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Strong Catholic Families:
Strong Catholic Youth
© 2013 by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Inc. All rights reserved
Partnering with Parents to Bring Home the Faith
A Summary for Leaders
1. Parents are primary.
“The single most important influence on the religious and spiritual lives of adolescents is their parents.”
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, p 261
1. Parents are primary.
2. Today’s youth are very family friendly.
The Millennial View…The Millennial View…
1. Parents are primary.
2. Today’s youth are very “family friendly”
3. Faith is very good for kids: More = More!
“…religious faith and practice
themselves exert
significant,
positive,
direct, and
indirect influences
on the lives of teenagers, helping to
foster healthier, more engaged
adolescents who live more
constructive and promising lives.” Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, p 263
““The more they attend Mass The more they attend Mass
and participate in religious and participate in religious
activities and groups, the activities and groups, the
more they make religious more they make religious
practices their own, practices their own,
but most do not participate.”but most do not participate.”
1. Parents are primary.
2. Today’s youth are very “family friendly”
3. Faith is very good for kids.
4. The Catholic Church’s efforts in passing on the faith to the next generation have fallen short.
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers,
Mormon youth are faring best, followed by…
2.Conservative Protestant
3.Black Protestant
4.Mainline Protestant
5.Catholic
6.Jewish
7.Non-religious
MORMON CATHOLIC
Extremely 65 % 13%
Very 22% 27%
Ext./Very 87% 40%Little 5% 15%
Not 3% 11%
Little/Not 8% 26%
1.Mormons2.Conservative Protestant3.Black Protestant4.Mainline Protestant5.Catholic6.Jewish7.Non-Religious
Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers,
Church Support for Parents…
Faith VitalityRankings…
Churches relying on Churches relying on
parents and family to parents and family to
transmit faith and the transmit faith and the
church to “mission” it,church to “mission” it,
appear to be doing better appear to be doing better
than the ones who than the ones who
delegate this responsibility delegate this responsibility
to others…to others…
“The challenge of Catholic education and formation in
our media-driven, cyberspace age is no less than this: older Catholics must be restored to, and
younger Catholics introduced to,
a sense of Catholicism as a comprehensive way of life.”
Church historian R. Scott Appleby, Notre Dame University
Religious Education?
YouthMinistry?
Pastor?
CatholicSchool?
FAMILIES!PARENTS!
"the role of parents in education is of such importance that it is almost impossible to provide an adequate substitute." (CCC 2221).
“Parents are the most influential agents of catechesis for their children.” (NDC 234)
“…the Christian Community must help [parents] assume their responsibility of educating their children in faith.” (GDC 227).
“Every effort should be made to strengthen and develop pastoral care for the family, which should be treated as a real matter of priority, in the certainty that future evangelization depends largely on the domestic Church." (FAMILIARIS
CONSORTIO)
Technical Change - Short Term Fix
Add a parent meeting or two and
make it more interactive.
Adaptive Change - Long Term Overhaul
Assess and adapt the entire formation
system in order to partner with parents
to nurture the domestic church.
A Focus on Adaptive Change = Strong Catholic Family Approach
Strong Catholic Families:
Strong Catholic Youth
© 2013 by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Inc. All rights reserved
Partnering with Parents to Bring Home the Faith
A Summary for Leaders