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Podcast: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Episode: How Young Adults’ Faith is Defying Classic Categories with Ellen Koneck
Description: There are so many theories about why young adults are leaving the Catholic Church today. Maybe our parishes aren’t welcoming enough, or maybe they’re watering down the faith. Maybe young people are being asked to do too much to be part of the community. Or maybe they’re not being asked to do enough. Maybe they’re angry at the church’s positions on social issues. Or maybe they just drift away because they don’t find anything relevant at church.
It can be challenging to offer grand, sweeping theories about young adults and the church because we’re talking abo...