The Will of Choice
One of the reasons why I was so appalled at my action during the trip to Ho Chi Minh City is that, I used to make a different choice. Upon my conflicted state of seeing a homeless man or a stranger seeking for financial help, I would force myself to step out of my comfort […]
FEMM Teacher Training Course in Malta
“FEMM Teacher Training Course na Malti” Last September 26-27,2015, the core team of FEMM, Ms. Anna and Judy Halpine held a FEMM teacher training course in Malta. Silvija Šijak shares her story and her key takeaways of human dignity and her fellow Maltese women. [tabs] [tab title=”English”] Even before becoming a WYA member, I was already […]
Ideas About The Human Value of a Person
I love reading novels and have just been caught up with a book called The Inferno by Dan Brown, a thriller where the famous Robert Langdon, a professor of Symbology, is drawn into a grievous world focused on the world’s most mysterious literary masterpieces Dante’s Inferno. From Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find […]
Man’s Search for Meaning, a Review
Man´s search for meaning is one of those unforgettable books that can provoke a change in your way of looking at life and the people around you. The book has two clearly differentiated parts. On the one hand, the first half of Man’s Search for Meaning describes life in Nazi concentration camp in light of […]
Human Dignity and Totalitarianism (An Excerpt from the WYA Certified Training Program)
English Lecture given at Schloss Neuwaldegg, Vienna, November 5, 2004 It is a great honor and with real humility that I address you today. I am a young citizen of the West; I grew up in Canada and the United States, and have had the privileges, securities, freedoms and joys that such an experience brings. […]
Dancing into Dignity: Mad Hot Ballroom, a Review
This 2005 film by Marilyn Agrelo, which follows New York elementary students as they learn how to ballroom dance through a program in public schools, isn’t the typical dance competition movie. Though it ends with champions and runner-ups, it’s not about the competition. This is a documentary-style film about learning to choose excellence, […]
Ioseph Leskowsky’s WYA Chamber Orchestra Experience
“Playing with the WYA orchestra is quite different from the other performing that I do. Not only is it enjoyable and challenging, but I’m also part of an organization that shares my values. WYA is about promoting the dignity of the human person and the family. As one of six brothers, I see my parents’ […]
Incoming WYA President inspires Philippine Youth
Rachelle Miranda, a participant of the 2nd National Youth Leadership Summit in the Philippines, talks about how she found the talk of WYA incoming president and current WYA Asia Pacific Director, Lord Pomperada, particularly inspiring. Miranda says, “Through his talk, I learned that being young is not an obstacle in making a contribution to […]
FEMM for Everyone
“Hello?” “Hi, you need to hurry. There is a line wrapping around the block!” It was a humid fall afternoon in Columbus, OH, as we raced across the Ohio State University campus carrying boxes of flyers to the Student Involvement Fair. We easily spotted the rest of our FEMM volunteer crew, a purple rose situated between the […]
A Week to Remember at WYA International Summer Camp
As I boarded the bus with an over-packed duffel bag and a bursting-at-the seams backpack, I was incredibly excited for WYA’s International Summer Camp. Even though I attended the camp last summer, I knew that this year would be different. There was going to be twenty campers – the largest amount WYA has had […]