On the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, the Archdiocese of Mobile continued its long-standing tradition by traveling on a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., for the March for Life. A group of youth and adults boarded buses and made the journey. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, it was unclear what the March would look like this year.
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.” ~John 15:16
I started coaching basketball when I was in high school. I really enjoyed teaching young players the game and enjoyed the competitive aspect. Before I began full-time ministry, I was coaching basketball at a school in Dallas. From a coaching perspective, I always enjoy building a team.
As we lay in the giant field on the final night of World Youth Day in Poland, the constant drumming and cheering could be heard continuously. A priest with our group had to get up at 4 o’clock in the morning in order to make his way to the main stage to be a part of the final Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. The sun came up very early and everybody started to wake up. It is difficult to really gauge the size of a crowd in the dark. When the sun lit up the field, I could get a better picture of the magnitude of the moment. I would later learn that there were around 2.5 million people at the closing Mass for World Youth Day 2016. The sight of all of the people was incredible!