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#TNC2013: Christ before me, Christ behind me

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Photo: Patrick Ruiz I am blessed to have had Jesus expose Himself to me during my stay in Calgary. I saw Him in the blessings I received but also, for the first time that I've paid attention, in the losses that I experienced. I left for…

#TNC2013: Joyful

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Photo: Patrick Ruiz After Conference, I had struggled to describe my experience because no particular aspect of the event stood out to me.  However, a few days later after sharing with some friends, a sister had described it perfectly in one…

#TNC2013: Even when my world fades

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Cheers erupt as Vancouver, BC is announced as the host city for the joint CFC-Youth and CFC-Singles for Christ 2014 National Conference. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz) Not every day are we able to participate in a Catholic youth gathering as blessed…

#TNC2013: #ilovemyhousehold

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Kuya Lawrence Quintero looks onward as Conference participants throw airplanes sharing their written conversion stories on August 18, 2013. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz) We all have an innate desire to belong, to fit in, to feel wanted.  As we go…

#TNC2013: More Than Enough

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Session 2 began with a creative using shadows against a projected backdrop to tell two stories about youth finding the Lord after the trials in their lives. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz) I am that type of person who is always doubtful in everything…

#TNC2013: Jesus' Embrace

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(From left) Geve, Jak-Jak, and Tito George Fournier worship together at the Liveloud praise concert on August 16, 2013 at the University of Calgary. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz) In the midst of 800 people gathered for the first ever Western Canadian…