Youth spirituality

1. Towards a YOUTH Spirituality for Today

2. WHO AM I? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF MY LIFE? WHAT IS LOVE? CAN I FIND GOD IN DAILY LIFE? DO I NEED TO WALK THROUGH LIFE ALONE?

3. HUNGER FOR MEANING & PURPOSE IN LIFE HUNGER FOR CONNECTION HUNGER FOR IDENTITY / RECOGNITION HUNGER FOR JUSTICE & PEACE HUNGER FOR THE HOLY/ DIVINE PROVIDE A VISION OF LIFE PROVIDE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS SELF-ESTEEM & SELF-CONFIDENCE TRUTH & FAIRNESS SPIRITUAL DEPTH HUNGERS OF TODAY'S YOUTH YOUTH MINISTRY - A MULTIDIMENSIONAL REALITY

4. WE PROPOSE FROM OUR READINGS... A SPIRITUALITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INTEGRAL SPIRITUALITY : DONAL DORR 'SPIRITUALITY OF ST.FRANCIS De SALES JOSEPH D.BOWLER WE ARE CO-PILGRIMS S.PAINADATH, SJ

5. Towards a definition of YOUTH SPIRITUALITY for Today…

7. spirituality according to Fr. SEBASTIAN PAINADATH, SJ ‘ it is the awareness of the mystery of life, the sense of the ultimate goal & the final meaning of life’ ‘ it is the vision-and way of life – of a seeker on a relentless inner pilgrimage’

8. INTEGRAL spirituality according to DONAL DORR ‘ A HOLISTIC SPIRITUALITY THAT IS DOWN TO EARTH, INTER-PERSONAL & RELATED TO GOD’

9. POSSIBLE FOUNDATIONS FOR YOUTH SPIRITUALITY SACREDNESS OF LIFE THE JOURNEY OF JESUS TO FULLNESS I AM UNIQUE & LOVABLE CALLED, CHOSEN, QUALIFIED & SENT JOURNEY OF CO-PILGRIMS A DIVINE- HUMAN ADVENTURE

10. A YOUTH SPIRITUALITY for TODAY A JOURNEY WITH SPIRITUAL FRIENDS THAT UPHOLDS THE SACREDNESS OF LIFE AND CHALLENGS ONE INTO A ‘DIVINE-HUMAN’ ADVENTURE , MODELLING ON THE YOUNG PERSON OF CHRIST , AND YET CELEBRATING ONE’S YOUTHFUL UNIQUENESS IN MATURING AS ‘ KINGDOM BUILDERS ’

12. Characteristics of YOUTH SPIRITUALITY JOYFUL & HOPEFUL SPIRIT-LINKED ENABLING HOLISTIC ECO-FRIENDLY RELATIONAL REGNOCENTRIC DOWN TO EARTH PROMOTE DISCIPLESHIP

13. Methodologies 2 promote YOUTH SPIRITUALITY Create environments for Holistic Formation of Youth Behold the Young as special in the eyes of God & Humanity Accompany the Young as spiritual friends to Fullness of Life Create settings that celebrate joy, hope and creativity Present Christ as the Model Youth

14. THE END… OR JUST THE BEGINNING? FR. VINCENT FR. ALPHONSE FR. GLENN