Last weekend, in place of the homily, our parishes viewed the annual diocesan Catholic Services Appeal video.  The Catholic Services Appeal supports the operational costs of our diocese, over 30 faith building programs (especially for our youth), and the education and formation of our seminarians.  Totus Tuus and Extreme Faith Camp are just two of the youth programs made possible through the diocese, both of which I have been a part of and both of which I see producing so much fruit in our youth as they encounter Jesus Christ in new and deeper ways.  God has given each of us so many blessings and gifts — please be generous with what God has given you!  (And if you don’t belong to the Diocese of Superior, please be generous in supporting those programs in your area that contribute to the building up and spreading of our amazing Catholic faith!)