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Youth Speak News

Caroline D’Souza after her solo flight in a Cessna 152.

Air Cadet’s unique hobby takes off

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TORONTO - High school student Caroline D’Souza is flying high, literally.

Ruane Remy

Prayer in motion

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I looked over at Santos, my dance instructor; he was pouring sweat. I prayed to God I didn’t look the same. The sun was beating down on us and on the blacktop roof where we danc ed salsa. We were at Hav an a Nights, one of the parties Santos and his crew hosted in the summer, bringing a taste of Cuba to Toronto. Our backdrop: the downtown skyline.

Jesus Youth Canada has many ministries, including its music ministry.

Jesus Youth Canada ‘Called’ to serve

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TORONTO - Everyone has a calling, says Boban Mathews, and Jesus Youth Canada helps young people find theirs.

Catholic higher education increases the chances that men will consider joining the priesthood.

College can steer men toward priesthood

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WASHINGTON - The college experience — and the Catholic college experience, especially — can influence a young man’s decision toward considering a priestly vocation, according to a study issued in early July by Boston College.

Andrew Thies

A holistic love

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When a friend broke up with her long-time boyfriend, I asked her what she would do next. She replied, “I need to take some alone time and figure myself out.” An admirable thing to do, especially right after breaking up with the boyfriend.

Lisa-Ann D’Souza

Young women build new ministry

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TORONTO - A new grassroots initiative is reminding young women in the Archdiocese of Toronto that they are made for more than settling with the wrong man.

Meeting God at Steubenville

Meeting God at Steubenville

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I had the honour of attending the very first Steubenville Conference in Toronto. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but as the weekend unfolded it was evident this wasn’t going to be an ordinary youth conference and that I was about to be changed spiritually. Together with young people from all over Ontario, I came face to face with God.

Sr. Helena Raphael Burns, crouched at the bottom left, is a vocation director for the Daughters of St. Paul, which are holding their annual weekend vocations retreat Nunapalooza Aug. 1-3 in Chicago.

Sisters invite young women to the ’hood

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Young women from Toronto are heading to Nunapalooza this summer to check out the Sisterhood. 

Cheridan Sanders, left, is the Salt + Light producer and on-air personality covering Toronto’s first Steubenville youth conference. Teens who cannot attend the conference in person can catch the broadcast on television and online.

Steubenville to be streamed live

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TORONTO - Toronto’s most anticipated Catholic youth conference this summer may be sold out, but teens without tickets can still get in on the action.

Pope Francis takes a hard stance against recreational drug use.

Say ‘no’ to drugs, ‘yes’ to life, says Pope

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said legalizing marijuana and other so-called “recreational drugs” has never curbed drug addiction rates and has little impact on the criminal organizations trafficking drugs around the world.

Virginia Mervar

Summer lovin’

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School is finally out, and with the beach, the sun and all the adventure plans, it’s the perfect time for some sweet summer lovin’. However, summer romances tend to be about feeling good and having fun instead of authentic love.

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