Last week I was invited to Phoenix to celebrate Mass for the annual LifeTeen Catholic youth ministers’ convention. When I stepped out of the airport it felt like opening the oven door when you take out a pizza. 101 degrees in the shade.
I was pleased we had over 30 youth ministers and priests from our Oakland diocese among the 800+ participants. We even had our own reception, and took the (in)famous photo that has inspired over 5,000 hits on our diocesan Facebook page.
You can check out the LifeTeen.com website to get an idea of how successful they are in bringing youth to Christ: edgy, yet solid.