Sainthood Sunday: St. Philip

by Todd Lemieux

I love reading the Gospels for the simple reason that the Apostles remind me of how many times I miss the obvious points that Jesus places in my way. Here are a bunch of guys that the world didn’t pay any mind to and they make it clear why the world didn’t pay much attention to them most of the time.

I am heading home from a very blessed weekend in Germany at the European Catholic Youth Conference – sponsored by the NFCYM, and Military Community Youth Ministries. I wanted to give you an update of the weekend and how wonderful our experience was.
I want to thank each of you who donated to help make this trip a reality. It was well worth your sacrifice and I truly feel that God was moving in the weekend and I’m honored that he allowed me to be a part of that movement.
The adults …

Sainthood Sunday is a regular feature from Todd Lemieux’swww.sainthoodandsurrender.com. Todd Lemieux is a Catholic speaker and writer and co-author of  100 Things Every Catholic Teen Should Know. You can find out more about Todd’s ministry and find more of his writing on his website.
Sainthood Sunday: St. Pius X
by Todd Lemieux
One of the hardest things about engaging in and living the Sainthood Project and Challenge is the idea of getting into a new routine. A lot of times this can be refreshing, but the truth is that it is very seldom …

We are restarting the 9 Days to Living Gracefully Email Series today as there were some complications in the way I set up the email service and it took me the weekend to fix. I am posting “Day 1″ here but the rest of the series will be put out on email only so subscribe today if you want to be a part of the series. You can subscribe by going to the “9 Days to Living Gracefully” page on the top menu bar.
Day 1
As we begin this series I …

Sainthood Sunday is a regular feature from Todd Lemieux’s www.sainthoodandsurrender.com. Todd Lemieux is a Catholic speaker and writer and co-author of  100 Things Every Catholic Teen Should Know. You can find out more about Todd’s ministry and find more of his writing on his website.
Sainthood Sunday: St. Basil the Great
by Todd Lemieux
What is it about doing the right thing that tends to get you in trouble?
Take St. Basil the Great. Here is a guy who was doing his best to stand up for what was right against the Arians. These were …