Catholic Courier

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- More than 2,000 years after his birth, Christ the King was honored in a historic way with a massive electronic "holy shoutout" via texts, emails and tweets sent simultaneously from cellphones Nov. 19 by 23,000 participants at the National Catholic Youth Conference and National Catholic Collegiate Conference.

GREECE -- Sister Laurie Orman stood at the pulpit at Our Mother of Sorrows Church March 28 and pondered aloud what it means to be a disciple of Christ in today's world.

CANANDAIGUA -- There was complete silence in the crowded gymnasium as Katie Ronsivalle stared up at the ceiling. Dozens in the audience appeared to hold their breaths as they watched the sixth-grader stand at the podium, her lips barely moving as she silently worked out the correct spelling of the word "environment."

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series on special-needs children in diocesan schools and faith-formation/sacramental-preparation programs.

Meghan Keyes was thrown a curve ball on July 12, the first day of summer-religious education camp at Greece’s St. Charles Borromeo Parish. The 11-year-old, who has nystagmus -- a vision-impairing condition typified by involuntary eye movement -- found that the type in the Bible she'd been provided was too small.

God is good. All the time! God is good. All the time! God is good. All the time! This resonated during the Aug. 7-9 Diocesan Youth Convention held at the RIT Inn and Convention Center that I recently attended.

ROCHESTER -- After finishing a long practice July 30, 10-year-old Ebony Williams collapsed -- not from exhaustion or frustration, but from excitement.