Renewing the Vision

Renewing the Vision
Author:
Publisher: USCCB Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1997
Genre: Catholic youth
ISBN: 9781574550047

This volume provides all who minister to young people with an effective blueprint for building a truly meaningful ministry

Young Catholic America

Young Catholic America
Author: Christian Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199341087

Best Review at the Catholic Press Association Convention Studies of young American Catholics over the last three decades suggest a growing crisis in the Catholic Church: compared to their elders, young Catholics are looking to the Church less as they form their identities, and fewer of them can even explain what it means to be Catholic and why that matters. Young Catholic America, the latest book based on the groundbreaking National Study of Youth and Religion, explores a crucial stage in the life of Catholics. Drawing on in-depth surveys and interviews of Catholics and ex-Catholics ages 18 to 23--a demographic commonly known as early "emerging adulthood"--leading sociologist Christian Smith and his colleagues offer a wealth of insight into the wide variety of religious practices and beliefs among young Catholics today, the early influences and life-altering events that lead them to embrace the Church or abandon it, and how being Catholic affects them as they become full-fledged adults. Beyond its rich collection of statistical data, the book includes vivid case studies of individuals spanning a full decade, as well as insight into the twentieth-century events that helped to shape the Church and its members in America. An innovative contribution to what we know about religion in the United States and the evolving Catholic Church, Young Catholic America is the definitive source for anyone seeking to understand what it means to be young and Catholic in America today.

Young Adult Catholics

Young Adult Catholics
Author: Dean R. Hoge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780268044763

Do they take the pope's statements seriously? Do they attend Mass? Have significant numbers left for other churches? Do they want Catholic education for their children?".

Christus Vivit

Christus Vivit
Author: Pope Francis
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2019-04-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1681924927

To young Christians of the world, Pope Francis has a message for you: "Christ is alive, and he wants you to be alive!" In his fourth apostolic exhortation, Christus Vivit, Pope Francis encapsulates the work of the 2018 synod of bishops on "Young People, The Faith, and Vocational Discernment." Pope Francis has always had a special relationship with young people, and in his fatherly love for you he shows that: You can relate to young people in Scripture who made a difference You identify with the Christ who is always young You face difficult issues in the world today You yearn for the truth of the Gospel You are capable of amazing things when you respond to the Gospel You learn and grow with help from the faithful of all generations You need bold and creative youth ministry You can discover who God made you to be You are urged to pray for discernment Christus Vivit is written for and to young people, but Pope Francis also wrote it for the entire Church, because, as he says, reflecting on our young people inspires us all. "May the Holy Spirit urge you on as you run this race. The Church needs your momentum, your intuitions, your faith. We need them! And when you arrive where we have not yet reached, have the patience to wait for us."

I Choose God

I Choose God
Author: Chris Cuddy
Publisher: Servant Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Catholic youth
ISBN: 9780867167733

In twenty-one thought-provoking testimonies, young Catholics talk about their search for truth in a world increasingly free of values and lasting peace. Some hit rock bottom; some wandered in confusion, searching for meaning in all the wrong places; some were Christians looking for something more. All found joy and new life in Jesus Christ and his Catholic Church.

Prayer Book for Young Catholics

Prayer Book for Young Catholics
Author: Robert J. Fox
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781592760985

We all need help with our prayers sometimes. Even the disciples asked Christ to teach them how to become better at praying and He gave them - and us the Our Father. Now Prayer Book for Young Catholics, Revised, gives teens and young adults a variety of words, a variety of styles. Here are the absolute best traditional Catholic prayers - including those written and prayed by some of the Church's most beloved saints! And here, too, are original prayers that focus on the challenges and concerns a young person faces today. Here's the gift that can help your son or daughter, your grandchild or godchild, take that next step in his or her prayer life. Here's how you can help your loved one find those unspoken words and grow closer to Christ, His Church, and His Mother.

Bible for Young Catholics

Bible for Young Catholics
Author: Anne E. Heffernan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780819811516

Paraphrases the Old and New Testaments and provides introductions to each book of the Bible along with illustrations, maps, and information about the history, geography, and theological teachings.

Nurturing Young Catholics

Nurturing Young Catholics
Author: Joseph Moore
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1995
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809135752

This practical and inspirational book is for people responsible for raising young people in faith--mostly Confirmation sponsors--but really anyone who helps young teens in faith development. Contains practical advice for helping teens with drug, alcohol or abuse problems.

What Matters Most

What Matters Most
Author: Leonard J. DeLorenzo
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-03-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1594718083

What if we taught young people that they can measure success by how they follow Christ rather than by how much money they make or where they go to college? In What Matters Most, University of Notre Dame theology professor Leonard J. DeLorenzo urges youth ministers, teachers, and parents to help young people redefine success in light of their call to discipleship—completely saying yes to God. In Luke's account of the Annunciation, Mary offers a true model of discipleship for young people to follow. Her example will empower them to make choices about how to live their lives as a courageous yes to God in everything they choose—just as she did. DeLorenzo, who served as the long-time director of Notre Dame Vision—a program designed to help young Catholics find their true calling as disciples of Jesus—shows how Mary exhibited four habits that will guide young people to make important life decisions: Listen carefully and practice patience. Remember who we are and what we value most. Respond with compassion to choices we face. Embrace sacrifice for the sake of love. DeLorenzo includes personal stories from his experience as a father and working with youth and young adults with spiritual wisdom to equip teachers, mentors, pastoral ministers, and parents to reexamine the way they encourage and help form young Catholics approaching significant life choices such as college and jobs. He presents ways to remedy spiritual deficits in these young people created by cultural realities such as the fast pace of tech-driven lives and the looming pressure to succeed with worldly accomplishments.

Return

Return
Author: Brandon Vogt
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-11-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996783705

A comprehensive guide to help you determine why your child left the Church and how to bring them back.