Web Site Features:
1st Up
is a
slideshare
(internet power point with audio) webinar discussing
issues related to our shared work of Catholic Youth
Ministry. the first of every
month.
o
Dec.
The 4 C's of Catechesis
o
Sept.
Refocusing Catholic Youth Ministry.
A podcast (visiting with youth ministry leaders about discipleship, best moments, and pizza preferences.
Now in the Studio:
o
Edward
Hahnenberg
o
Ansel
Augustine
o
Brian Johnson
o
Chris Weber
Previously:
o
Steve Angrisano
o
Tammy
Amosson
o
Tony Campolo
o
Mike Carotta
o
Sr.
Anne Cassidy
o
Anne Marie Cribbin
o
Tom East
o
Robert Fedducia
o
Irene Friend
o
Mark Hart
o
Michael Hart
o
Sarah Hart
o
Clayton Imoo
o
ValLimar Jansen
o
Becki Kaman
o
Jeff
Kaster
o
Bill Lage
o
Tonita
López
o
Sr. Eileen McCann
o
Bob
McCarty
o
Charlotte
McCorquodale
o
Kim
McMillan
o
Clark
Miller
o
D. Scott Miller
o
Mark Moitoza
o
Gene Monterastelli
o
Dobie Moser
o
Lee Nagel
o
Mark
Oestreicher
o
Leroy
Orie
o
Mike Patin
o
Bob Perron
o
o Bob Rice
o Sr. Jude Ruggeri
o Mark Pacione
o Mike St. Pierre
o Anna Scally
o Terri Telepak
o Kristin Witte
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A state-by-state tour of diocesan youth ministry websites checking on the State of Youth Ministry.
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TRAINING:
o
Pasadena,
MD ~
02/27 Seminar in Youth Ministry
1:
Renewing the Vision
o
Baltimore,
MD ~
02/24-26 St. Michael the
Archangel Parish Mission
o
Millersville,
MD ~
02/11 Seminar in Evangelization
Culture
o
Washington,
DC
~ 01/25 East
Coast Conference
Adolescent
Faith Formation
o
Erie,
PA ~
11/19 Gannon University
YM & Adolescent
Catechesis
o
Arlington,
VA ~
11/17 Diocesan Catechetical Conference
Confirmation: Graduation or Commencement?
o
Hickory,
MD ~ 11/05
Seminar in Youth Ministry Session 6:Youth Ministry and Catechesis
o
Baltimore,
MD ~ 10/28
NCYC Delegation
Meeting
o
Cumberland,
MD ~
10/27
Methodology of
Adolescent Catechesis
Three
and Four
o
Hickory,
MD ~
10/22
Seminar in Youth Ministry Session 4:
Youth Culture
o
Washington
DC
~
10/22
St. John College High School
Healthy
Relationships
o
Cumberland,
MD ~
10/20
Methodology of
Adolescent Catechesis
One
(and Two
o
Ellicott
City,
MD ~
08/25 Evangelization
o
Colorado
Springs, CO ~
08/04-05 Fishers
Discipleship Conference
o
More
power-points? See
TRAINING.
For reviews, see
here.
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PUBLISHING:
o
I've
Got Nothing
Resources for Living and
Hope, 6/29/07
o
Extra-Ordinary
Time
Resources for Living and
Hope, 6/09/07
o
Memorial
Day
Resources for Living and
Hope, 5/17/07
o
Ever
Heard of Bub from Bethsaida?
Resources for Living and
Hope, 5/02/07
o
The
Power of Weeee
Resources for Living and
Hope, 4/19/07
o
More
of the written word at
PUBLISHING
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BIO:o Father of 3 great kids!
o Coordinator for Adolescent Faith Formation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
o More at my BIO.
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scott@dscottmiller.com
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www.catholicYMblog.com
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MARCH-ING WITH A SPRING IN OUR STEP
WELCOME TO THE
CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY BLOG
This web-site has
been affirmed as
the 411 of Catholic Youth Ministry.
Really, it is
a simple little BLOG
from my corner of the Catholic Youth Ministry
field.
Your intrepid blogger, podcast studio host, and slideshare
trainer
is D. Scott Miller.
In March we
looked at the Secure and Professional Youth
Minister (3/06-07), enjoyed the Youth and Young Adult
Pilgrimage (3/11, 15-16, 31); and started a series on
Youth Ministry Next (3/30 - 4/5)
>
SlideShare included a FirstUp look at the
Framework for Adolescent Catechesis (3/01) and a NASA perspective on
Millennials (3/08)
>
Inside the Youth Ministers Studio featured Georgina Vaca
(3/05), Tom Booth (3/12) as well as share a potential new sub-format
for this weekly podcast (3/05)
>
YouTube included a conclusion to the NCCYM
promotional podcasts
(3/1), a West Wing take on this year's election (3/03),
an heroic climb up the steps (3/06) got psyched regarding
Indiana Jones (3/10) and the pilgrimage (3/11), fretted over one
kid's bar mitzvah (3/14), fought against the scourge of cooties
(3/24) and have an Enchanted perspective on that's how you know
about love. (3/28)
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>
>
Monday, March 31, 2008
YOUTH MINISTRY NEXT:
PLAY BALL
It's opening day
for the Baltimore Orioles. Twenty years ago, the baseball movie of
the summer was
Bull Durham. Consider this:
Annie Savoy (who was played by Susan Sarandon in the
movie) is the case study of the recent Pew Study information. coolly stated, “"I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've
tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've
worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms,
and Isadora Duncan. I know things."
