Phoenix
Lessons of Love
In the summer of 1986, young adult Susan Conroy left her family and friends and headed off to Calcutta, India - alone - to assist the Missionaries of Charity.
Her goals for this journey were ambitious:
• "Work alongside Mother Teresa, actively trying to learn her ways of selfless love, devotion, and service"
• "Grow stronger in my faith"
• "Grow in appreciation for what I have been given"
• "Grow in concern for human life"
• "Carry through life all that I will learn, and share this with others."
Now, in a one-of-a-kind, first-person account with never-before-published photographs, Susan Conroy takes you there. "This is a story about how 'all things are possible with God,'" she writes. "It is a treasury of the lessons of love that I learned from Mother Teresa and her beloved poorest of the poor."
Run Baby Run
He was a warlord of a vicious New York City gang, a hardened and violent street criminal and murderer - all before he reached 18. Run Baby Run is the story of his desperate battle against drugs, alcoholism, and a violent environment, until a skinny preacher braved the streets of New York and Nicky turned to Christ.
Journey to the Father - July 19-21
The program includes a mixture of dynamic talks, beautiful liturgies, skits, great music, with enough social time and opportunity for sports to allow the youth to meet new friends and relax. We have several speakers and we invite other youth, especially our Disciple Team, to witness during the weekend. The Saturday afternoon includes workshop choices and a talent show that any participant can join.
For more info visit. www.journeytotheFather.ca
Prolife March - May 9
Each year at the National March For Life, thousands gather to demand protection for children before and after birth. Last year, almost 20,000 pro-lifers assembled on Parliament Hill and marched through downtown Ottawa to inform Canadians that we are the only western nation with no protection for the unborn.
Since 1969, over 4 million children have been killed by abortion in Canada. This year, another 100,000 babies will be put to death, at taxpayer expense, while society turns a blind eye. This event is a great opportunity for people of all ages to join in the civil rights movement of our day. By your presence, you can show lawmakers that the abortion issue is not settled.
For more info click here to check out the website.
Humble Beginnings
One Solitary Life
He was born in an obscure village
The child of a peasant woman
He grew up in another obscure village
Where he worked in a carpenter shop
Until he was thirty
He never wrote a book
He never held an office
He never went to college
He never visited a big city
He never travelled more than two hundred miles
From the place where he was born
He did none of the things
Usually associated with greatness
He had no credentials but himself
He was only thirty three
His friends ran away
One of them denied him
He was turned over to his enemies
And went through the mockery of a trial
He was nailed to a cross between two thieves
While dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing The only property he had on earth
When he was dead He was laid in a borrowed grave Through the pity of a friend
Nineteen centuries have come and gone
And today Jesus is the central figure of the human race
And the leader of mankind's progress
All the armies that have ever marched
All the navies that have ever sailed
All the parliaments that have ever sat
All the kings that ever reigned put together
Have not affected the life of mankind on earth As powerfully as that one solitary life
Dr James Allan ©
Take Your Best shot
Teen Austin Gutwein has taken his best shot several thousand times to help AIDS orphans in Africa and in the process has built a school and a medical clinic! Take Your Best Shot tells how one boy made an incredible difference in the lives of those without hope while challenging the reader to do the same.
