Young Catholics

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I’m 20 years old, from the United States and am blessed to go to a university that holds a good number of Catholic students who are striving to live the Faith.
However, throughout high school/secondary school, I was the only Catholic teen who was serious about my faith. I didn’t try to convert people or Bible-thump; I just evangelized by example. I was also one of the most religious people in my youth group. This fact was difficult because I wanted to “eat solid food” when all I was being fed was milk (1 Corin. 3:2).
I lost a good number of “friends” when I came back to the Faith before my sophomore year (Year 10) . Although I grew up in a Catholic family, my two siblings didn’t care about God or religion, which caused clashes between us. It also caused some tensions at work.
By the time my senior year came around, I was ready to leave. The only thing that sustained me during that time was God speaking to me and carrying me through the Faith. I said the rosary and divine mercy chaplet a lot. I did research on my own, and talked with the adult leaders of the youth group.
Your situation seems a lot tougher than mine, and I applaud you for your perseverance. The fact that you’re still practicing and reaching out to the church in this creative way speaks testament to your faith. That’s really beautiful.
I’ll be praying for you! You rock! 👍
 
I’m 23 and blessed to be from a great diocese (Lincoln BTW !) and while know many young Catholics across the state there isn’t a lot for those of us out of college , which is a shame given how awesome the Diocese of Lincoln is.
 
🙂 Another 19-er here. Yeah, it’s especially disheartening when one goes to an extremely liberal college when one wishes to complete a degree in (yes, you guessed it,) the liberal arts. I do remember that in a particular philosophy class, I was the only one who didn’t agree that the ends justify the means. Months later, I had the opportunity of seeing the instructor for that class again outside of school, to which she exclaimed, “I remember you! You were always so calm and nice when everyone was disagreeing with you!” 😃
 
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🙂 Another 19-er here. Yeah, it’s especially disheartening when one goes to an extremely liberal college when one wishes to complete a degree in (yes, you guessed it,) the liberal arts. I do remember that in a particular philosophy class, I was the only one who didn’t agree that the ends justify the means. Months later, I had the opportunity of seeing the instructor for that class again outside of school, to which she exclaimed, “I remember you! You were always so calm and nice when everyone was disagreeing with you!” 😃
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Yeah when I took my philosophy class I was surprised we were still learning the classical way, or reading classical authors like Plato , and Boethius. I wasn’t even shocked we were reading Nietzsche because even though an Atheist he was moral absolutist. I was surprised because so many liberal arts colleges had students reading contemporary authors.

In response to CollandCatholics last comment, I mean it’s so prevalent today for that to happen, and like I mentioned before it’s really the closest people to you most of the time. I was telling my girlfriend about some of what we were talking about on this thread. There is nothing worse really than being a hypocrite and i think when trying bring faith to people that’s the biggest pitfall. It’s really hard to see everything around you fall away. I’m really blessed to have my girlfriend and our families because her mom is a convert and my girlfriend is a cradle Catholic like me although she didn’t stray like I did. Even though I try to stay postiive like I think “oh when my friends get married they will start coming a little more to see the good of the faith.” Or “Maybe when they reach thirty they will see things differently”. I think the one thing to not do is to see it as punishment for past sins. When people see you as a pious enough person that you can say " I would gladly take a bullet for a man who was nailed to a tree 2,000 years ago because of the Truth that he is." people notice and pay attention. Like JPII said “If you want justice work for chastity”. It’s by the day to day trials that you face and your actions that echo farther than words, even though words are important.
 
I just turned 23 and I converted when I was 21. I don’t really have any Catholic friends and none of my family are practicing Catholics. My husband isn’t Catholic either. It’s lonely. You feel like you’re weird or something. My sponsor was a close friend but she moved out of the country.

There’s a young adult group at my parish but I’m way too shy to go alone and I have no one to go with. 😦
 
Im 16 and on fire for my faith. Its rather frustrating to not see others my age who also love their faith. Especially since i go to Catholic school:mad:
 
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Im 16 and on fire for my faith. Its rather frustrating to not see others my age who also love their faith. Especially since i go to Catholic school:mad:
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Tell me about it. I mean it goes along way if they at least respect it. Especially in the High School system. That is just such a critical time
 
It is nice that this group was created. I do feel that a lot of people might miss it though. I was thinking it might be an idea to get a sub section somewhere on this forum. ‘Young Catholics’ or something similar. Then rather than joining a group we could just post in there. Who would we need to speak with about this I wonder?
 
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