St. Joseph seems to keep appearing in my life.
Youth
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Dear Millennials: We have to talk about our commitment issues
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk with Pete Davis about the case for committing—to a relationship, a job, a social cause—in a world that tells us to always keep our options open.
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Pope Francis will use reflections and drawings from kids for this year’s Stations of the Cross
The Vatican’s Stations of the Cross will feature texts and drawings from a troop of Italian scouts, two group homes for disadvantaged young people and a parish that serves people who are differently abled, the homeless and survivors of domestic abuse.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What should teens give up for Lent?
Lent is when we sit down in a loud and confusing world and try to figure out what we’re doing here. That is all the more important for the people who are most confused.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
People think they know how young people feel about religion. This group actually asks them.
Behind the numbers lies a fascinating web of stories about how young people find and discover meaning.
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A new survey of young Catholics reports growing isolation, decreased religiosity and how adults can help
Springtide Research Institute has revealed that Catholics aged 13 to 25 are the loneliest generation on record and are increasingly having trouble putting trust in religious institutions.
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Vatican tells young people to ask for words of wisdom for Christmas
One present young people should ask for this Christmas is words of wisdom from older people they know.
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How Pope Francis is inspiring young Catholic entrepreneurs to rethink our economies
Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and more respectful of creation.
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An open letter to the bishops, from a young Catholic who’s only known a church in scandal
Young people did not lose a trust we once had in the clergy; many of us never had that trust in the first place.
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Teen was ‘influencer for God,’ mother says on eve of son’s beatification
In his exhortation on young people, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), Pope Francis said Acutis was a role model for young people today who are often tempted by the traps of “self-absorption, isolation and empty pleasure.”