth around us by going out to them, […]
It may be a shock, but even the most powerful and beautiful tools in a Catholic’s spiritual arsenal can be rendered useless or empty because of our tendency to sin.
With a new year comes new opportunities to build or rebuild relationships with the staff we serve with, our parishioners, parents, and especially our teens. It will be tempting to sink back into old structures, habits, and modes of doing ministry "the way things were." However, the ways we minister going forward will require vulnerability, and we will need to continue to adapt to new needs, issues and circumstances.
“You will be the priest, or the groom at my daughter’s wedding.” My friend’s mother told me moments before jumping behind the wheel of the car and moving 400 miles away.
May you live in the truth every day that God has already claimed victory. By His death and resurrection, we can live in true freedom.
I think it's fair to say, we as a culture have lost sight of the purpose of dating, which in turn can make dating really confusing.
I can remember being a freshman in high school, hearing the word “abortion,” and having no idea what it was. I was walking through the streets of Washington DC with hundreds of thousands of other people. They were chanting and waving signs and praying fervently. My toes were freezing and […]
I believe we need spiritual safety glasses for our lives and ministries this summer. As things continue to open up and return to varying degrees of normalcy, many of us will be wrestling with the messy reality of moving back "into the light" after spending many months shrouded by the darkness of a global pandemic.
