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Youth Speak News

People recite the Lord's Prayer during a Mass for young adults Dec. 7 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Speaking Out: Beauty in the old fashioned

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Plenty of my peers have told me they don’t understand why Catholics can’t just get with the times.
Teresa Lauzon, Fr. Charles Grech and Chris Elliott sit down for a chat on Give Me a Voice.

Radio Maria Canada gives voice to youth in new show

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Radio Maria Canada has launched a new show for young people that is expected to live up to its name — Give Me a Voice.
Young people and religious leaders from the Catholic, Muslim and Jewish faiths gather together for the first time at a local interfaith event.

Interfaith student dialogue welcomes Jewish participants

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Toronto’s Muslim-Catholic Student/Young Adult Dialogue group has extended its reach to the Jewish faith. 
Youth and adults gather in Montreal to discuss the needs of young people in preparation of the 2018 Synod on Youth. "it is important that we realize that our duty is to inform and not to convince. Conviction is the work of the Holy Spirit and ours is to plant the seeds. People must exercise their wills in choosing God," Elizabeth writes.

Speaking Out: Debate without the name-calling

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A few days ago, I found myself speaking at work about my beliefs regarding artificial contraceptives.
Students dressed in costumes attend the annual Halloween carnival at Santa Cruz Catholic School in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 24.

Speaking Out: How to make Halloween holy

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When I was a child, my favourite part about Halloween was stopping at the “magnet lady’s house.”
Cathedral rector Fr. David Wynen shares the history of Hamilton’s Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King

Young adults gain new perspective on cathedral

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Hamilton, Ont. – “We love this place O God, where you are found and all are led,” sang a group of young people as Fr. David Wynen led a tour around Hamilton’s Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King.
Leaders and followers from 14 different religions gathered at St. Philip Neri Church in Toronto for the Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace at the beginning of October.

Speaking Out: The many names of God

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Never in my life have I seen so many religions under one roof.

The roof in this case belonged to St. Philip Neri Church in Toronto and the event was the Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace at the beginning of October.
Shannon Moore, right, and Sara Muthee are learning how to live communally in a faith-filled environment. With the support of the Notre Dame sisters, they hope to discern the next stage of their life.

Visitation Place provides safe haven for young women

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Visitation Place was like an answer to all her prayers. 

Last summer, Sarah Muthee was in Kenya, collecting data for a research project and wondering where she would be living when she returned to Canada for her second year of graduate studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Volunteers prepare some 5,000 sandwiches Aug. 22 for the Lebanese army, which is waging an offensive against an Islamic State enclave.

Speaking Out: Answering my call to serve

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I didn’t know what it meant to truly serve others until I became a part of student council.
Students hung red dresses outside St. Joseph's College School to honour the 1,200 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada on Oct. 4.

St. Joseph's College students take part in Red Dress day

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A collection of simple red dresses has delivered a powerful message for students at Toronto’s St. Joseph’s College School.
Husband and wife celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at a Wisconsin parish last October.

Feminism in the eyes of God

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In a recent Facebook post, a Christian blogger named Dale Partidge said women are considered “old fashioned” if they accept the chivalrous actions of a man.

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