Colson Whitehead’s award-winning novel is a timely reflection on who gets to write history…and who gets to erase it.
Youth
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Don’t ‘blackmail’ kids into coming to church, archbishop says
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, has said that catechesis is a process in leading young people to a personal relationship with Jesus.
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DACA ruling called ‘a beautiful moment’; concern about future remains
Immigrant youth are hoping that the recent Supreme Court decision on DACA will help efforts to strengthen it, thereby allowing them to continue living in the United States without fear of deportation.
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Lancet report urges phasing out institutional care for children
A report in the noted medical journals The Lancet Psychiatry and The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health have called for the phasing out of institutionalized care for children, favoring family-based care.
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Struggling with pornography? Matt Fradd says prayer (and therapy) can help.
In an interview with Sean Salai, S,.J., Matt Fradd talks about the ways to address pornography addiction, especially among young people.
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Less pizza, more phone calls: Youth ministry after Covid-19
Helping parishes learn how to livestream. Writing letters. Youth ministry has changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Church in Italy studies ways to provide youth programs during pandemic
The Italian bishops’ conference are trying to find ways to provide needed care and programs for children and adolescents during the pandemic.
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Franciscan University to pay tuition costs for new students in fall
Due to the economic problems created by the pandemic, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio has announced that it will assume the remaining tuition costs after scholarships and grants for the fall 2020 semester have been used. It will apply to all incoming full-time undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus programs.
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Pope postpones World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day
On the recommendation of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, Pope Francis is postponing the upcoming World Meeting of Families as well as World Youth Day by a year because of coronavirus.
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Money has warped youth sports. Ignatian spirituality offers a better way to play.
St. Ignatius invites us to discern spiritual meaning in everyday experience. I have found that such discoveries occur frequently on the basketball court.