Comments on: Benedict XVI to the North American College Alumni http://bob.yerhot.org/2010/01/benedict-xvi-to-the-north-american-college-alumni/ Faith Seeking Understanding Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:04:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deacon Bob http://bob.yerhot.org/2010/01/benedict-xvi-to-the-north-american-college-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Deacon Bob Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:51:59 +0000 http://bob.yerhot.org/?p=1872#comment-442 Karen, I wish I had a clear answer to your question. History has shown that people of all ages respond to credible witness. John Paul II demonstrated this by his presence and interest in youth. Perhaps we all need to be more willing to speak clearly what we believe, more assertive in that way. Patience and hope are admirable virtues, but coupled with boldness in our proclamation of the truth render them effective. The more we adults are clear witnesses to that which we believe, the more our youth hopefully will respond. I think a lot of us give mixed messages by our own submersion into the values of our consumerist/individualist culture. I also think we adults have to keep the communication lines open to our youth. It can be hard to do, especially when they challenge some of our core beliefs and values. I know there are readers of this blog who know our youth better than me. Perhaps they could offers some insight? Karen, I wish I had a clear answer to your question.

History has shown that people of all ages respond to credible witness. John Paul II demonstrated this by his presence and interest in youth. Perhaps we all need to be more willing to speak clearly what we believe, more assertive in that way. Patience and hope are admirable virtues, but coupled with boldness in our proclamation of the truth render them effective.

The more we adults are clear witnesses to that which we believe, the more our youth hopefully will respond. I think a lot of us give mixed messages by our own submersion into the values of our consumerist/individualist culture.

I also think we adults have to keep the communication lines open to our youth. It can be hard to do, especially when they challenge some of our core beliefs and values.

I know there are readers of this blog who know our youth better than me. Perhaps they could offers some insight?

]]> By: karen querna http://bob.yerhot.org/2010/01/benedict-xvi-to-the-north-american-college-alumni/comment-page-1/#comment-441 karen querna Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:44:02 +0000 http://bob.yerhot.org/?p=1872#comment-441 Dear Golden Bag, Thinking tonight about messages to our youth. I do read your blog and may not always offer diaglouge, but my question to you is how to we create a message and share that is more readible and sustaining to our youth? Or do we offer patience and hope they will believe as we do? best karenq Dear Golden Bag,

Thinking tonight about messages to our youth. I do read your blog and may not always offer diaglouge, but my question to you is how to we create a message and share that is more readible and sustaining to our youth? Or do we offer patience and hope they will believe as we do?
best
karenq

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