There are a lot of ideas in my head that I just can’t seem to put the words to. Ideas which, when I explain them, may even come out well enough for the other person to understand, but still lack that precision that makes it a great piece of memorable advice. I find it such an awesome event to run across someone who has taken the ideas floating around in my head and made them quotable. Even better when I know the person who actually managed to do it. Here is a quote from a friend of mine’s blog just the other day:

I’ve learned that simply being with people is the single most important thing I could do in a day.

Upon reading that, I texted her as quickly as I could with a simple “YES!!!” Hers are the exact words that I’ve been longing to put together, but have struggled mightily to do in such an eloquent and perfect way. In my faith life right now, there is nothing better I can do to live in God’s Love, to experience that Love, than to just be with people. Fellowship is the primary way in which I’m able to share God’s Love for others, and feel the Love that He has for me.

I make it a point of mine to spend as many hours as I can in that fellowship. It doesn’t have to be doing anything specifically religious; the importance just comes from being with people who love you. For instance, I meet my friends once a month for some trivia which goes until way past my bedtime. That experience is worth way more than the amount of sleep I lose.

Occasionally though, I struggle and pass on those opportunities of fellowship. I understand and appreciate the need for “me time,” but there are times where I could easily go out, but decline. It is these times that I need to work harder at, for, as my friend said, there is nothing more important that I could be doing.

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Rise Up! Youth Rally

Hello Everyone,

I have a cool event for you. Monday Oct. 15^th at St.Louis University from 8:30-3:30pm . Here are the details:

If you want to go I have to know by this Sunday because I will be out of town next week hiking in the Grand Canyon. I will setup a car pool for those interested in going. Let me know soon. Also if you are the first to respond, I have two free spots to give away.

Rise Up, Youth of St. Louis, and be Prophets of Life!Join teens throughout the diocese in learning more about the pro-life movement and what it means to be a prophet of life.

The 2007 ProLife Rally for Teens will be held on Monday, October 15 at the Busch Student Center at St. Louis University.

Keynote speaker Tarek Saab, past-participant on The Apprentice reality TV show and founder of Lionheart Apparel will talk to us about how to be pro-life in our everyday life. Other highlights include:

· How to talk to friends in crisis situations by Fr. Aaron Nord

· Music by Adam Bitter

· Much More!

Cost is $15 a person with a boxed lunch included.

Reservations are due October 10. Send registrations forms along with check made payable to Respect Life Apostolate 20 Archbishop May Dr. St. Louis, MO 63119.

For more information visit http://stlprolife.org/RiseUp.html or contact Christina at 314-792-7556 or ChristinaHeddell@archstl.org for updates.

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Just when I thought that there couldn’t be a more blasphemous post on cletusyouth.net than Bible Fight, comes this one. I shouldn’t really be surprised though- you can find pretty much anything on the internet.

Today, I found a LOLcat translation of the Bible. Sadly, no cute pictures of cats. Rather, the authors (and by authors, I mean anyone who wants to help out- it’s a wiki) are translating the Bible into the language used in these images. Ridiculous, really.

I clicked through to Matthew 1, which had me LOLing. (; This Bible comes complete with spoiler alerts!

SPOILER ALERT! Ppl gun get maded. Some naems look liek dey r alrdy in lolcat but tehy wer written liek dat…

If you take offense easily, this probably isn’t for you, but if you adore those lovable LOLcats, now you can enjoy the words of eternal life in your favorite new language. And, if you have no idea what I’m talking about when I say LOLcats…two things: here’s the wikipedia entry, and, for goodness sake, could you catch up a little bit? (:

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