Pittsburgh’s Bishop Zubik is a hit with teens
Pittsburgh Catholic
4/23/2008, by John Franko
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Pittsburgh Catholic) - From his seat in the middle of the second row, Bishop David Zubik fit right in with the teens around him. He watched the concert intently, clapping enthusiastically after each song.
It was obvious that he was comfortable in the presence of the young people ...
Modest teen models change fashion one outfit at a time — with dignity
The Georgia Bulletin
4/1/2008
ATLANTA, GA (The Georgia Bulletin) - On Sunday, April 20, the Pure Fashion Show, an annual faith-based event, will hit the runways again in style, as it has in Atlanta for the past nine years. This year, guests will enjoy a show at the Georgia World Congress Center sure to cause a positive stir in ...
Amid student loan worries, a silver lining: More money available from government
The Christian Science Monitor
3/24/2008, by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
(The Christian Science Monitor) - The credit crisis has caused many students to worry that they won’t get loans for college. But the sky isn’t falling, say student aid administrators. In fact, there may even be a silver lining: The flurry of public attention could prompt some borrowers to find ...
Why some good students don’t reach college: Many need help with application forms
The Christian Science Monitor
3/19/2008, by Amanda Paulson
CHICAGO, Ill. (The Christian Science Monitor) - When it comes to attending college — one that’s a good match — going to a high school with a collegegoing culture makes a big difference. So does filling out the often-overwhelming Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), applying to ...
Teens sled along in Junior Iditarod race
The Christian Science Monitor
2/27/2008, by Sherry Shahan
WASILLA, Alaska (The Christian Science Monitor) - Ice cracks beneath the weight of dozens of pickup trucks, sending a warning: Drive slowly on frozen Knik Lake. It’s a frostbite kind of morning in February 2007. The thermometer dips to 20 degrees below zero – that’s Fahrenheit, without a wind chill ...
Teen’s coffee and chocolate sales raise awareness, help Third World growers
The Catholic Review
2/21/2008, by Nancy Menefee Jackson
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (The Catholic Review) - When you drink a cup of coffee, you can make a difference. That’s the message that Maria Louzon, a 16-year-old parishioner at Church of the Resurrection, Ellicott City, is trying to impart, even though she’s not a coffee drinker. Maria is organizing the ...
Are tomorrow's guitar heroes playing 'Guitar Hero'?
The Christian Science Monitor
1/4/2008, by Clayton Collins
For Lary Spears, a guitar hero is not someone who jacks into a game console and hits push-button chords. The longtime bassist, now a sales executive at G&L Guitars, used to build instruments at the company's Fullerton, Calif., factory. So he winced when his son, Shane, piled up the money he'd been ...
Hair raising – Catholic students clipped to help those with cancer
Arkansas Catholic
5/16/2007, by Tara Little
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) - Anxiously sitting in a salon chair, high school freshman Felicia Jones prepared herself as stylist Christian Gwatney pulled her hair into a ponytail. Jones’ mom, Christy, and schoolmate, Morgan Suski, were nearby to offer their support, but they seemed more ...
Our Sunday Visitor: Society sells sex – Can youths be taught not to buy into sexualization?
Our Sunday Visitor
5/2/2007, by Mary DeTurris Poust
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Our Sunday Visitor) – We’ve all heard the advertising adage: “Sex sells.” But nowadays that strategy is being taken to new lows as marketing gurus target young girls – some as young as preschool – with overly sexualized clothing, toys, music and more. Sex is society’s central ...
Search for God’s face with innocent hands, pope urges young people
Catholic Online
4/2/2007
VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) – Search for the face of God with a pure heart and innocent hands, Pope Benedict XVI said in a Palm Sunday message directed to young people that opened the Catholic Church’s observance of Holy Week. In his homily for the April 1 Palm Sunday Mass, Pope Benedict said ...
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