Let’s try an experiment. I’m going to say one word, and I want you to monitor your blood pressure. The word is “immigration”.

—Are you still okay?

The Catholic Review of Baltimore, Maryland recently ran an article about a 16 year-old girl who organized her fourth sale Fair Trade coffee and chocolate last month. Maria Louzon, a member of Church of the Resurrection, learned about Fair Trade at a youth retreat two years ago. At the retreat, she discovered that simple actions on the part of an individual can make a big impact on the lives of other individuals half a world away.

Several years ago, when I was in high school, I was invited by my aunt Mary to participate in a 30-hour fast. The event had a significant impact on me, and since then I have participated in at least one fast a year. Mary, a youth minister at The Church of Saint Paul in Ham Lake, MN, has planned and organized many similar fasts for young people throughout the years of her ministry. In addition to her work, these events also feature a great deal of leadership by the young people who organize, promote, help lead, and participate in the fasts.

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Published on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 by The New York Times
by Cynthia Yednak

Lilly Endowment gives $2 million to Catholic Theological Union's Peacebuilders Initiative for high school youth

Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund unique high school program at Catholic Theological Union

Chicago (December 5, 2001) – Catholic Theological Union (CTU) has received a $30,000 planning grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. to develop a new program aimed at encouraging Chicago-area high school students to engage in theological inquiry and consider vocations in Christian ministry. The initial planning grant is expected to lead to a full implementation grant.