World Youth Day Experiences – Edmonton

Friday, August 26, 2016

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Written by Ian Meaden and the St. Joseph’s Basilica World Youth Day Group. Well another World Youth Day has come and gone. I find for each one I have been to that my experience was always different and there is always something new that I have taken away. Now, I could write a full length blog […]

A Rebellion of Courage, Mercy, Light, Goodness and Hope in Krakow

Thursday, August 25, 2016

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When I arrived a day early, the streets of Krakow were still empty. However, you could tell something special was about to take place. Last minute preparations were overlapping with first small, spontaneous musical performances and youth trickling in with flags from around the world. When our team came together the next day, I could […]

World Youth Day 2016: Rediscovering My Calling in the City of Saints

Thursday, August 25, 2016

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[Me alongside 1.8 million pilgrims at the overnight vigil.] Written by Celine Diaz Despite the fact that I was still in my early twenties, I felt extraordinarily old coming into WYD—which was ironic, because this event was obviously for “youth”. Yet somewhere along the way, I seemed to have lost my “youthful vitality” too soon. […]