by Diocesan Staff | Aug 23, 2022 | CET: Living the Faith, CET: Teens & Youth Ministry
By Erin Mone Prayer is probably the easiest and, at the same time, the most complicated thing. Many saints have expressed that prayer is simply speaking to God. St Thérèse of Lisieux famously said, “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned...
by Sonja Morin | Sep 2, 2021 | CET: Teens & Youth Ministry, CET: Young Adult
By the time this article is released, I will most likely be on the road somewhere along the East Coast. I’m returning to Massachusetts to continue my studies, accompanied by some great friends and a whole load of camping gear. It’s not the first of unexpected changes...
by Sonja Morin | Jul 2, 2021 | CET: Teens & Youth Ministry, CET: Young Adult
July 4th holds great significance for me – on one end, the celebration of Independence Day, and on the other, the feast of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, my confirmation saint. He lived in Italy at the turn of the twentieth century. He died at the age of 25, but...
by Sonja Morin | Jun 22, 2021 | CET: Teens & Youth Ministry, CET: Young Adult
For those of us students, we were all excited when this academic year came to a close. The normal school struggles, paired with the strange incidences of the COVID-19 pandemic, made it a very exhausting time. Now that summer is here, hopefully we can all look forward...
by Sonja Morin | May 14, 2021 | CET: Teens & Youth Ministry, CET: Young Adult
You hear it all the time – the endless list of tips on how to protect your physical health. Practices for maintaining spiritual health are shared by our parish priests, and those in our faith community. Thankfully, a third vein of advice is arriving with it,...
by Sonja Morin | Apr 20, 2021 | CET: Teens & Youth Ministry, CET: Young Adult
“Do not be afraid! Open, indeed, open wide the doors to Christ! Open to his saving power…Do not be afraid!” Pope St. John Paul II Before kindergarten graduation, my classmates and I were each given a sheet of paper. We were told to draw what we wanted to do when...