My younger cousin, 4, reminded me how wonderful it is to be young and a child-at-heart. She taught me to place my stresses aside and to enjoy life in the moment.
Our Youth
Try Prayer! It Works! Contest
Brithney Rivera, a young parishioner of All Saints parish, Williamsburg, won third place in the seventh grade category of the national Try Prayer! It Works! student art contest.
Pope St. John Paul II Inspires Today’s Teens
Students at St. Francis Prep geared up for the canonization of Pope John Paul II by participating in a nation-wide essay contest under the theme: “If Pope John Paul II were alive today, what would he do to bring peace to the world?” The Fresh Meadows school is the only high school in New York City […]
Protecting The Tomb Of Christ
Polish Scout troops from Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir, Sunset Park, are privileged to stand as the honor guard at the tomb of Jesus during Holy Week.
Celebrating a World Youth Day in Brooklyn
The youth group from Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Park Slope, joined their counterparts at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kensington, for Brooklyn’s very own World Youth Day 2014.
Following Jesus, From Palms to Cross
Holy Week is a special time for the Youth and Young Adults of St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish, Jamaica.
Youth Views: What does Easter and the resurrection mean to you?
To me, the resurrection of Christ means that my soul is getting closer to God, spiritually. Also, I can rejoice that the happiness of humanity is around us. It is a way to celebrate that the world is not full of evil.
St. Francis Teens Share T-Shirts Across Atlantic
Continuing their parternship with their Franciscan brothers and sisters in Kenya, students at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, bought T-shirts for Lent and shipped them to St. Francis Secondary School in Lare, Kenya.
Superstorm Sandy Did Not Break St. Francis de Sales CYO
Although their final year at St. Francis de Sales Elementary School, Belle Harbor, was marked by the destruction and havoc from Superstorm Sandy, CYO athletes did not forget the values the school and parish had taught them.
Youth Views: What difficult decisions do you or did you face?
One of the hardest things I have to decide is going against the status quo. It may seem like a cliche, but like other teenagers, I have to face the decision of going along with the crowd or swimming upstream.