Hi, I'm Fr. Phil Hurley, the youth and young adult director for the Apostleship of Prayer.

You and I have hungry hearts.  We're hungry for freedom and for truth, for beauty and justice.  We're hungry for love.

Only when we encounter the real freedom, truth, beauty, justice and love in the Heart of Jesus, can our hearts be filled. From that fullness we can then help make our world more free, truthful, beautiful, just, and loving.  We all feel this hunger for the love of Christ, and we all desire to make our world a better place. 

Young people can feel this hunger and desire in a uniquely powerful way.  Children, teenagers, and young adults are not only the future of the Church: they are also its present.  They are a vibrant and essential part of the Church today. 

I'm excited as I begin my work with youth and young adults for the Apostleship of Prayer. We at the AoP want to share with you our "simple, profound way of life." We invite you to join us in seeking heart-to-heart encounters with Jesus every day, and in offering ourselves to God each day for the good of others.  Having these encounters and making this offering can change our lives - and our world.

I hope to meet you in person too.  I travel to offer programs at parishes, schools,meetings, and conferences around the country.  Please feel free to contact me for more information on talks, workshops, and retreats for children, teenagers and young adults at 414-486-1152 or phurleysj@apostleshipofprayer.org.

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