Flash forward to your confirmation program . . .
Had Annie and catcher Crash Davis had children after the 1988 movie,
they would potentially be parents of a teenager. Quite
possibly, they are concerned about the spiritual direction of that
child. And they are at your door. . ., batter up!
YOUTH MINISTRY PRESENT
Indulge me - -
One final picture from
the Pilgrimage earlier this
month. Your beloved blogger and his youngest daughter chilling
in front of city hall after herding Knights of Columbus and putting
over 1000 candles into protective cones. (As usual, click on picture
to enlarge) One of the gifts of youth ministry moments is to be able
to share them with your own kids. I have been blessed to have that
experience with each of my three kids! Thanks to the Nordic for
the pic!
> > Sunday, March 30, 2008
YOUTH MINISTRY NEXT:
GHOSTS OF CHRISTIANS FUTURE?
To your right is an unfamiliar (to many) edition of TIME magazine -
- It is this week's cover of TIME's European edition. In it is
a report
that British youngsters drink far more than their European
counterparts, are more frequently involved in violence, are more
likely to try drugs and that English girls are the most sexually
active in Europe.
Listen to the lessons
found within and consider what
they might tell us about our own culture:
. . .
Cold-shouldered by grown-ups, young Britons have developed an
especially potent culture of their own. "Young people live in a
world with very little meaningful contact or engagement with
adults," says Professor Richard Layard of the London School of
Economics, who has made a study of the causes of happiness.
. . . "Britain is a very individualistic culture, in
which a huge emphasis is placed on personal success and less on good
fellowship," says Layard. "We've made a virtue of competition, which
means other people are a threat, not a support."
. . . Yet if Britain really is to become a better place
for its children, it will have to acknowledge the roots of its
crisis. That means focusing on helping kids more than on punishing
them. A start might be listening to children themselves.
o
Saturday, March 29, 2008
SAD NEWS
Mike
Patin's mom passed away yesterday. Please keep
the Patin family in your prayers.
IN THE ROOM
Rocco writes about the "Gibbons Room" of the Cardinal's residence in
Baltimore. I've been there quite a few times. The
history of the Church on display in that room is as awesome as
he reports.
o
Friday, March 28, 2008
STILL HOME
and still feverish. Have been working on a new secret project in
between feeding a fever and long naps as my endurance has been
drained. So, in lieu of a more substantial video, let's promote
Disney a bit. . .
THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW
If you are a frequent reader of the blog or know me personally, you will
now that this YouTube combines two favorites of mine- the movie
Enchanted and Ms. Kristin Chenoweth (who surprisingly did not make
Tuesday's list!) What can I say, I have
moments of really appreciating sugary sweet and sappy pop songs. I have
a teenage daughter and it's one of those things we presently share. The
DVD is now out.
o
Thursday, March 27, 2008
A NOTE FROM HOME
Dear Internet,
Please excuse D. Scott Miller for his recent absence.
Despite a recent blog-cation, he has been home ill, fallen with
flu-like symptoms potentially from some foreign country of unknown
origin. He promises to make-up all his missing assignments
upon his return.
His Mother
o
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
LADIES NIGHT
Out with the girls
last night - - actually, the correct reference is the 'ya's.
The conversation turned to developing
a list of who of the opposite
sex we would like to (ahhh, errr, ummmm) date - - yea, that's it - -
date!
George Clooney was the
consensus among the lady-folk. Anyway, for me:
Amy Adams (click on the picture
to read the thought balloon),
Renee Russo, George's aunt
Rosemary Clooney,
Jennifer Aniston, and
Katherine Heburn.
SOMETHING ABOUT JESUS
Last week, TIME
took a look at the re-discovery of "Jesus' passionate dedication
'to Jewish ideas of his day' on everything from ritual purity to the
ideal of the kingdom of God — ideas he rewove but did not abandon.
Read more
here.
PERSISTENCE
Seth Godin reminds is that "Persistence
isn't using the same tactics
over and over. That's just
annoying. Persistence is
having the same goal over and
over."
o
Monday, March 24, 2008
BACK TO BLOGGING
Yeah, I missed you, too. . . And, no, vacation didn't involve
continuous episodes of
Law and Order on cable; it was season one of Lost off
the internet. Oh, and Tony Bennett was pure awesomeness.
