Perspective
After the synod, be present
By Katie Prejean McCrady So, what now? The synod on young people has finished in Rome, the final document is being translated, the bishops, auditors, experts, observers and reporters have […]
Perspective
Vocation equals accompaniment
By Brother Javier Hansen The approaching synod on “Young people, faith and vocational discernment” next month in Rome is of huge importance to the Church. If you had told me […]
Perspective
Lessons from two soon-to-be saints
I was thrilled to see the announcement that Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Paul VI and Blessed Oscar Romero during the upcoming synod on “Young people, the faith and vocational […]
Perspective
How the Church can welcome young families
By Robert Christian Many people have assumed that once millennials started to grow older and have kids, a large number would return to the Church or become more actively engaged. […]
Perspective
What I learned at the presynod gathering
By Katie Prejean-McGrady It has been nearly a month since the beginning of the presynod gathering on “Young people, the faith and vocational discernment,” in Rome, and other than the […]
Perspective
‘Make noise!’: Pope Francis at five years
By Elise Italiano and Christopher White Finishing off his first international trip as pope at the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis looked to the young […]
Perspective
Take action against gun violence
By Christopher White I was in sixth grade when two gunmen entered Columbine High School and mowed down 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own […]
Perspective
How one young activist thinks about social justice
By Jeanne Marie Hathway As a college student, I spend much of my time deliberating the great questions of our day, not least among them: the limp salad or the pizza? […]
Perspective
Don’t wait for the young adult group to get involved in your parish
By Zac Davis Young adults are tough to minister to. We’re on the move, our peers aren’t going to church with us, and we’re most likely to sneak out of […]
Columns
Three questions for vocational discernment
It was a hot, sunny day in early September and the lawn around me was a sea of colorful banners and signs advertising debate clubs and Ultimate Frisbee teams. Like […]