Youths focus on God at Religious Education Congress youth day

Published: 2008-03-06

ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) -- "Nowhere you've been or anything you've ever done in your life has taken you more than one step away from Christ," speaker Steve Angrisano told a sold-out arena of high school students and their chaperones in Anaheim. The popular Catholic singer and songwriter was addressing the crowd at a Feb. 28 youth day that was part of the Los Angeles archdiocesan Religious Education Congress. With the theme "About-Face: Focused on God," the day featured workshops for 15,000 high school students and their chaperones on topics such as chastity; living out the biblical message; apologetics; social justice; celebrating liturgy; exploring a vocational call; being Catholic and having a sense of humor; and even finding the Christian purpose of participating in high school athletics. The day also included a Mass celebrated in two locations at the Anaheim Convention Center, with Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony presiding in the arena and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Oscar A. Solis presiding in one of the nearby halls.

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