Category: Youth
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NCYC 2015
NCYC 2016 is June 13-25. Spread the word!
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Pope Francis: “See You in Philadelphia”, as Pilgrims Arrive and World Meeting of Families Opens
Pope Francis has yet to depart for the United States, let alone the City of Brotherly Love, but today marks the opening of the World Meeting of Families. People from all over the world have begun to file into Philadelphia for the international event, which has occurred every three years since 1994.
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Whither Confirmation?
The “age of confirmation” in the dioceses of the United States at present is 7 to 16. This isn’t a coherent vision.
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Christian Smith: The situation with US Catholic youth actually is grim
How to respond??
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The system is down: systematic problems with the faith formation of children in American Catholicism
The structure of our catechetical ministry (more than the catechists – this is not a case of individuals making mistakes) assumes that Catholic parishes, not Catholic parents, are responsible for bringing up children in the faith. Yet, you know, it was my husband and I, not the parish catechists, that promised to do exactly that?
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Viewpoint: Banning Altar Girls is Theologically Unsound and Pastorally Imprudent
In a January 26 statement, Fr. Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco, announced a new policy whereby altar girls at Mass would be phased out and thenceforth only boys would serve at the altar.
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National Catholic Youth Choir 2015 Season
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2015 season of the National Catholic Youth Choir (NCYC).
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National Catholic Youth Choir: ‘Called to Serve’
Each summer since 2000, youth from throughout the United States have gathered in Collegeville to participate in the National Catholic Youth Choir, including a tour each year through Midwestern states.
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National Catholic Youth Choir begins – an Interview with AWR
The theme this year, inspired by Pope Francis, is “Called to Serve.”