New Zealand has the highest rate of teen suicide in the developed world, an OECD report reiterates. Despite the alarming information the report revealed nothing new. New Zealand continuously ranked among the worst in the world for our levels of teen suicide. In a normal week two teenagers or two children kill themselves, Youthline director Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Youth’
Silicon Valley’s Hippest Church Is Going Public
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016Facebook’s the way to go to entice the young and the hip to church. Use startup buzzwords, a slick website and catchy music. That seems to be the current answer to the question: How do you market religion to the worker who has everything? At Easter, C3 Silicon Valley (C3SV) — an independent offshoot of Read more
Why don’t schools teach morality and empathy?
Friday, July 29th, 2016
A few months ago, I presented the following scenario to my junior English students: Your boyfriend or girlfriend has committed a felony, during which other people were badly harmed. Should you or should you not turn him or her into the police? The class immediately erupted with commentary. It was obvious, they said, that loyalty Read more
Pope loses temper after crowd nearly pulls him over
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Pope Francis showed a rare sign of anger after a crowd tugged on his arms and nearly pulled him over during his visit to Mexico. Francis was at a stadium in Morella on Tuesday when the incident occurred. He was greeting people at an open air Mass for youth. Video footage showed the Pope stopping Read more
PNG and SI meeting challenge of pastoral care of youth
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have designated the Sunday after the feast of St. Maria Goretti and Blessed Peter ToRot as Youth Sunday in both countries. Youth Sunday was celebrated for the first time on 12th July 2015. Fr.Shanthi Chacko Puthussery Secretary of Commission for Youth and Laity Read more
It’s never just a selfie
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014
Brooklyn and Queens Diocese, New York, is reaching out to young people, suggesting it is ‘hip’ to be prayerful. An Ad campaign that includes a picture of a church with a velvet rope accompanied by a slogan “Everyone’s on the list,” will soon be scattered across the diocese. CBS reports residents are ‘chuckling’ because the Read more
Gap Year students graduate
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014
Eight people who took part in the 2014 Challenge Marist Gap Year graduated in a ceremony that took place at St Joseph’s Church in Mount Victoria in Wellington last Sunday. The event was attended by the Gap year students’ families and friends as well as representatives and friends of Challenge 2000 and the Society of Mary. Each Read more
Review of Catholic Education underway in American Samoa
Friday, November 28th, 2014
Marist Brothers Donald Texeiria and Kevin O’Malley are in American Samoa to conduct an assessment of the local Catholic school system. The review includes classrooms, campus grounds, and the curriculum. They have been asked to undertake this review by the Bishop of Pago Pago, Peter Brown. Both of the Brothers have a long association with Catholic Read more
Young religious people tarred with outdated social stigma
Friday, November 7th, 2014
I’ve got a soft spot for the Pope. I don’t know why; I’m about as religious as a satsuma. But given that Mum’s an Anglican preacher, my Dad’s an atheist, my brother a Catholic, and my Aunt and Uncle devout Jews, I’ve probably picked up second-hand religious interest somewhere. Anyway, I like him. He seems Read more
PNG & Solomons: Pastoral plan emphasises social concerns
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
A new Pastoral Plan for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands places great emphasis on the family, the poor, youth, street kids and a wide range of social concerns. The document was officially launched in Goroka on Sunday and is the culmination of two years of work within the church. It Read more