Towards

a YOUTH
Spirituality
for Today
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 WHO
WHO AM
AM I?
I?

WHAT
WHAT IS
IS THE
THE
MEANING
MEANING OF OF
MY
MY LIFE?
LIFE?
WHAT
WHAT IS IS LOVE?
LOVE?
CAN
CAN II FIND
FIND GOD
GOD
IN
IN DAILY
DAILY LIFE?
LIFE?

DO
DO II NEED
NEED TO
TO
WALK
WALK THROUGH
THROUGH LIFE
LIFE ALONE?
ALONE?
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HUNGER FOR MEANING & PURPOSE IN LIFE

HUNGER FOR CONNECTION

HUNGER FOR IDENTITY / RECOGNITION

HUNGER FOR JUSTICE & PEACE

HUNGER FOR THE HOLY/ DIVINE

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 Towards
Towards
aa definition
definition of
of
YOUTH
YOUTH SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY
for
for Today…
Today…

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‘Universal call
To holiness’

‘it is love
that makes
us holy’
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 ‘it is the awareness of the mystery of life, the
sense of the ultimate goal & the final
meaning of life’

‘it is the vision-and way of life – of a

seeker on a relentless inner
pilgrimage’ 7
‘ A HOLISTIC
SPIRITUALITY
THAT IS DOWN
TO EARTH,
INTER-
PERSONAL &
RELATED TO
GOD’ 8
 POSSIBLE
POSSIBLE FOUNDATIONS
FOUNDATIONS
FOR
FOR YOUTH
YOUTH SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY

SACREDNESS OF A DIVINE- HUMAN JOURNEY OF

LIFE ADVENTURE CO-PILGRIMS

THE JOURNEY OF I AM UNIQUE & CALLED, CHOSEN,

JESUS TO FULLNESS LOVABLE QUALIFIED & 9
SENT
 A JOURNEY WITH SPIRITUAL FRIENDS
THAT UPHOLDS THE SACREDNESS OF LIFE

AND CHALLENGS ONE INTO A ‘DIVINE-HUMAN’ ADVENTURE,

MODELLING ON THE YOUNG PERSON OF CHRIST,

AND YET CELEBRATING ONE’S YOUTHFUL UNIQUENESS

IN MATURING AS ‘KINGDOM BUILDERS’

A YOUTH SPIRITUALITY for TODAY

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 COMPONENTS OF
COMPONENTS OF YOUTH
YOUTH
SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY
• Begin with the HEART
• Reason must reign with Interiority
• Learn from Christ the Full Person
• Celebrate LIFE with joy
• Nourished by Spiritual Discipline
• In touch with Human struggles
• Together as Co-pilgrims
• Call to Holiness & Wholeness
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Characteristics of
Characteristics of YOUTH
YOUTH
SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY
DOWN TO
EARTH
JOYFUL &
HOPEFUL
RELATIONAL
REGNOCENTR
IC
SPIRIT-
LINKED
ENABLING
HOLISTIC
ECO-
FRIENDLY
PROMOTE
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DISCIPLESHIP
 Methodologies 22 promote
Methodologies promote
YOUTH SPIRITUALITY
YOUTH SPIRITUALITY
Create environments for Holistic Formation of
Youth
Behold the Young as special in the eyes of God &
Humanity
Accompany the Young as spiritual friends to Fullness of
Life
Create settings that celebrate joy, hope and creativity

Present Christ as the Model Youth

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THE
THE END…
END… OR
OR JUST
JUST THE
THE
BEGINNING?
BEGINNING?

FR. VINCENT
FR. ALPHONSE
FR. GLENN
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