The Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministries with an emphasis in Youth and Young Adult Ministries from Santa Clara University prepares ministers to engage the youth and young adult community with ...

In researching effective older adult ministries, I have found four ingredients that are usually common in such programs: 1) Service, 2) Outreach /Assimilation, 3) Christian Formation, and 4) ...

Sarah Yaklic, director of Grotto Network at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., speaks during a breakout session May 16 at the National Young Adult Ministry Summit at the St. John Paul ...

Three months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic apostolates aimed at young adults have adapted quickly and, for the most part, effectively, to continue their work under new circumstances.

Just days after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met June 12-14 for their Spring Plenary Assembly in Louisville, the bishops finally achieved the threshold needed to pass their national ...

Small groups are one of the great vehicles to deliver Christ’s love and healing to mature adults. Unfortunately, most middle and senior adult ministries do little to encourage small group involvement ...

If you’re supposed to make lemonade when life hands you lemons, what should you do when it gives you 2020? Innovate. At least that’s what many leaders in young-adult ministry did when faced with one ...