In this culture of social media, messaging is something to which youth can easily relate.

What allows us to respond to God’s grace? The answer is: God’s grace! God does not wait until we are ready, until we are prepared and certainly not until we are deserving. Rather, God gives us grace so that we may know and respond further to the grace we are given. How will we respond to such great gifts?

St. Patrick is a saint who is both widely celebrated and not well-known. Though he is the patron saint of Ireland, he isn’t Irish. Though he was a bishop, he wasn’t always a believer. Though he served the people of Ireland, it wasn’t love at first sight.

Recently, I was reading an article about heroism, and found it interesting that, originally, heroes were not necessarily good, but they were always extraordinary. To be a hero, the author wrote, was to expand the sense of what was possible for a human being.

There’s a lot to be said about imagining. It’s a regular pastime of children, and a wonderful tool for teaching. It’s also at the heart of all creative endeavors. Can you imagine a world where there is no imagination?

We have many mysteries in our faith. These are beliefs that we accept as truth on faith alone because they have been revealed to us by God. These mysteries are central to our faith, but not always the easiest to explain to our children and students. The word mystery stems from a Greek word, which, when translated into Latin become the word, sacrament.