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"The single most powerful causal influence on the religious lives of American teenagers and young adults is the religious lives of their parents. Not their peers, not the media, not their youth group leaders or clergy, not the religious school teachers." 1/5
"Myriad studies show that, beyond a doubt, the parents of Americans play *the* leading role in shaping the character of their religious and spiritual lives, even well after they leave home and often for the rest of their lives." - Christian Smith, Bridget Ritz, and 2/5
Michael Rotolo in their study/book "Religious Parenting."
So I have one question: Why do we invest practically nothing as a Church in the religious lives of parents? A part of me wonders if we have too much confidence in our institutional ability to reach young people. 3/5
So I have one question: Why do we invest practically nothing as a Church in the religious lives of parents? A part of me wonders if we have too much confidence in our institutional ability to reach young people. 3/5
I think what COVID is teaching some of us who are just now beginning to pay attention, is that we've neglected parents and now we expect them to take on the full task of educating and discipling their children and they just don't feel equipped to do it. 4/5
At some point we've got to come to grips with the fact St. John Paul II proclaimed non-stop for 30 years: the "New Evangelization" must be centrally located within the family or else we're bailing out this sinking ship with a thimble. 5/5
