Ennie Hickman kicks off the Ascension Cafe and announces the theme, “Love is Our Mission.” Hickman teaches the audience of youths how all of the stuff the world offers will have to eventually “go back in the box.” He points out that the stress in our lives is due to our “feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures.” While these pleasures may give us temporary happiness, our faith can give us deeper lasting joy founded upon God’s love for not what we do but who we are.
How to Keep Going
There's a virtue that keeps the other virtues going. There's a skill required to say "yes" to God each and every day. There's a quality that's increasingly rare that's never been needed more than now. Perseverance. Today, Fr. Mark-Mary explains why you should start...