Surrender was never an option for Carolina Muñoz.
As a fighter standing exactly 5 feet tall, her opponents have always been bigger than her. As a youth minister at Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church in Garfield, many of the teenagers in her
Young people in the United States are looking for a sense of community and a safe space in the church to express themselves freely, two representatives of Catholic youth told Pope Francis.
Olivia Marcoux, 16, of Providence, Rhode Island, and Destiny Morris, 16,
My cradle Catholic parents instilled in me the importance of going to Mass religiously (no pun intended) but were never able to articulate why we went, answering only "because we are Catholic and that is what good Catholics do."
It wasn't until a
Finding healing and exploring ways to work more effectively with diverse communities was the focus of the general session on the second day of the "Alive in Christ: Young, Diverse, Prophetic Voices Journeying Together," a multicultural national gathering of Catholic ministry leaders
After a yearslong process, Catholic youth and young adult leaders on Tuesday presented the final report from the National Dialogue on Catholic Pastoral Ministry with Youth and Young Adults. Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Brian Fraga reports that a consistent theme that
Around the countries, different Catholic programs are preparing youth ministers to bring the Gospel to teenagers in their parishes in an inviting yet counter-cultural way. “It’s entirely counter-culture to live out your faith as a young Catholic today,” Alexis Fuentes, who’s finishing
The pandemic has given Catholics an opportunity to change the youth ministry game. Whereas the traditional structure has focused on gatherings and events, now interactions with youth may become more intentional and personal. McGrady writes: “We have a chance to focus more
"I love this song," said a young man, one of nearly 3,000 faithful gathered for the May 19 NJ Catholic Youth Rally, as he jumped to his feet in the Six Flags Great Adventure arena.
Involvement of community is healthy to a point, but then leaders should step aside, let young people lead
Some call them the iGeneration. Others prefer Generation Z, Pluralists or post-Millennials. Sociologists and marketing experts have yet to reach a consensus on what to call the children of Generation X — today’s teens, tweens and tots. But they have picked a