by Pete Burak | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog
It’s understandable that St. Paul equates our journey to heaven with athletes competing in a race, because victory in athletics requires pain. As in sports, suffering in life is inevitable. In this fallen world, before the restoration and transformation of the Second...
by Pete Burak | Aug 9, 2024 | Blog, Pete Burak
Recently, a significant moment happened in the life of the American Church—the Tenth National Eucharistic Congress. I was there as one of three hosts broadcasting the Congress for EWTN, which covered the event across all its channels worldwide. Several years ago, some...
by Pete Burak | May 3, 2024 | Blog
We recently gathered in Toronto with a nearly sold-out crowd of over 2600 adults and nine-hundred youth for the Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto. The theme was Take Heart! from the story of the blind man Bartimaeus in Mark 10. The attendees were grateful for the...
by Pete Burak | Mar 23, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
It was the summer of 2011, and I didn’t know what to do next. I had just graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with the plan of coming back to Michigan for a master’s degree in education. But as I filled out the application and thought about the path...
by Pete Burak | Nov 11, 2022 | Featured Authors, Uncategorized
Dear Friends of Renewal Ministries, Ralph asked if I would share some insights the Lord is giving us that are profoundly influencing the young people we work with. I think some lessons from the annual summer camp we run for middle school boys could prove valuable for...