Of course, we are talking about last Thursday’s Lid video.  Which is where I found myself early this morning with Sean Herriott on Relevant Radio.

Oh, what is also relevant is that if you want to record yourself, you should push record at the beginning… not half-way through. Good note to self…Relevantradio102411 by CatholicYMblog

Was back yesterday morning on Relevant Radio talking about including young people more fully in the life of the parish community. 

We talked pigeon hole effect and the ”chicken and egg” relationship of including young people’s participation more fully into liturgy. I also mentioned posts from earlier this week as well. Listen to the streaming cast and Download the .mp3

Previous visits with Sean Herriott on the Morning Air  show include October, September, August, July, and June.

On Fridays, this site has been offering a series of quotes, but never figured I’d be posting one of my own.  Yet, above is a quote that appeared via twitter and facebook.

On Tuesday’s edition of Glee, the producers take on spiritual themes. The show opens as the “semi-clueless jock,” Finn, makes a grilled cheese sandwich and see the face of God in the charred bread.  He then prayed to his Grilled Cheesus (the title of the show) for some special wishes: football success and getting to “second base” with his girlfriend. He is later disappointed when his “direct line to God” through the sandwich is challenged by a trusted adult.

Meanwhile, Kurt Hummel’s father attempts to maintain the ritual (“they’re sacred”) of family Friday night dinner.  Bert Hummel’s subsequent heart attack causes a crisis of faith for all the Glee kids, but

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There is a unique track going on at the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry this year… and it is celebrating a collaboration with the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association.

One of the voices of the NCCYM will include Julianne Donlon-Stanz.  Born and educated in Ireland, Julianne ministers for the Diocese of Green Bay as director of adult faith formation and young adult ministry. Her “breakout session” will be on Young Adults: The Nomads of Parish Life.

Previous NCCYM podcasts include Mike Patin and Ansel Augustine, Roy Petitfils, Mari Ann Callis and the New Orleans Youth Office.

Wikipedia defines Master of Ceremonies as the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. “MC” is an abbreviation for “Master of Ceremonies”. The MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving. An MC may also tell jokes or anecdotes.

Yea, and if you think that even begins to hint at Mike Patin and Ansel Augustine as MC’s for NCCYM in NO, well, then, YDK (you don’t know!)

Oh, and BTW, at the end of the podcast, Ansel mentions that he has been taste-testing much in preparation for our visit. It’s not a funky new diet, he was referring to the Taste of New Orleans event hosted by Archdiocese of New Orleans to benefit the Catholic Youth Foundation USA.

Previous NCCYM podcasts include Roy Petitfils, Mari Ann Callis and the New Orleans Youth Office.

Roy Petitfils has served in schools as  a teacher, campus minister, counselor, and administrator. He is currently a clinical associate of a Catholic counseling center conducting individual, marriage, and family counseling. Roy writes a syndicated column, Our Young Church, for adults who work with youth. His C Round workshop will be No More Leftovers! Giving Your Marriage the Attention and Energy It Deserves. He blogs as a youth wallah.

Previous NCCYM podcasts include Mari Ann Callis and the New Orleans Youth Office.

Dr. Mari Ann Callais has been involved in youth ministry on various levels for the past twenty years. She has served on the leadership team of the Teens Encounter Christ program for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, worked many youth group and Catholic high school retreats, and was a presenter at World Youth Day for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Currently, she is director of development for The Center, Tri Delta Sorority. She will be presenting Social Media Tools and Youth Ministry in the A round of breakout sessions.

We are starting a series of Thursday podcasts, all in support of the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry to be held in New Orleans on
December 9-12.

First up are John Smestad and  Maruchi Palomo from the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  In part, they discuss the impact of the generosity of the Catholic Youth Ministry field and the Catholic Youth Foundation-USA following Katrina.

Facebook is fascinating.  (Don’t even get me started on the ten simultaneous FB chats I was having yesterday with people who were all in the same room attending an in-service on Climate Change up in Newport)  Yesterday, I received a multitude of birthday greetings,many via facebook, which was very sweet. No facebook birthday greeting, however, was more interesting than this one!!!!!   Darn it, now I’m wishing I “friended” his Blessed Mother, as well!!!!  Maybe next year!

Dr. Carole Eipers is Vice President and Executive Director of Catechetics for William H. Sadlier, Inc. She was a key member of the development team for Sadlier We Believe, a catechetical program for K-8. Carole served in parish ministries for over twenty years as a Junior High teacher, Director of Religious Education, Catholic Youth Ministry and Pastoral Associate. She served in both suburban and urban parishes and schools.

In today’s podcast, Carole encourages each of us to “Keep your passion. In spite of the challenges and complexities, there have been enormous strides in what we are doing in all dimensions of catechesis and certainly in the catechesis of youth. We certainly have to keep being passionate about it and giving it our all and listening to youth… we have to be able to proclaim Jesus Christ to youth in a way that answers the real questions that they are asking.