Article in local Catholic paper about SPO

Great article today about the Saint Paul's Outreach School of the New Evangelization in The Catholic Spirit, the Archdiocesan newspaper for Minneapolis/St. Paul. It features a young college student which many of you know and a good friend of mine, Teresa Looker.

God is moving in powerful ways here in this Archdiocese and in many other pockets of students all over the country.

http://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=2312&SectionID=37&SubSectionID=&S=1"e

Swimming in the River and Picking Apples

On my day off today, Jill and I and the boys made our way to Afton State Park and to Afton Apple Orchard. Located just 25 minutes from our home, we were able to spend the day hiking, swimming, and picking apples. What a blast. Days like this were one of the reasons we were so excited about moving here to MN. The first 8 or 9 pics were of our hike at Afton State Park and of our swim in the St. Croix River. The river separates Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The last two pics were from Afton Apple Orchard.








Andrew, 6, Christian, 3, Malachi, 2. Adam - not in picture. See below.

Aquarium

2008 SNE

The last ten days have been amazing. God is raising up a generation of college students who are fearless and equipped to tell many about the "love of God in Jesus Christ." It is astonishing to see God's transforming love work so powerfully and thoroughly in the lives of His young people. Today, more than ever, it seems God's call to college students to be His soldiers, His laborers, and His witnesses of the Gospel is being heeded by so many.

Some of that "many" were at the annual School of the New Evangelization. There were 141 students from 10 different states, and 4 countries.

338,000 hours dedicated in total. That's 141 participants x 10 days x 24 hrs/day.

Students do want to make a difference and they are willing to sacrifice time and money to advance the Gospel. It is so exciting to be a part of this little movement as it begins to make some ripples and some waves on many campuses across the country.