There's been a lot of news about the millennial generation and faith lately, and it seems to be a mixed bag: Are 18-28 year olds the least religious generation of Americans or is their faith just as strong as earlier generations?
It depends on what you mean to be faith, it seems.
A poll over at Catholic Match found that Christmas is the hardest time of year for singles.
Facing up against Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, and New Years, Christmas "won" with forty percent of the votes.
I love brunch. It has to be the best meal ever, but it is decidedly not a religious experience.
For some young adults, this Chicago Tribune article posits, brunch fills up more than their stomachs. "The meal is part sustenance, part social; a way for young, urban and, increasingly, secular adults to connect with one another on Sunday mornings."
Along with graduation speakers, the other big fight on Catholic campuses (brought to us by the Cardinal Newman Society, of course) is around The Vagina Monologues. Now, Catholic News Agency reports, there’s a theatrical alternative to Eve Ensler’s provocative one-woman play: The Vitae Monologues.
“Marwiage that bwessed arwangement, that dweem beyond a dweem.” –The Princess Bride
Start with one hour of Eucharistic adoration, follow that up with a party in a nightclub-like setting, and you get one hip ancient church.
That’s the model of Catholic Underground, a ministry started by Bronx-based Franciscan Friars of Renewal to take on Pope John Paul II's challenge to keep faith in dialogue with modern culture. It’s caught on among young adults and now has eight locations across the country.
A referendum on sexual health that earned the support of 90 percent of Boston College students presents a unique opportunity to discuss sexuality, administrators say. But BC students may be less interested in teachable moments on sexual ethics than they are in an expansion of the school's sex education program.
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