Hardcore Catholic Millennials

Much has been written about the Millennials, the generation born in the 1990s — or as early as the 1980s and I suppose as late as the new millennium which gives them their name.

You can find articles about their political views, their work habits, and their buying trends.

You can also find complaints from non-affluent Millennials that these discussions don’t apply to them.

The Millennial Generation is not very religious, and Millennials are not very orthodox even when they are.

But at places like Benedictine College, where I work, you meet a hybrid version of them: The Hardcore Catholic Millennial.

They are truly hardcore Catholics. They are also truly Millennials.

Their religion does not wipe out their generation’s culture any more than their culture wipes out their religious beliefs.

So, what are they like? Continue reading.

Tom Hoopes is Vice President of College Relations and writer in residence at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

Source: Aleteia

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