Dear All,

Here are some articles that I have found to be a good read – to do with faith, vocations, workplaces and youth ministry research. They are in the order in which they appeared in the e-news, from older to newer. Happy reading!

In Peace, Elizabeth


Where is God when evil things happen?
A personal search by Sr. Bernadette Reis FSP.

Http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-problem-of-evil

Have you heard the one about the Jesuit doing stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Jake Martin SJ tells his story.

http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20120820_1.htm    

Met a saint lately?
Brian Doyle finding them in unlikely places.

http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=33593

Go be a drug dealer
Devett O’Brien’s a contemporary take on living the new evangelisation.

http://iycsjeci.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/go-be-drug-dealer.html

Ordained and consecrated vocations in today’s Australia
Jordan Baker looks into why young people are choosing these paths.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/children-of-god/story-e6frezz0-1226625112857

Positively countercultural
Robert Christian explores how young Catholics can respond to culture.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/three-options-countercultural-catholic

Australian YCW blogsite
Regular items to do with young people, workplace and faith.

http://aycw.wordpress.com/

What works: Discerning your calling
Phil Fox Rose gives tools both for careers and vocational states in life.

http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-41-discerning-your-calling

The challenge of the gospel
Brad Chilcott learns that the gospel means partnering with God for the healing of the world.

http://www.redletterchristians.org/gospel-easier/#sthash.1pr9W6cG.dpuf

Religious outlook of young Catholics – interpreting the research
Findings from research into young US Catholics show that different ways of thinking about and conducting the research affects how it is interpreted.

http://ncronline.org/news/people/assumptions-study-young-catholics-lead-unnecessarily-grim-outlook

God’s existence: food for thought!
A thought-provoking article by Michael.

http://www.pray.com.au/the-prayerblog/proving-god-s-existence.html

The Bible is so dangerous…
Australian YCW finds that reading the bible every day will change your life!

https://aycw.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/pope-francis-tells-young-people-the-bible-is-your-most-precious-treasure-now-read-it/

Pope Francis on the big issues
Love, happiness and life are covered in this great homily.

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/04/24/popes_homily_for_teen_jubilee_mass/1225186