Doug Triche is a dear friend and a great guy.

He asks me every year to be a part of the senior retreat for the school where he serves as campus minister, St. Charles Catholic High School, in LaPlace LA. He has been doing youth work and campus ministry for years and is another hero…not only because of his faithful friendship but also because of his joy at working with, and being among, and seeing the best in, teens.

This year he invited me back to be with a really good class of close to 100 seniors.

Their retreat focused on Finding God in Our Memories and in our future. It was great to reflect on the poeple who have helped me see God. I reflected on my dad and mom, my wife Marlene, and good friends.

This retreat was special for me in that 2 young people who are friends were in the class. It was great to see Matthew E. and Aimee F. To think that they are seniors now lets me know I am really getting older!!!

The faculty and chaperones at St. Chalres are very committed to their teens. It’s a great school and I feel lucky to be a part of their senior retreat. Even when I look like this (I don’t think I will qulaify for most photogenic..ever!)