Like Amazon, students should deliver the good news fast, bishop says at SEEK21
Denver Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez celebrates Mass Feb. 4, 2021, for the opening of the SEEK21 conference. The national conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students drew over 27,000 participants for its virtual events Feb. 4-7 and included college students, missionaries, FOCUS alumni, parishioners, young adults, FOCUS benefactors, clergy, religious and others. (CNS photo/courtesy Fellowship of Catholic University Students)
By Catholic News Service • Posted February 12, 2021
DENVER (CNS) Denver Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez had two questions about sharing the Catholic faith for participants in this year’s Fellowship of Catholic University Students conference: “Are we presenting in our message the true image of God? Are we delivering the good news of a God of love?”
5 Takeaways from SEEK21
Discussion
Every other year, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) hosts its SEEK conference that draws thousands of young Catholics together to encounter Christ and share the Gospel. For safety reasons, SEEK21 was streamed from Denver, CO in a hybrid format with the majority of events online. As a result, SEEK21 was actually FOCUS’ largest event to-date with 27,000 participants from 20 countries on 6 continents. But SEEK21 was markedly different from previous years, and not just because it was online.
Here are 5 key takeaways from SEEK21:
1. A Culture of Life, Not a Culture of Death
The challenges of the past year have been complicated and overwhelming. Many feel lost about what to think, how to pray, and wonder if there is any adequate response to the suffering we see and experience. One popular response to suffering and injustice is “cancel culture.” But condemnation and ostracization are symptoms of the “throwaway culture”
Kanayo O. Kanayo, née Anayo Modestus Onyekwere | Image: Momodu Media
The name Kanayo O Kanayo is a name that rings a familiar bell for any lover of Nollywood. The actor has paid his dues in the Nigerian film industry being one of the most celebrated screen stars around.
The actor who is famed for his role as an occultist in many films has been stereotyped in light of the role with many believing that he is indeed into occult practices in reality.
During the week, the actor cum politician and lawyer engaged in a war of words with an Instagram follower after he shared a picture of the hundredth birthday of Ezinne Anyanwu, the mother of an actor, Chika Anyanwu.
By Akinwale Akinyoade 09 January 2021 | 12:47 pm
Kanayo O. Kanayo, née Anayo Modestus Onyekwere | Image: Momodu Media
The name Kanayo O Kanayo is a name that rings a familiar bell for any lover of Nollywood. The actor has paid his dues in the Nigerian film industry being one of the most celebrated screen stars around.
The actor who is famed for his role as an occultist in many films has been stereotyped in light of the role with many believing that he is indeed into occult practices in reality. x
During the week, the actor cum politician and lawyer engaged in a war of words with an Instagram follower after he shared a picture of the hundredth birthday of Ezinne Anyanwu, the mother of an actor, Chika Anyanwu.
CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic
Beginning in 1974, the March for Life has been held every year in Washington D.C. near the date of January 22nd, the anniversary of the
Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the United States. This year the event was moved a week later because of the presidential inauguration on January 20th. The March for Life will start at midday with a rally at the National Mall, followed by a march that ends at the steps of the Supreme Court.
In the midst of the pandemic, the March is still going to continue as planned in Washington D.C. But there are also dozens of local marches happening in January to allow people to participate without taking the risks of interstate travel.