During Lent of this year, I was fortunate enough to have been asked to attend the showing of Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ. I was asked to attend by the directors of the parish youth group. The plan was simple — attend the film- come back to the church for discussion, prayer and fellowship.

I was asked to be a group leader of about nine youth members. As it turned out, I believe that I gained more from their insights and reflections than the reverse.

Something about the beauty and truth of the love of Christ portrayed in the passion was profoundly moving. I was deeply impacted both by the film and the reflections of those nine youth members in my little group.

In this world which often portrays fiction as real, it is refreshing to know that the truth still does resonate — it still move us like nothing else- sometimes we need to experience it through the young and not so cynical eyes of the young.

This summer, take time with your child. See the world through the eyes of your children. Hug them. Love them. Seek the truth. This will be a summer worth remembering.