by Heather Schultz | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog
Just over a decade ago, my husband and I felt called by God to do something we couldn’t achieve on our own. My spiritual director advised me, “God doesn’t often invite you to completely step out in faith. You should take the opportunity.” Thankfully, we did—and that...
by Ava Marcarelli | Nov 7, 2025 | Blog
How easy it is to choose what’s easy! Most Christians these days, like the rest of the world, seem to be chasing what’s comfortable and pleasurable in life. As soon as anything causes us the slightest bit of discomfort, we run away. As soon as something is no longer...
by Elizabeth Rzepka | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog
In 2018, I moved from one state to another after a heartbreaking loss. My first Sunday in my new home, I attended Mass in the local cathedral. As I sat alone in this unfamiliar place, emotionally numb, something powerful pierced through my deadened heart: music. I was...
by Ava Marcarelli | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
The thought of death used to terrify me. I was so consumed with my life and what I wanted out of it that the idea that I could die at any time was too horrifying to consider. Yet just because I refused to think about it didn’t mean that time would stop for me! It...
by Debbie Herbeck | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
Be Love Revolution This fall, Be Love Revolution (BLR) bid farewell to our graduated high school seniors, whom we have discipled since they were Pine Hills campers. Our seniors are leaving the BLR “nest” alive in their faith, ready to spread their wings and God’s...
by Kevin Philip | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
Discovering Jesus I experienced three key events that have allowed me to know God loves me, hear his call to mission, and place my whole life in his hands. The first happened when I was four. My brother had died from cancer. After he passed away, my family really...
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