At the beginning of Lent, America asked a 5th-grade teacher to share what her students would be doing, or giving up, for Lent. Their responses reveal the joys and struggles of the Lenten season.
Youth
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America Media Announces 2024-25 O’Hare Fellows
Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor in chief of America, and Traug Keller, America Media’s president, announced today the selection of three graduating seniors to serve as the 2024-25 Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellows.
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Father Rob Galea’s preaching strategies for reaching disengaged youth
“Explain the resurrection to me in two minutes without using any church language.” This is the challenge that Father Rob Galea tells “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., he sets for his staff to ensure they can easily relate to the young people they serve.
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Men for Others: How the famous Jesuit maxim evolved—and what it means to Gen Z
On the surface, the message of the Jesuit maxim “men for others” is simple, but its history and evolution only add to its layered and meaningful message.
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How ringing bells as an altar boy made the miracle of Mass feel real for me
Even today, if bells are not rung at the consecration, my memory fills in the space of silence.
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The Jesuitical podcast is going on the road
In collaboration with select partners, “Jesuitical” hosts Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis are taking their popular podcast for young adult Catholics across the country!
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Meet the DJ priest bringing the Gospel to young people through electronic music
At a Halloween festival with some 30,000 partygoers, Father Peixoto re-mixed electronic dance beats with words from Pope Francis’ encyclical about protecting the environment. “The people are dancing with sentences from ‘Laudato Si’.’”
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What monks and college students taught me about commitment
We can make major life commitments, and yet also believe in spirit of discernment to make changes in our commitments.
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Dear Catholic high schools: Don’t make theology an afterthought
High school is the perfect time to engage teenagers.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The evangelization of welcome: What the church can learn from a youth center in a poor Dominican neighborhood
The children and teens of Quitasueños can also take recreational classes, like hip-hop, dance and drama; and the center organizes summer camps in the mountains. Oh, and one more thing. The young people learn about God.