Revisiting the Brothers Karamazov By Dane Neufeld For much of my adult life, if asked to cite one of the most influential books in my spiritual journey, I would have said The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This despite not having r... Read More...
Tradition for Teens I wonder what personal attraction draws teenagers to traditional Catholic devotion?
Youth ministry as parish ministry: Sui Generis no more The “entertainment model” of youth ministry is conditioning our young adults to see their walk with Jesus as one activity (among many) that can be dropped when they are too busy or it isn’t “fun” anymore.
2 pitfalls, 3 activities, 3 books: best practices for youth confirmation This past Sunday we welcomed our bishop for his annual visitation and for confirmations, which is always a joyous day for our youth confirmands, their families, and their sponsors. I’ve been teaching youth conf... Read More...
Policy of truth I will only sketch here the beginnings of a constructive Christian response to the false religion of violence and assault that is proving so seductive for our contemporary western culture, as for so many cultures before.
A Friendly Amendment to Derek Olsen’s “Rite III EP for the Young: A Modest Proposal” Derek Olsen, a member of the Episcopal Church’s Standing Committee on Music and Liturgy, has given us another fantastic, strategic, and theologically rich piece on the so-called Rite III in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.
The rotten fruit of ‘niceness’ The problem is that a gospel of niceness provides little support for the true terror and tragedy of life. It doesn’t stand up to death, loss, failure, and the reality of other people’s sinfulness and our own.
Building faith that will last Matt Marino writes: “All branches of the American church have a problem retaining young adults.”
