Christian Smith and Melinda Denton, investigators for the National Study of Youth and Religion, see an alternative faith in American teenagers, one that “feeds on and gradually co-opts if not devours” established religious traditions: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.
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Camino to Compostela
La Cigüeña de la Torre reports that 2,200 young people from Madrid have set out by foot on the pilgrimage path to the shrine of St. James in Compostela.
Read moreArchbishop Di Noia about young people
Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, OP, Secretary of the Holy See’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has some highly interesting comments on young Catholics in today’s culture.
Read moreNational Catholic Youth Choir at Prayer – UPDATE 6-22
An annual highlight of the National Catholic Youth Choir is Candlelight Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Abbey Church to conclude the observance of Sunday, the Lord’s Day.
Read more“Hello Rome” – and a “Reply” from the Pope
Here is the “longest protest song in the world” from the Catholic Youth of Upper Austria.
Read moreLA Religious Ed Congress
The inclusion of liturgical topics says something very positive about the renewal of the RCC since V2. The style appears to be decidely more “contemporary” than “traditional,” which is no big surprise.
Read moreWhat Are Young People Like?
This is very interesting and the presentation is user-friendly. The KCs and the Marists have conducted a survey of American Millennials (age 18 to 29) on spirituality – moral values, world views, religious experiences, and social issues. They seem to be interested in spirituality, relativistic (to use a slippery term) on morality, and concerned about social issues. As we say in Minnesota, not half bad. Could be worse.
Read moreKeeping Count?
On the one hand, the Eucharist and its liturgy are of inestimable value. On the other hand, perhaps we’ve over-valued the Mass. Tracking attendance has been an important component in catechesis and preparation for confirmation — but what message does it send?
Read moreThe “Santa vigil” and principles for engaging young Christians in liturgy
At the end of the mass, the priest called all the children forward for a blessing. They flocked forward — it was the 4:15 mass — but after the blessing, Santa emerged from the sacristy in full costume with booming voice.
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