An Open Letter to My Sisters this Halloween

This column was written by our parish Youth Minister, Aaron Hostetter, to be published by lifeteen.com.  It is republished here with permission:   Dear Ladies, I want to write you this letter as your brother in Christ who loves you and cares about your soul. Do you know how amazing […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Flight attendants wear jeans and pink shirts or ties.  Yogurt lids and pickle jars, NFL jerseys and fireman’s uniforms take on the feminine hue.  Twitter pages, calendars, and flashes of Hollywood all seem to bear the image of pink as well.  Each year in […]

Gay, Catholic, and Doing Fine

Gay, Catholic, and Doing Fine: Reflections of a Faithful Catholic   Pastor’s Note:  Occasionally, we find articles which articulate issues in the Catholic faith with clarity and a personal perspective.  Recently, a Catholic blog writer included this reflection on her own blog.  It has been posted here unedited with permission […]

Lust vs. Love

Again, Holy Trinity Life Teen Director and youth minister Aaron Hostetter offers his insight for those seeking to grow in virtue.  The following thoughts were written for lifeteen.com and are reprinted below with permission from Life Teen: Lust vs. Love “What color are my eyes?” Guys, have you ever heard […]

What a Guy Wants…

Some advice for our teens (and maybe some who are a little older and who want to be wiser) about what guys want in a girl. Our Youth Minister and Life Teen Director, Aaron Hostetter, offers his thoughts and shares them as a contributor to Life Teen, reposted here with […]