Category: Youth
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Fr. Karol Wojtyła celebrates versus populum in the 1950’s
NEIL XAVIER O’DONOGHUE — Today there is a tendency to see the many changes in the manner liturgy was celebrated in the second half of the twentieth century as being radical. However, for many who lived through the period these were simply common sense.
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Baltimore Archdiocese Lowers Confirmation Age to 9
EDITOR — To enhance youth formation and counteract disaffiliation, the Baltimore Archdiocese lowers confirmation age to nine.
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Co-Responsibility for Proclaiming the Gospel: Part I
MEGAN EFFRON — Too often, lay people are described solely as evangelists who witness to Christ by living in the world. This is a worthy goal, but only part of our call. Lay people can—and should—also use their words to preach the gospel!
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Book Review: The Church after Innovation
For Root, the wholehearted adoption by the church of an ethic of innovation and entrepreneurship goes against everything the church is.
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Brief Book Review: Turn to the Lord
“DeLorenzo asks us to take sacramental preparation out of the classroom and into more intimate and personal faith formation groups.”
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Developing Youth Liturgical Leadership
For over 25 years, Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology has offered its One Bread, One Cup liturgical leadership conferences for high school youth, and 2022 summer conferences now are in full swing. Not just an opportunity for a community-building spiritual “high,” One Bread, One Cup offers young people the opportunity to build real…
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Evangelizing Monasticism
Evangelization is the lens by which we are called to do aggiornamento today
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Youth Synod Document: First Thoughts on Liturgy
When is wonder for the Mystery ever distinct from active participation? The text appears confused and without orientation.Â
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Youth Synod Final Document: “Fresh, authentic, joyful liturgy”
“The Eucharistic celebration is generative of the life of the community and of the synodality of the Church.”