Category: youth ministry
Posted on December 28, 2015
by Leo
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Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! I recently saw the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie and it was pretty cool. This is not a review, but more of an observation on the theme of fatherhood that is… Continue Reading “Star Wars VII and Fatherhood”
Category: boys and girls, dad and the kids, dads, fatherhood, fatherless kids, fathers, importance of fathers, star wars, Uncategorized, youth ministryTags: episode 7, Fatherhood, fatherless kids, fathers, Kylo Ren, parenting, star wars, Star Wars the force awakens
Posted on October 29, 2015
by Leo
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Horse costume. Check. Flag with fleurs-de-lis. Check. Sword. Check. Home made Saint cards. Check. Fifteenth century French-like soldiers helmet and armor. Umm…we may have to improvise. All Hallows’ Eve, also know as Halloween is right around the corner and my wife and I are… Continue Reading “All Hallows’ Eve Revisited”
Category: all hallows eve, all saints, Catholic, christianity, costumes, evangelization, fatherhood, God, halloween, halloween costume, Jesus, saints, Uncategorized, youth ministryTags: All hallows' eve, all saints, catholic, costumes, evangelization, Fatherhood, halloween, Halloween costume, saints, sharing the faith, St. Joan of Arc
Posted on May 7, 2014
by Leo
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As a Youth Minister I have come to see that 95% of the issues many kids have are in one way or another related to daddy issues. Whenever I have a kid come to me about drugs, behavioral, social, spiritual, sexual and or emotional… Continue Reading “A New Tradition”
Category: children, daughters, enjoying the moment, fatherhood, Parenting, youth ministryTags: Children, dates, Fatherhood, fathers, new traditions, parenting
Posted on December 25, 2013
by Leo
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I love telling stories. I’m going to be that old grandfather who tells stories over and over again, while the grandkids say, “Grandpa! You just told us that one!” There is something about a good story that really can work a person’s imagination, help… Continue Reading “Telling the Story”
Category: children, christmas, fatherhood, fathers, fisher price, God, husband and wife, Parenting, Uncategorized, youth ministryTags: Baby Jesus, Biblical Magi, Child Jesus, christmas, Fisher Price, jesus, Joseph, little people, Mary, The Christmas Story
Posted on October 15, 2013
by Leo
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A few days ago I was in a Wal-Mart with my daughter Claire and I saw that they already had Halloween costumes out. There were two high school girls looking at the different outfits and I happened to overhear their conversation. The one girl… Continue Reading “The Skimpy Costume Dilemma”
Category: costumes, dignity, fatherhood, fathers, God, halloween, holiness, modesty, Parenting, Uncategorized, youth ministryTags: Costume, costumes, dignity, Fatherhood, fathers, girls, halloween, Halloween costume, Halloween costumes, holiness, modesty, Parties, sacred, skimpy costumes, youth ministry
Posted on September 10, 2013
by Leo
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Before getting married I thought I was a pretty selfless person. When I got married I thought I needed to be a little less selfish. When we had Claire I came to the realization of the full extent of my selfishness. It was real,… Continue Reading “Holding on to you, dear life”
Posted on August 29, 2013
by Leo
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The other night my Facebook newsfeed was inundated with comments about Miley Cyrus and something crazy, raunchy, etc that she did. I finally decided to Google her name and see what would pop up. Yikes. I’m sure by now many of you have seen the… Continue Reading “The Cyrus Lesson”
Category: fatherhood, God, Parenting, youth ministryTags: dignity, example, Fatherhood, fathers, goodness, Miley Cyrus, parenting, vma performance, worth
Discovering Fatherhood 