tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post117094715143981927..comments2023-09-07T04:01:07.569-04:00Comments on The Criterion Online Blog: The faith of young adultsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post-23759436627005853342009-01-07T21:36:00.000-05:002009-01-07T21:36:00.000-05:00I'm interested to know if the youth of today can s...I'm interested to know if the youth of today can still find significant of Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in their lives today? How does they express it in thier daily lives.Amorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01172530686235117121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post-21074290656595854542007-07-18T09:43:00.000-04:002007-07-18T09:43:00.000-04:00As I further ponder the topic of our discussion, I...As I further ponder the topic of our discussion, I do agree that living a life of faith is crucial and most difficult for our young adults today. Many have been schooled by life to mistrust everything and everyone. Institutional scandals in the government, big business and in the church strongly influence us to walk away from the values they proclaim, thinking it is all a sham. <BR/><BR/>Faith, even amidst a wounded and human church, holds on to an unseen hand that one knows is there. Faith is not a summary of documents or statements. It is a relationship with a real person who loves us incredibly. Until a person finds that out for his or her life, the influences of our society will have their way. <BR/><BR/>As stated before, developing that faith begins at home during the formative years. If this is lacking, hopefully God will intervene with another positive presence to make up for the lack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post-32272945070238679772007-07-10T15:37:00.001-04:002007-07-10T15:37:00.001-04:00I think that so much has do do with the family env...I think that so much has do do with the family environment. If parents, the first catechists of our young, know their faith and practice it, those entrusted to their care will grow with values and beliefs that become a stepping stone for further faith development. It is not difficult to find the truth of our faith,if one really wants to. <BR/><BR/>I think there is a definite connection between a lack of knowing about Jesus, knowing Jesus and knowing what vocation our young adults are created to live. It is all connected, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post-60010103541767481052007-02-23T06:24:00.000-05:002007-02-23T06:24:00.000-05:00If the Bishops and priests themselves would teach ...If the Bishops and priests themselves would teach and insist the truth is taught in our schools that would be a start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20134052.post-1171648627190371782007-02-16T12:57:00.000-05:002007-02-16T12:57:00.000-05:00But we owe more to our youth than to leave them wi...<I>But we owe more to our youth than to leave them with only the faintest threads of Christianity -- we owe them more than cutting away all of the history and the beauty and the truth that the Catholic Faith has brought to us in favor of vague platitudes.</I><BR/><BR/>Because a "faint thread of Christianity" can't compete with a strong thread of Islam, and "vague platitudes" won't do much against the specific word-for-word literalism of the Koran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com