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1999 HORIZON No. 3 pdf -- How Gen X fits into religious life

1999 HORIZON No. 3 pdf -- How Gen X fits into religious life

Click here to download the 1999 Horizon No. 3 Spring edition in pdf form. Read more...

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How Generation X fits into religious life - How a vocation minister is like a character actor

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

My 9-year-old son is playing the part of Jesus in a short play about the story of Lazarus. This role has taken him up a notch or two from his usual part in plays as a duck, sheep or townsperson. Read more...

What young adults are looking for in religious life

By Risa Witczak

The following article was written by a young woman whose love for the church and passion to live her faith fairly jump off the page. A member of the editorial board had talked in-depth with Risa about her perspectives on religious life. Read more...

Gen-Xers respond to “What young adults are looking for in religious life”

It’s hard-perhaps impossible-to speak for an entire generation. Knowing the difficulty of that task, the editorial board of HORIZON asked a cross-section of young adults to respond to the ideas presented in “What young adults are looking for in religious life” (see page 3). Read more...

Helping insure a future for your congregation: Vocation promotion

By Séan Sammon F.M.S.

In May 1995 actor Christopher Reeve, better known to many as Superman, suffered a catastrophic injury during a riding accident. Without warning, the actor’s horse made what is known in riding circles as a “dirty stop. Read more...

The generation gap in religious communities

By Gertrude Foley S.C.

“Follow your call!” The words coming from the television caught my attention. “Follow your call,” the seductive background voice urged. Read more...

Leading Gen-X Catholics to religious life

By Robert Schreiter C.PP.S.

One of the greatest challenges for any of us in the course of our lives is to understand the generation immediately behind us. The crux of the challenge is to learn to see that generation through their own eyes rather than our own. Read more...

Bibliography of resources on generational issues in vocation ministry

Beaudoin, Tom. Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. Read more...

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