5 Rules for Life: Chris Stefanik from SEEK 2019 on finding and knowing joy
Chris Stefanik on joy and how you know Christian joy. Chris discusses how to kick self-loathing and begin to think with the mind of...
The Four Life-Giving Gifts of YOUCAT
A catechist reflects on the value of the youth catechism
BY KIMBERLY BRUCE
The youth catechism of the Catholic Church, commonly known as YOUCAT, is...
Snatched from the Dragon, Caught for Christ
The importance of youth ministry
PAT GOHN
Looking back on my younger years, I’m grateful for the parish-based youth ministry that offered regular retreats and weekly...
Using Digital Media in Ministry
ERIC GROTH
Nothing in history has so rapidly revolutionized the way we communicate as social media. Today's online world is a quite sobering social reality,...
A Lot To Offer: a recap of the recent Synod
A look at the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment
KATIE PREJEAN McGRADY
I was in the midst of changing my four-month-old daughter’s...
Praying the Scriptures: A Guide for Teens to Engage with God
BY BECKY GROTH
"Mom, we read a Bible verse, go around and say what word or sentence jumped out at us, read the verse again,...
Enlisting Youth Gives Life to Our Parish
Believing that they belong benefits all
BECKY GROTH
If all the youth ministers, past and present, sat down together to make a short list of the...
The Vision of “The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis”
Reimagining Ministry to Youth
Denise Utter
The Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis (NFCYM, NCEA, NCCL), in collaboration with pastoral and catechetical leaders from around the country, wrote...
Helping Teens Understand Catholic Social Teaching
Why is it so difficult to interest teens in Catholic social teaching?
Five Ideas for Local Youth Service Missions
Connecting faith with good works
BECKY GROTH
Just in case we didn’t get the picture when Jesus told the parable of the sheep and goats (Matthew...
