An article at the Washington Post says that while it seems the numbers of religious young adult continue to decline, those left are perhaps a bit more intensely interested?
Interestingly, it notes a rise in young Catholic enthusiasm in college, but I really wonder where they are coming from culturally. I mean, I thought that there was no doubt that older American Catholics had embarrassingly swung towards Trump (due to the culture war, and abortion, I guess); but it would seem the leadership has started to talk out against him, and we do have a quasi liberal-ish American Pope. For ages, conservative Catholics have claimed that those parts of the Church with a conservative, traditionalist bent were the only parts growing. (Even though numbers were actually tiny.) So, where do these alleged reinvigorated, spiritually seeking Catholics on the culture war/political spectrum?
The other part that is pretty odd sounding to me, a sports skeptic, so to speak:
Zach Golden grew up going to church but never really connected with Christianity. A Baltimore high-schooler during covid lockdowns, he started meditating out of boredom and an affinity for “Star Wars,” which draws heavily from Taoism.
Now a senior at American University, Golden meditates and practices Qigong. Earlier this year he launched a program that combines sports and spirituality, exploring topics like how trauma impacts athletics and the way people experience their bodies and movement.
“We see all these things and we’re so numb. Our generation — we’re the test dummies for the internet and social media,” he said. “That’s what’s leading to what I guess is a spiritual revolution.”
Sports and spirituality?
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