Young Adult/Campus Ministry
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- Faith That is Known and Lived: A Conference on Campus Ministry and Its Future
- Lives of Commitment Lives of Commitment: Catholic Volunteer Service and Mission
- Young Adult Catholics: Religion in a Culture of Choice
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Faith That is Known and Lived: A Conference on Campus Ministry and Its Future
Catholics are attending colleges and universities in numbers that far exceed their percentage of the general population. Each year nearly forty percent of the three million freshmen enrolling in the nation’s 4,100 degree-granting institutions identify themselves as Catholic. How is their religious community present to them during the formative years of college? These proceedings reflect leading campus ministry programs in the country including Arizona State, Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and Northwestern among others. An exciting and well-funded ministry is becoming more of an influence in the lives of young Catholics and is increasingly a powerhouse of Catholic intellectual ferment.
44 pages Price: $14.95
Lives of Commitment Lives of Commitment: Catholic Volunteer Service and Mission
Today nearly 6,000 mostly young men and women serve in the missions worldwide and within our urban centers and rural communities. They teach school, provide legal services, conduct parish ministries, and run programs for the homeless. The growth in volunteer and service programs offers terrific opportunities for the church to engage young people in its life and ministry. These proceedings provide an array of Catholic-sponsored service opportunities, from Jesuit Volunteers to Notre Dame University's Alliance for Catholic Education. Volunteers discuss the impact of their service upon their faith and list the practical challenges of running their programs.
72 pages Price: $12.95
Young Adult Catholics: Religion in a Culture of Choice
U.S. Catholicism is young. Forty percent of the adult Catholic population are in their 20s and 30s. Despite sizeable numbers, young adults generally have a tenuous connection with their Catholicism. About eight percent of the large population, for example, is in church every Sunday. Most young adult Catholics like being Catholic but still lack connections with their parishes and their church’s sacramental life. A brilliant study on young adult American Catholics conducted by a four-member research team serves as the basis of this FADICA exchange. The conversation provides timely insights into what works and does not work in pastoral outreach to the young adult population.
44 pages Price: $12.95