I was first drawn to Bryan Spinks’ book The Worship Mall because I’ve been wrestling with the reality that so many of my friends and family have either left the Catholic Church or stopped attending any religious service. I have been trying to understand their decision.
Archive for category Youth
The Worship Mall
Oct 23
I take it as given that it is a good thing to gather a million-and-a-half young people from around the world to pray with each other and with the Supreme Pontiff. My question is whether it is possible to celebrate the Eucharist in a worthy manner at such an event.
The National Catholic Register has interviewed Bishop Aquila to shed some light on the topic of “restored order” for the sacraments of initiation.
Pricey First Communion
Jun 17
Parents in Ireland spend €1,000 (= $1,428) on average on their child’s First Communion.
Here are the choristers of the National Catholic Youth Choir rehearsing Christopher Willcock’s “Give Us A Pure Heart” on the first morning of their summer camp, and C. Jaspers’ “O Quam Gloriosum” on the fourth morning.
Roman Missal podcast
Jun 9
“Beyond the Words” seeks to catechize young adults (and the young at heart) on the changes of the new Roman Missal.
Robert Nugent argues that for teens to appreciate the value of sacramental confession, we need to clearly ritualize its connection to the larger community and engage their sense of sin as injuring relationships, rather that disobeying individual (often half-understood) laws.
Things have not settled down in the Catholic Church in Germany, not by a long shot. The Alliance of Catholic Youth (Bund der Katholischen Jugend) in Germany is calling for reform.
NCYC 2011 Concert Schedule
May 20
If you’re in the neighborhood, come hear the National Catholic Youth Choir in its 2011 season.
There is still time … the final due date for youth applicants is next Friday, May 6th.