When asked how her faith and culture impact her day-to-day life and responsibilities as the executive director of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Christina Lamas responds with a brief yet resolute, “It grounds me.”
Taking risks in faith led Christina Lamas to break barriers, focus on empowering Catholic youth
Youth say NCYC theme of ‘Blessed, Broken, Given’ has deep meaning for them
For three days, the 20,000 teenagers attending the National Catholic Youth Conference form a joyful, energetic and unifying representation of how much their Catholic faith means to them.
New video series supports youth leaders who ‘accompany’ teens
With funding support from the North Georgia Catholic Foundation and Our Sunday Visitor, the Office of Faith Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta has launched the first video training series based on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ framework for youth ministry.
Catholic group will accept Scouts’ decision to allow girls to join
The leaders of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, which has its headquarters in the Dallas suburb of Irving, said they “accept and work with the new membership policy of the Boy Scouts of America” to admit girls.