At the close of a packed weekend at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, the question was posed to me: "What was your take-away from the event?" I do believe I truly received a valuable message from this energy-filled, yet exhausting experience. Although I was not prepared to articulate it at the time, I will attempt to share it here. Even though I am not a high school student, some of the words spoken to them "spoke" to me as well. A theme that I picked up from speakers was an echo of Pope Francis' thoughts, shared in the recent letter to youth Christus Vivit. It was a reminder of something I'm sure I knew already, but it touched me on a very personal level: I am invited to friendship with Christ. I am called, personally, to be His disciple. I might ask, what does this mean to me? There are several points we can take from this. Here are a few:
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