FULL BLAST: TNC reflection #1

This year, by God’s grace I was able to attend CFC-Youth's National True North Conference (TNC) in Calgary, Alberta. Here’s what I learned, experienced and just my overall reflection after the conference. Coming out of this year’s True…

Full of Grace: Lessons of Womanhood From Our Blessed Mother

"Hail Mary, full of grace."   Whenever I recite this phrase within the prayer, I can't help but visualize the angel Gabriel appearing in the corner of a room, with heavenly light rays and all, to an adolescent woman - perhaps around…

From Small Beginnings to Full Blast

Remember when you attended your first camp? Your friends probably hyped you up about it, you had no idea what to expect, and #PCD (post camp depression) was all over social media afterwards. Chances are that your camp experience marked the first…

Evangelizing the New Mission Area

We live in a day and age in which technological advances have shaped the way we interact with others. We also live in a time where the Internet is, for the most part, commonplace. The Internet, however, is like a double-edged sword. On one…

I Declare: RYC Reflection #2

Like a Gentle Breeze   “Ahakoa he iti, he iti pounamu” // “Although it is small, it is precious” -- A Maori Proverb   Each Sunday, I am blessed with the opportunity to spend about 45 minutes with mini human beings…

I Declare: RYC Reflection #1

May 20, 2018 Around 24 hours ago I was jumping around, shouting from the top of my lungs, praising and worshiping Christ with the greatest capacity I’ve ever had. Like last year, I once again felt this feeling inside my heart - this pain…

Thy Will Be Done

How did you encounter Christ this Lenten season? Reflecting on this question, some of you reading may respond to having spent your Lent actively fasting and preparing yourself to get to know Christ intimately. While others may say that they…

Extravagance Found in Simplicity

Create in Me a Clean Heart “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Bless me father for I have sinned…” As I finished speaking of unspeakable things, silence filled the confessional booth. My tongue, weary…

New Year's Resolution

As the end of the year rapidly approaches, many of us are beginning to brainstorm new year's resolutions - goals with the intent of bettering ourselves based on the wisdom we have acquired from the past year. Following the same mindset, it is…

From Boy to Man

If you are reading this article, you probably already know the clichés I’m about to spout: “God has called you to be greater”, “The media portrays men as egotistical and prideful”, and so on. It’s always been said - but when…