Youth Speak News
As the unmistakable lights and noises of Christmas began to fill the streets in early December, there was a sense of the inevitable — busy and stressful lives were about to shift into a gift-searching, crowd-pressing, agenda-filled circus.
Teens feel the love at national youth conference
By Mike Krokos, Catholic News ServiceINDIANAPOLIS -- Megan Davis, Elizabeth Eberhard and Allison Dible were fired up after the opening evening session of the biennial National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, but it was only a precursor to what was to come.
Canadian joins dicastery’s new youth advisory board
By Paige Hanley, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life announced it is setting up a specialized team of 20 young Catholic leaders, including Canadian Joseph Edward San José, as advisors to help with youth ministry issues.
Holiness within reach for all, says evangelist
By Mary French, Youth Speak NewsAnthony Hamon closed his eyes and pictured his friend. He suddenly realized the truth in Catholic lay evangelist Patrick Sullivan’s words: someone in your life needs you to be holy.
Thinking about family on this Remembrance Day
By Bernadette Timson, Youth Speak NewsRemembrance Day is a time to remember all of Canada’s veterans, but it is also carries a very personal message for Cooper Pickering.
Youth called to be saints at One Rock conference
By Katherine Szojka, Canadian Catholic News SpecialCALGARY -- Sarah Willette may be just an ordinary university student, but she felt challenged to be a saint after attending One Rock 2.0, the Diocese of Calgary’s annual young adult conference.
Students bracing for rough ride on the labour front
By Kathleena Henricus, Youth Speak NewsIf the first month of the school year is any indication, it’s going to be a bumpy ride for education in Ontario for the foreseeable future.
Keeping faith during cancer diagnosis
By Sarah Wentzell, Youth Speak NewsSixteen-year-old Isabella Auer’s diagnosis of cancer has not made her path easy, but she has risen to accept her disease with faith and courage.
Program prepares youth for the next election
ByThousands of first-time voters — including many young people born in this century — will head to the polls in the Oct. 21 federal election, along with millennials who make up Canada’s biggest voting bloc.
Wilno pilgrimage proves to be good for the soles
By Mary French, Youth Speak NewsChristi Lee Wah had been on pilgrimages before, yet she was not expecting the incredible challenge that would come with Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College’s annual Wilno pilgrimage.
To teach is to serve, to serve is to learn
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsFrater Marlon Bobier Vargas knew that his calling was to teach and to serve, but what he didn’t know was that his classroom went beyond the confines of four walls.