A good, good day!

I just have to share what an awesome day we just had!

A few All Souls adult leaders and I spent today [Saturday] at St. Mary's parish for the archdiocesan youth leadership conference, "EQUIPP".  There were dozens of other youth ministers and adult volunteers in attendance, in addition to some fantastic, nationally recognized youth speakers and musicians.

Those who spoke were totally on fire with the Holy Spirit.  Here's a few quotes from my notebook:

"If you knew the cure to cancer, would you tell someone about it?!  Of course!  Well, we have something just as amazing and valuable: we have the cure to a broken heart!  We have Christ--and we're being called to offer him as a cure to others." ~ Tammy Evevard

"God is NOT going to stop pursuing you!" ~ Jim Beckman

"Pray for the virtue to desire heaven, because that which we desire we pursue." ~ Matthew Pinto

"When people ask me how to pray, I say, 'Just think about your life! Think about how you haven't talked to your brother in years or how your spouse doesn't pray or how you're worried about how to pay your bills.'  YOUR LIFE is like a bouquet of brokenness you can offer to God." ~ Matt Maher (pictured above)

I guess it goes without saying: with Matt Maher in attendance, the music was fantastic.  So prayerful.  And sacred and powerful. 

Oh, plus, an awesome vigil Mass with Bishop Conley, who shared the story of his college spring break in France, where he saw a monk walk on water (obviously a perfect anecdote to share in connection with this weekend's Gospel!).

Ahhhh.  Like soul candy, huh?  :)