DOCUMENTATION GENERATION
Last
week, Newsweek took a look at kids use of media: It's
probably too soon to weigh the implication of all this publicization
on teens'
abilities to have meaningful experiences
off-camera.
In order to form intimate relationships, they will need to trust
each other, and not view friendships and romances as one more arena
for MySpace-worthy performances. Read more
here.
EXCEPTIONAL GENERATION
CARA
took a look at the Lenten practices of millennials. “These
results suggest that there really is something exceptional about the
youngest generation of Catholics who are active in their faith.”
Read more
here.
REMEMBER TO INOCULATE
Circle, circle.
dot. dot. There was a point when working with kids just might have
seemed easier. Here's a little YouTube-inal reminder of the hazards
of (dare we say it??? Watch for yourself!)
o
Sunday, March 16, 2008
SPRING BROKEN
Last breaks taken
on this website were three days
over Christmas and a six day
health break in
early November.
I'm taking Holy Week off, folks. From the office.
From the website.
There are no exotic travels scheduled, but for perhaps some
interior exploration. Would like to hit the Chrism mass and the
triduum masses as well. I have Tony Bennett tickets next weekend.
If I get lucky, I'll write a little. I might try an extended fast.
One day is scheduled to a special web based initiative with
a friend
while discussions are underway regarding rehabbing this site
with another. There are six
podcasts
in the queue awaiting editing and posting, including one with Matt
Maher
But, in the end, if I just veg out on continuous episodes of
Law and Order on cable, that might not be a bad thing either.
In the meantime, feel free to support these sites: >
Rocco's
Whispers in the Loggia
> Catholic News Services'
News Hub
> Dave's
The
Catholic Report
>
Marko's
YS Marko blog and
> Griff's
More than Dodgeball
AN EXCEPTIONAL SPRING DAY
(Click on the
pictures to enlarge.)
Yesterday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore gathered 1300 of the
youngchurch for her 15th annual
Pilgrimage for Youth Adults and Youth.
Despite concerns for the early timing of Palm Sunday this year as
well as weather predications for rain throughout the wee, it was a
beautiful radiant day!
The
Pilgrimage starts with a rally experience outdoors. Steve
Angrisano is Trading my Sorrows with the assist of a
seminarian and a young person. Archbishop O'Brien addresses his
first gathering of the youngchurch of Baltimore. Director Mark
Pacione is in the background left.
Sr. Julie, SSJ, was one of three sets of witness speakers on this
year's theme Answer the Call, along with a pair of
seminarians (funny) and a newly married couple. Archbishop
O'Brien leads the young people in Eucharistic Adoration at St.
Casmir Church
Bishop Madden leads a blessing of crosses and rosaries at Holy
Rosary Church. He is flanked by Bishops Rozanski and Malooly,
Archbishop O'Brien and members of the Archdiocesan Youth Advisory
Council.
There were many vocations "guest stars" enjoying the Angrisano
concert at Holy Rosary. The pilgrimage participants donated
thousands of dollars worth of gift cards to a Catholic Charities
operated homeless woman's shelter. (That's my kids Meghan and
Clark joining local youth minister Bob in the accounting process.)
The Knights of Columbus provided security on the streets and then greeted the young people as they gathered at War Memorial Plaza outside City Hall. Here all took a break during their three mile pilgrimage for dinner and an opportunity to pray the Rosary.
The
last part of the pilgrimage walk was a candlelit procession to the
historic
Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Palm Sunday
Litugy.
Fr. Gerry
Francik, director of the
office of vocations, assists with communion distribution. The
Archbishop and our auxiliary bishops all greeted pilgrims after
mass. Many young people and those adults who serve the young church
were gratified to see Cardinal William Keeler, archbishop-emeritus
of Baltimore and founder of the youth and young adult pilgrimage, in
attendance for Mass.
Please begin to plan now for the next Youth and Young Adult
Pilgrimage on April 4, 2009.
o
Saturday, March 15, 2008
ANYTHING BUT MEDIOCRE
Today the
Pilgrimage walks. 1300 participants! (See Tuesday's post) Pray for us.
THE FORCES OF MEDIOCRITY
Seth Godin has this take on being visionary:
There's a myth
that all you need to do is
outline your vision and prove
it's right—then, quite suddenly,
people will line up and support
you. In fact, the opposite is
true. Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with
resistance. And when you start to make progress, your efforts are
met with even more resistance. Read more
here
SPEAKING OF MEDIOCRITY
The
first officially sanctioned Washington souvenir for Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to the United States is a tiny T-shirt for a
teddy bear.
The white T-shirt, imprinted with the "Christ Our Hope" logo created
for the papal trip, will be sold only at six Washington-area
Build-A-Bear Workshop stores, where customers can design and stuff
their own teddy bears. More
here
o
Friday, March 14, 2008
BELIEVER NOT BELONGER