This Year:
Sunday, October 24, 2010 // 9am-5pm
What is World
Youth Day?
Each year on Palm Sunday,
the Pope issues a message to the youth of the world, and every few
years, a special gathering is held somewhere on the globe to mark a
"World" Youth Day. Many years ago Pope John Paul II asked the
bishops of each country, however, to make sure they celebrated World
Youth day every year, and the bishops of the United States
chose late October. Therefore, when we gather, we do so with
Catholic Young people all over our country!
2010 Theme: "Have
It HIS Way"
In today’s readings we are
challenged to follow Christ as humble servants,
to recognize our own sinfulness, to express our
need for God’s forgiveness, and to acknowledge
that his will is far better than our own.
If we do that, we
will be rewarded with the Peace that only
Christ.
In the individualism
of American society, this can even be counter to
the very culture around us.
There is no better
example of that than the challenge of living a
chaste life, with a healthy respect for human
dignity, and an understanding of the “theology
of the body.”
The best way for us
to live in Christ’s peace is to “HAVE IT HIS
WAY.”
2010 Presenters
 Jason
Evert is a full-time apologist with
Catholic Answers, the nation's largest lay-run
apostolate for apologetics and evangelization.
He holds a
master's degree in theology, and undergraduate
degrees in counseling and theology from
Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is the
author of ten books, including If You Really
Loved Me, Pure Love, and Theology of the Body
for Teens, which challenge young people to be
pure. Jason speaks at seminars such as Romance
Without Regret, participates in debates and
discussions on television, and responds to
thousands of questions about chastity and
Catholicism from people around the world through
www.chastity.com,
Catholic Answers, and the Theology of the Body
Institute, as well as through appearances on
media outlets including Fox News, EWTN, WGN, and
the BBC.
 Damon
Owens is a presenter for the
Theology of the Body Institute and the
founder of Joy Filled Marriage NJ a
non-profit organization providing training,
resources, and support for engaged and
married couples. He and his wife Melanie
also serve as Natural Family Planning
Program Coordinators for the Archdiocese of
Newark. Damon keeps a full speaking schedule
at national conferences, marriage seminars,
high schools, seminaries, and youth groups
on the good news of sexuality, chastity,
Theology of the Body, Theology of the
Family, and NFP.
Damon has published numerous articles
and appeared on EWTN Life on the Rock and
March for Life 2006, ABC World News Tonight,
CBS News 48 Hours, BET Evening News, and
National Public Radio. He is also an
accomplished gospel singer with such honors
as a solo during the 1995 New Jersey Papal
Mass at Giants Stadium.
 Most
Rev. Gregory Aymond
Archbishop of New Orleans
We are excited to announce that our Archbishop will be present for World
Youth Day. Archbishop Aymond has a long history
here in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and we
are pleased to welcome him back. The archbishop
will spend time meeting and greeting youth
participants and their chaperones
throughout the day. Be on the lookout for the
Archbishop especially during lunchtime
activities where he will be meeting with youth
and adult chaperones.
© 2010 /
Catholic Youth & Young Adult Ministry / Archdiocese of New Orleans
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