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Brad Farmer is delivering a Catholic pep talk to BYCC teens that would make a high school football coach jealous. He’s going full Uncle Ben Parker right now, talking about the responsibilty of being a Catholic teen hero. Who will become Spider-Man after this weekend? “You know your jobs, superheroes. Become who you were created […]

The last day of BYCC is here. I can already hear teens moving about the hallways as they prepare to head downstairs for breakfast. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen 500 teens pray the rosary under the moonlight at the beach. Surrounded by candles, the teens took to the sand last evening (Nov. 20) in […]

Here are a few photos from the Boardwalk and the prayer service on the beach Nov. 20. It was a spectacular setting.   [slideshow id=2233785415201912021&w=426&h=320]

Keynote presenters APeX Ministries are talented guys who can get you laughing one minute and pondering theologically in the next. I wanted to share some video flavor from their presentations so far. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ys6_EE6S6E&fs=1&hl=en_US] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AytD-V1Zm1M&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1q3Q7jOlA&hl=en&fs=1]

Just had to share this. It’s a St. Paul hero trading card. Catholic Review photographer Owen Sweeney thinks George Lucas is already preparing a lawsuit. I’ll see if there’s a St. Peter Admiral Ackbar card.

I’ll be writing more about this later, but Bob McCarty of the the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry is conducting a workshop right now that has kids engaged. It’s absolutely packed here. McCarty said disciples are called to step up. Disciples don’t hide. They step out. It’s an interesting challenge and refresher for teens […]

As promised, here are some opening night hits from Joia Farmer [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDNWWqEe8Ko&fs=1&hl=en_US] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv_eb51h_WM&hl=en&fs=1]

“The Pope” welcomes everyone to BYCC (image by Matt Palmer )         The cover of the daily newspaper here at BYCC (image by Matt Palmer) What's ahead of BYCC attendees tonight? (image by Matt Palmer) Parishes from around the archdiocese are arriving.

Greetings from Ocean City. Wishing you were here. Or, maybe you are on your way, so stop by and say hello. Hundreds of teens from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are about to leave their parishes and head for the shore. Things are already happening in the Clarion Hotel. There’s a Pope Benedict XVI cardboard […]

Just a head’s up if you’re fan of musicals, plays or just want to support talented high school teens… Seton Keough is presenting the beloved “Sound of Music” on Nov. 19 (TONIGHT!) and 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. The musical will feature over 60 students in the cast, crew, and […]

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the National Catholic Youth Conference in Kansas City. Hundreds of teens from the Archdiocese of Baltimore showed the country that they were unapologetically Catholic and excited about it. My good friend Kristin Witte, formerly of the archdiocese’s Youth and Young Adult Ministry office and now of […]

In the opening minutes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, it becomes brutally clear this is no longer a children’s story. It has been said that the world has watched Harry Potter and friends grow up before our eyes. I’d disagree.  We’ve seen their childhoods destroyed. The innocence in Potter’s eyes that greeted us six […]