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The Need
Despite the large number of Catholics entering university, many parents have
stories of how their
well-educated sons and daughters are no longer practicing the Faith. It is
hard to miss the irony.
So many families strive to give their children a good, moral, Christian
upbringing and sacrifice
to provide an education for their children, only to see them leave home and
drift away from - or
reject outright - the Christian faith of their youth.
These disenfranchised young people often confess that they do not believe Jesus is
the Son of God. They
also admit that they have not really taken the time to read the Scriptures,
study the Church, or
consider the historical facts concerning Jesus. Often their resentment and
rejection of Christ
and the Church is based upon an unfortunate childhood experience, the
inconsistency of some
Christian, or perhaps the influence of a person in leadership. Most often they
admit that they
have not honestly considered the person of Jesus Christ and his claims in their
lives. These are
our future leaders, policy makers, and teachers!
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CCO's work is seen as:
- A response to Christ's command that his disciples "Proclaim the Good News to all creation" (Matthew 28:18-19, Mark 16:15-16).
- A concrete way to foster the Church's primary and universal mission of evangelization (Evangelii Nuntiandi, #14).
- A positive answer to the call of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, for a "new evangelization" in our times.
- An active outreach to the distressingly small numbers of believing and practicing youth.
- A positive and successful influence in the promotion of religious vocations.
- A practical way to respond to cults and fundamentalist sects aimed at undermining the faith of Catholics.
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