We had worried all week about the potentially dangerous storms that would hit over the weekend of YOUTH 2000 this March 14-16.

We had worried all week about the potentially dangerous storms that would hit over the weekend of YOUTH 2000 this March 14-16.
On Feb. 26, 2025, Bishop William F. Medley confirmed the youths of St. Romuald Parish in Hardinsburg.
This past February I was blessed to be a small group leader for the 2025 Lazarus Retreat which took place at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center.
“They don’t care what you know till they know that you care.” This is a saying I heard many years ago and this is the core of what youth ministry looks like here at St. Pius X Parish in Owensboro.
In anticipation of Jubilee of Hope 2025, Fr. Richard Meredith, pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Henderson, commissioned a young, up-and-coming artist, Maverick Hillyard, to create the artwork for a St. Lucy prayer card.
Every Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, current 8th grader and high school students are invited to attend Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green.
“Jesus Christ!” responded the participants at ODYC 2024 as Bishop Medley asked throughout the closing Mass over and over, “Who is your king?”
Two Owensboro Catholic High School teachers bring the “Fidelis” program to their female students this school year as they strive for a stronger sense of community and love among all the young girls attending their school.
A great need in the work of youth ministry is finding and empowering adults who care to come alongside and mentor our young people in the Catholic faith.
Grief is a confusing and all-consuming emotion for many of us adults – and kids are no exception.