"Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world, and everything he touches becomes young, new, full of life. The very first words, then, that I would like to say to every young Christian are these: Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!" - Christus Vivit 1
"... the Gospel must be proclaimed to the world of young people with courage and creativity, the sacramental life and spiritual accompaniment must be presented." - Directory for Catechesis pg. 147In our youth programs we also teach curriculum from the Theology of the Body using the help from the Teen STAR prgram and many other Catholic resources.
Teen STAR is a comprehensive & holistic sexuality education program based on the Theology of the Body. "Teaching students to live out the Theology of the Body starting with the body". For more info about Teen STAR please click here.
As you all know, our Church teaches that human life starts at conception and that every life has dignity and is created in the image of God. The Church teaches that abortion is wrong, and that anyone who has had an abortion is welcomed in our Church with Christ's arms of mercy and love.
Some more resources on what the Catholic Church believes.
Here is a link with some great articles and resources - https://lifeteen.com/pro-
And this link here too- https://studentsforlife.
Here are some common arguments with easy to understand answers on refuting them- Click Here
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Please see the Youth Confirmation website page for more info about our Confirmation program.