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Everyday leadership

Everyday Leadership

We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives.

culture

Did God cause COVID-19? - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthPeople are continuing to die, lose their jobs, have their normal routines disrupted, be kept separate from their loved ones that are most vulnerable, and miss out on significant life events, like graduations. As a result, it isn’t surprising to learn that many are wondering where God is at in all of this or asking why God is letting something so destructive have such a strong hold on our world.

What is Privilege and What do we do About it? - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthPrivilege does not mean that you didn’t work hard in your life to achieve your goals; privilege just means that your demographic factors did not make those goals harder to achieve.

Using a Ouija Board… Literally the Dumbest Thing you Could do This Halloween - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthOuija boards claim to help you contact people who have died by asking the wooden board a question and watching the pieces spell out an answer. This might sound like innocent fun, but here’s a few reasons you should think twice about phoning a friend on the other side this Halloween...

faith

Learning to Lament - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthIf you have, or currently have these questions in your mind and heart, where life right now feels quite overwhelming and nothing makes sense, please know that your questioning is valid and even has a name. Dear reader, you have been lamenting. Lamentation is also a form of prayer, often referred to as a prayer for help that comes from a place of deep suffering and pain.

Religious... but not Spiritual - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthWe have the best of both worlds! As Catholic Christians, we can imagine ourselves at the intersection of the Religious and Spiritual. That is, we hold that it is possible (and if fact necessary) to grow in a personal, intimate relationship with the Divine and that each person embarks on their own quest to wholeness (for the betterment of themselves and others) but that one can only find the fullness of Truth within the folds of the one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.

Discipleship: Consistency is Key - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthOne of my favorite things about Jesus is His consistency. His character is never in question. He lives His whole life following after the Father, there is no question of His faithfulness.

RELATIONSHIP

25 Ways to Keep Dating Simple - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthHere are just a few tips that might help you keep dating a little less complex and a little more simple...

Step Up Your Friend Game - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthPut on some classical music, light some candles, and throw a towel over your arm! Create an atmosphere of the utmost class to serve fine cuisine of grilled cheeses or peanut butter & jellies. Dazzle your guests away with some sparkling cider and it will be a sure crowd-pleaser.

If You've Ever Been Told Guys and Girls Can't be Friends... - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthAnd knowing that God created human beings male and female but did not create men and women to relate to one another exclusively romantically or sexually, it would be silly to think that God didn’t create men and women to be friends with one another — and yes, even close friends or best friends.

PRAYER

Making Your at-Home Prayer Space - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthWe as a Church know the importance of creating beautiful spaces in which to meet God. But, in this season, many of us are not able to worship in the spaces of our home parishes, and even praying privately in those spaces might look rather different. Making a space to pray at home then becomes all the more important.

Praying with Scripture for Beginners - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthScripture exists for us to know Jesus personally. That’s the purpose of prayer, as well. When we take Scripture to prayer, we should read it one story at a time, entering into that story and letting our own lives reflect it.

Mass During COVID-19 - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthWhile abstaining from public Mass is an enormous loss —- our ability to participate digitally (in this 21st century age of Live Streaming and video recording) is a huge gain.

HEALTH

You Need Jesus... and a Therapist - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthIf you're letting Jesus into those parts of your heart, He can offer you real healing; but He will also use things like counseling or therapy to allow you to experience His love and divine healing.

How to Say "I'm Not OK" - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthJesus showed us the grace in having help in our suffering even as Simon of Cyrene helped Jesus carry his cross even to his death. Sharing our burdens with those we trust helps lighten the load of our crosses and means we are letting God work through those around us.

Compassion... with Emotional Boundaries - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthEmpathy is a good thing; God gave us this gift so that we would be better able to care for one another with compassionate hearts. But, unchecked empathy — the kind that takes on someone else’s tragedy as your own and causes the spiraling — can actually be pretty harmful.

FAMILY

When Your Family Thinks Your Faith is a Phase - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthAfter that first year, however, as I began to place my relationship with God as one of my top priorities, my family seemed to understand less and less on why this was so important to me. I felt like I could no longer talk about God with them, believing that they wouldn’t care.

5 Questions You Should be Asking Your Elders - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthHave you ever gone out in public or to a party with your family, and then they say or do something embarrassing that it just makes you want to disappear? Well, me too — and I don’t think it ever stops, even as a grown up. I’ve been a victim …

Go Home and Love Your Family - LifeTeen.com for Catholic YouthIf you have ever seen the movie “Lilo & Stitch,” you might remember a scene in which Nani and Lilo talk after they get into a fight. In that scene, Nani apologizes to Lilo for yelling at her and Lilo responds with, “We’re sisters, it’s our job.” Even though it …

One Family, Many Parts - CatholicYouthMinistry.comThis year, the Life Teen movement is made up of 1753 parishes in 28 countries. How could one possibly feel at home in so many different locations? As a U.S. Military Brat (one who grew up as a son or daughter of a military parent, a term of endearment, really), …

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