Feb 13, 2010 / 12:32 pm
Getting to heaven is a bit like getting ready for the big game, according to Todd Lemieux. “If you’re playing a sport, you don’t play to be mediocre or average,” said Lemieux, 36, author of “100 Things Every Catholic Teen Should Know.”
“You have to put in the effort. You have to train. If we’re training to be with God in heaven, he wants you to be the best you that you can be. Go from good to better, from better to best and from best to completely awesome.”
Last Friday, Lemieux gave two talks at St. Thomas More Preparatory, located in Magnolia, Delaware. His first was to sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students from Holy Cross Elementary School and later he spoke to St. Thomas More high school students.
Lemieux, who tours the country speaking to youth and young adults, discussed self-respect, chastity, and living a life guided by virtues outlined in the Beatitudes. Lemieux was part of the scheduled lineup for the school’s third annual Spirit Riot, which also included Catholic recording artists The Matt Maher Band, but the event was canceled due to inclement weather.