COMMENTARY: The event that draws so many young adults, the Mass itself, is anything but a passing fad.
If you’ve been reading the headlines lately, you know that urban Gen Zers are flocking to the Catholic Church in droves — or, at least, to a few, particular parishes.
Last month, Fox & Friends released a cliptitled “GEN Z REVIVAL: NYC church sees lines out the door every Sunday.” The New York City church in question was my own: the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, colloquially referred to as “St. Joe’s.”
Soon, the New York Post followed suit: “Gen Z Catholic influencers make church look cooler than ever — snapping up hundreds of thousands of social-media followers.” The article includes photos of influencers and TikTokers descending on my parish. (I can’t say I’ve seen or met any of them.)
Not to be outdone, The Washington Postpublished an article titled “Why Catholicism is drawing in Gen Z men: Young men in their 20s and 30s are increasingly drawn to the Catholic Church as they seek truth, beauty and, yes, girlfriends.” Evie magazine, hailed as the “conservative Cosmo,” published a viral piece titled “NYC’s Hottest New Club Is Catholic Mass.”
More: https://x.com/jlliedl/status/2043826369587544556?s=46&t=IydJ-X8H6c0NM044nYKQ0w
No comments:
Post a Comment