Youth Speak News
CALGARY -- Mount Royal University student Mikayla Bezooyen said she and her fellow MRU Pro-Life Club members relish engaging in sometimes heated conversations with pro-choice students who approach them on campus.
Speaking Out: The smallest things can mean a lot
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsI volunteer as a catechist at our parish, so believe me when I tell you that teaching elementary aged children is not the easiest, especially when talking about difficult topics like understanding Church teaching.
Creator has starring role on Catholic college stage
By Mary French, Youth Speak NewsAt Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College, theatre is as much about keeping the Creator in the creation as it is about staging an entertaining production.
Speaking Out: The perfect plan starts with trust
By Andrea D'Souza, Youth Speak NewsI have been thinking a lot about the future lately. Maybe it’s because I am graduating soon and like many in their last term of university a question I often get asked is this (dreaded) one: What are your plans for when you are done?
Canadian students join pro-life march in U.S.
By Gabriela Pariseau, Youth Speak News SpecialWASHINGTON, D.C -- For 12 students of an Ontario Catholic college, a pre-dawn wakeup call and 10-hour drive were small inconveniences in the large cause to support the inherent dignity of human life.
Speaking Out: Astrology no answer to our problems
By Paula Ducepec, Youth Speak NewsAccording to the International Epidemiological Association, mental illness and depression are increasing. More people are feeling depressed and lonely and some, especially millennials, are turning to astrology.
Northern reflections on a summer to remember
By Bernadette Timson, Youth Speak NewsSpending two weeks of your summer in a remote northern Saskatchewan community may not be everyone’s idea of vacation, but for Sean McGowan, the experience has left an impression that will likely last a lifetime.
Speaking Out: Nature’s splendour sets spiritual tone
By Sarah Wentzell, Youth Speak NewsReading the accounts of my great-grandfather’s memories of the First World War, I am given a glimpse into the truly brutal horror of the war field. Yet in the midst of the tales of the ugliness of war, I found one remarkable incident that stayed in my memory.
There’s triumph and tears for youth in pro-life cause
By Sarah Wentzell, Youth Speak NewsPresenting a pro-life talk to a small group of people in Thunder Bay, Ont., Danae Turgeon sounded earnest, and with good reason. Doing pro-life work means encountering a lot of opposition, she said.
Speaking Out: Getting involved is a group effort
By Emma Dias, Youth Speak NewsThe Catholic youth are the future leaders of the Catholic community, but how do we get youth involved? At some parishes that may be a problem, but not at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in north Toronto.
Rise Up hits new heights in reaching out to youth
By Michael Romen, Youth Speak NewsRise Up showed no signs of slowing down in its 20th year.