Welcome to #catholicYAnewark!

We are here to help you, our young adults ages 18-39, in your journey as you “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matt. 6:33) through an invitation to engage in a genuine relationship with Christ who came so that we “might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10), each other, and His Church.

Our outreach efforts seek to:

  1. Reach and connect individual young adults
  2. Engage and support young adult ministry leaders
  3. Engage and support parishes in building young adult ministry

In any way that we the Office for Youth and Young Adult Minsitry and the Young Adult Council may be of assistance, please reach out and let us know!

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Our God Resources

Daily Scripture and Reflections

– Going deeper with an Ignatian Spirituality prayer session of 10-13 minutes based on daily reading (podcast)
– Scott Hann’s “Sunday Bible Reflections” (podcast and text)
– Daily Scripture based meditation (text)

Homilies

Daily Homilies (podcast)
– “About One-Minute” Sunday Homilies (video)
– Sunday Homilies (blog)

Catholic Bibles

USCCB’s Catholic approved Bible translations
– Bible reviews (includes non-Catholic Bibles)
– “Catholic study Bibles reviews
– Study BibleThe Didache Bible; “…a Bible with commentaries that reference the Catechism [to] facilitate a better understanding of how a particular verse or verses are directly related to the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Also includes apologetical explanations, maps, timeline of Biblical events, and more.
– Study BibleIgnatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament; includes study notes, text charts, maps, word studies, and more.

Scripture Study

– “Understanding the Bible…10 points for fruitful Scripture reading.”
– “Books of the Bible
– “The Understanding the Scriptures Podcast
– “Read the Bible & the Catechism in a year
– Additional Catholic tools for Bible study: The Catholic Bible DictionaryThe Catholic Bible Concordance, and The Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.

Ways to Pray

– 7 Postures of Prayer
– Lectio Divina; praying with the Scriptures
– Visio Divina; praying with images
– How to keep a prayer journal (article)
– Coloring as part of your prayer life

Prayers and Devotions

 Pray with today’s saint
– Prayers, Novenas, Litanies, and Spiritual Bouquet; includes Jesus, Mary, the Saints, common for Catholics, and more.
– Daily Reflections on Divine Mercy
– Liturgy of the Hours; what is it? (You can pray the Divine Office through “Breviary” on the sidebar).
– “The Daily Examen” 

Personal Retreats and Meditations

– Minute meditations
– Making “a ‘Sacred Space‘ in your day…with the help of scripture chosen every day and on-screen guidance.”
– 3-Minute Retreat
– Virtual Retreats on a variety of topics
– An eight-day retreat based on Scripture and echoing an Ignatian Dynamic
– The Wild Goose is a series to help you (or your small group) open up to the Holy Spirit.

Life & Culture Resources

Men & Women “Specific”

 The Catholic Feminist podcast
– Blessed is She
– Walking with Purpose (for women)
 The Catholic Gentleman
– RISE (a 30-day challenge for men)
– Catholic Masculinity part 1 and part 2

Relationships and Sexuality

– Articles on Love and Friendship.
– The Culture Project blog.
– Christopher West Theology of the Body video presentation.
– The Cor Project
– Integrity Restored, a mission for those affected by porn addiction.
– Courage: A Roman Catholic Apostolate serving those with same sex-attraction.
 Film on Homosexuality and the Catholic Church.

*For additional resources on this topic visit the “Love & Responsibility” page. 

Love & Responsibility New Jersey #LRNEWJERSEY

– Videos from 2017 and 2018 series.
– Videos from 2019 and 2020 series on Facebook live.
– Facebook
– Instagram

Books and Summaries

– Book: Love and Responsibility by Harol Wojtyla (aka. St. John Paul II) (available from multiple retailers)
– Book: Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility by Dr. Edward Sri (available from multiple retailers)
– Summary and explanation of Love and Responsibility by Dr. Edward Sri.
– “Newsletter style” summary of Love & Responsibility in PDF.
– A multi-part blog on Love and Responsibility (make sure to scroll down to the archives for the full series).
– Article by CatholicLink: 10 Powerhouse Quotes from JPII’s Theology of the Body

Additional Resources for L+R Small Groups

– The Office for Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Newark has a lending library with a variety of programs for pastors and ministry leaders to review for free, including Theology of the Body.

Theology of the Body, Christopher West

– Ask Christopher West Podcast
– Christopher West – Theology of the Body Part 1 and Part 2
– Theology of the Body Institute
– Varied books
– Word Made Flesch – CYCLE B: A Companion to the Sunday Readings (current cycle 2020)

Married Life

– Archdiocese of Newark Family Life office.

– Archdiocese of Newark Family Life office
– Articles on the vocation of marriage.
– Happy Together offers resources for married couples such as “Six Dates for Catholic Couples”.
– For Your Marriage has resources on dating & engaged, married life, and family life & parenting.

Family Life

– Fathers of St. Joseph resources on fatherhood.
– Faith & Family resources on parenting, marriage, courtship, finances, pornography, and more.
– Articles on the family.
 Families of Character blog.

Work

 From a Theology of Work to a Theology of Affluence
– A Theology of Work Homily (podcast & readings).
– St. John Paul II encyclical LABOREM EXERCENS(on Human Work) Homily (podcast & readings).

Books

– Free books from Dynamic Catholic.
– Ave Maria Press offers a variety of books on spirituality and other themes.
– Pauline bookstores offers an online store and other spiritual resources.

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