Every month, I receive a Year of Faith newsletter from Pauline Books and Media. This month featured a column written by Daughter of St. Paul Sister Kathryn James Hermes. Her driving point was that the most profound way we can speak of Christ is through, “the goodness of our hearts and lives, which, like a […]

In March, we held a series of retreats for leaders of ministries for youth and young adults. Dann Ebina volunteered to help us at each one and even paid his own airfare to the neighbor islands! At each retreat, Dann would constantly say, “You’re awesome!” When asked why, he’d say, “Cause you’re awesome!” Everyone who […]

Last Friday during the “Collect” of the Mass, we prayed “that what we celebrate by professing the faith we may express in deeds.” Father Peter Miti said in his homily that day that the disciples were unsure of what to do with the truth of the resurrection made known to them. Father Peter said that […]

While volunteering at LA Youth Day 2013, I attended the workshop, “It’s All Good in God’s House.” We went through a group discussion and the first question was, “Have you ever been categorized or put in a box?” One of the adult chaperones stood up and shared instances of parishioners and parish leaders dismissing her […]

What’s the first thing people from Hawaii do when they meet someone new? Whether you ask, “What school you went?” or “Where you from?” they all are setups for this question … “Do you know (insert every person’s name you know from that school or town here)?” Every job interview I ever went to had […]

“Common sense!” I bet as soon as you read that exclamation, the voice in your head yelled it back at you. This is not a very supportive comment, nor is it a comment that provides any clarity. I’d go so far as to say that, 9 out of 10 times, there’s an awkward silence after […]

Welcome to 2013! The suggestion today comes from two of my favorite sources, realministry.org and youngadultministryinabox.com. To start off the new calendar year, Young Adult Ministry In A Box proposes having a New Year’s discernment party to come up with new year resolutions by asking, “How do I want to live?” Go deeper than just […]