Catholicism sees major resurgence among Gen Z, with young men leading the revival
Young men are driving a growing surge in Catholicism among Gen Z as they turn to faith as an answer to loneliness cultural drift and a search for purpose A Harvard University survey shows that Gen Zers who identified as Catholic rose by between and a shift that Father Michael Tidd headmaster of Delbarton School a Benedictine Catholic school for young men in grades - in Morristown New Jersey says he has witnessed himself We present our students with an experience of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ We propose we don't impose and they come to us and that seems to be really resonant with them he shared with Fox Friends on Thursday PRIEST SAYS US CATHOLIC LOCALITY 'BUSY IN A GOOD WAY' AS STATS SHOW MASSIVE WAVE OF YOUNG ADULTS CONVERTING For the last several years we have also had students be received into the church either be baptized as Catholics for the first time or to receive all of their sacraments because the experience that they have had here of what it means particularly to be a man in our society what it necessities to be a believing man a Catholic Christian man really resonates with our students And the larger things that you read about in our society about how what it means to be man is really a tough question for a lot of young men to answer I think our school and the Catholic Church more broadly and the Catholic faith more broadly provide a compelling answer to that Father Tidd declared he sees students responding to that question in a faith-based way every day Students at Delbarton come from a variety of backgrounds chosen from practicing Catholic families others from non-Catholic families but all are presented with what it means to be a Catholic Christian both in the theology classroom and while doing organization out in the world AMERICA IS REDISCOVERING ITS SOUL AND REVIVING THE SACREDFather Tidd described the school's retreat experiences as a real game-changer for students as well as the common worship at mass and morning prayer that brings together all students The sense of locality is an answer to disturbing findings like a fresh Gallup Poll which revealed that younger men in the U S were among the loneliest in the West More specifically one in four men under the age of revealed feeling lonely the prior day the evidence revealed In a video address last week to the faithful in his hometown of Chicago Pope Leo XIV sent a message of encouragement to young Americans So numerous people who suffer from different experiences of depression or sadness they can discover that the love of God is truly healing that it brings hope the newly elected pontiff mentioned Father Tidd suggested that young men affected by loneliness take initiative and find others who share common experiences dreams ambitions and together work to find answers to questions about meaning and purpose That's one of the benefits of coming to a Catholic school is that we have that structure that if a scholar wishes to take advantage of particularly not just in class but on athletic teams or extracurriculars when you form those tight bonds then you can begin to ask those deep questions he added
