Where's the best place to live as a catholic young adult?

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Diocese of Charlotte, NC has plenty of devout Catholics, the Benedictine Belmont Abbey and College plus a brand new minor seminary that just opened. It’s a good solid Diocese. Won’t be very cold there if you stay away from the mountainous region.
 
Get thee to San Diego, young man, where you can be close to CA. 😃
 
I cannot help but feel that the best place for a faithful Catholic person is his or her home town, to which God brought him or her, wherever that is.

Or the place in America with the least Catholic population he can imagine (San Francisco? Appalachia?), such that by his example and thoughtfulness, he might at least socialize the idea that Catholicism has something to offer.
 
yeah; “Appalachians” don’t even know what catholics are

unfortunately there are no jobs there
 
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haha, my point was somewhat rhetorical. Anywhere you can be a witness is good.
 
It depends on what you are called to do but for me moving back with my parents in middle aged suburbia was probably the worst thing I could have done for my faith. There were so many times I felt like throwing in the towel that I feel really lucky I still practice.

If you feel you need support with your go where that support is. Obviously if you feel called to be a missionary go somewhere where that is needed.
 
Also a good point. And no matter where you are, there are opportunities to serve the poor and show your faith by your example.
 
that i is very faithful & devote
but you need a paycheck; hard to find in Appalachia
 
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Southern Bavaria. Nice countryside, good job opportunities, nice people and lots of Catholic ladies. In some rural areas, still some 80-85% of the population are Catholic. Each small village has their own - often centuries old - church.
With a GDP of 668 billion USD we were slightly ahead of Ohio in 2016. In the winter, you can go skiing in the Alps and Italy is just 4h of driving away. You can fly to Rome in less than 2 hours. Really. SOUTHERN BAVARIA - the place to be 😊
 
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The seminary?
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i don’t think that’s very viable for the OP, they likely owe a lot of money in student loans- leaving the people who loaned him the money high and dry isn’t very ethical. I don’t think that a seminary should even accept him because of his financial obligations. Priests don’t make the kind of scratch for the kind of debt he may have.

Of course, if he’s all paid off for his education, that’s a bird of a different color.
 
No debt for me. But I’d rather marry than be a priest
 
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My husband graduated from a state school that had a Newman-esque Catholic presence. Honestly, he was far better off because he knew how to seek out the good, rather than having it fall on his lap.
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I looked at FUS as a possible college when I was graduating. However, I realized I would basically be forced to be Catholic once I got there, which means I would only be faithful for the initial choice. After that, it’d be autopilot. Among other reasons, that helped me choose a public university that had a Neuman Center. It forced me to choose to be Catholic when it was hard because most of my classmates and dormmates were not.

To the OP, I would recommend East Tennessee. It’s the newest, fastest growing Diocese in the country. We have 3 solid cities in East TN - Chattanooga, Knoxville, and the Tri-Cities (Johnson City area). Both Chattanooga and Knoxville have very active young adult groups throughout their areas. Chattanooga is also the fastest growing city in East Tennessee, with plenty of opportunity, along with the fastest Internet in the country.
 
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My husband graduated from a state school that had a Newman-esque Catholic presence. Honestly, he was far better off because he knew how to seek out the good, rather than having it fall on his lap.
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I looked at FUS as a possible college when I was graduating. However, I realized I would basically be forced to be Catholic once I got there, which means I would only be faithful for the initial choice. After that, it’d be autopilot. Among other reasons, that helped me choose a public university that had a Neuman Center. It forced me to choose to be Catholic when it was hard because most of my classmates and dormmates were not.
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Good for you!

My school was DEEPLY CINO but there were still many luxuries afforded to me that I did not appreciate until I got out in the “real world”. I worked in a very secular college afterward and the students were better than the admins.

And my last job—I worked at a startup among peers. VERY anti-Catholic. I had to be very, very careful about never speaking of being Catholic. I was told my workspace was “hostile” because I wouldn’t put up a sticker in favor of gay marriage. I was laughed at for not getting a burger on “Burger Friday” and was careful to take Good Friday off in advance so it wouldn’t be noticeable. My female co-workers all synced their birth control to the same time so they could remind each other to take it. Racy jokes and talk about various sexual escapades were common.

Honestly, it was much worse than a secular college enviroment.
 
Ewwwwww. I grew up in Kansas. 😮 😮 😮

Sorry. I suppose OP is just looking for ideas. But he did have a list of stipulations or a list of things he’s looking for up there somewhere.
 
My sister lives in Austin. It is young 32 vs. 38 (U.S.) for median age. It think it would have all the things you would be looking for.
 
Cleveland, Ohio. Low cost of living, thriving downtown. Your choice of OF or EF Masses within city limits. Bike lanes and farmers’ markets everywhere!!!
 
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