{"id":259,"date":"2020-08-08T21:13:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T21:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2022-08-23T21:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:56:26","slug":"about-catholic-disaffiliation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/about-catholic-disaffiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"About Catholic Disaffiliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"color2-background-color bg-background-color tmpl-testimonial-4 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock background-scroll\" style=\"color: #1d1d1d; background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(54, 215, 183, 0.8), rgba(54, 215, 183, 0.8)), url('https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcropscd239f503e7bbb90d3c7d1fda0e351be.jpg');\" data-bg-overlaycolor=\"rgba(54, 215, 183, 0.8)\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcropscd239f503e7bbb90d3c7d1fda0e351be.jpg\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-1 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-10 col-xs-12 text-center col-lg-8\">\n<p class=\"h1\" style=\"font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 50px;\">UNDERSTANDING CHURCH DEPARTURES<\/p>\n<p class=\"mod-reset\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-1 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\">\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color1-background-color color-1-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-media-15 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tmpl-media-1 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock background-fixed\" style=\"background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover; background-image: url('https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcrops64f5aaaebec2ddd4caa31f7ad27a0e6c.jpg');\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcrops64f5aaaebec2ddd4caa31f7ad27a0e6c.jpg\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-7\">\n<div style=\"margin: 50px 0px; padding: 2em;\" class=\"color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color bg-box\">\n<h2 class=\"\">Symposium Explores Why Young People Are Leaving the Church<\/h2>\n<div class=\"desc\">Full audio recording discussion, moderated and recorded by Minnesota Public Radio.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CatholicResearch-Why-Young-People-Leaving-the-Church.mp3'>Will Americans continue to lose faith in organized religion?<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CatholicResearch-Why-Young-People-Leaving-the-Church.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Will Americans continue to lose faith in organized religion?\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Will Americans continue to lose faith in organized religion?\\\" by MPR. Released: 2018.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"MPR\",\"year\":\"2018\",\"length_formatted\":\"49:40\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-premium-5 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-bottom: 24px; padding-top: 4px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 align-column-center col-lg-6\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<p class=\"\">As of 2005, Boston and the surrounding dioceses comprised the fourth largest dioceses in the United States in comparison to Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"> <\/a> However, the diminishment of Boston\u2019s Catholic culture shows former Catholics now constitute the largest (non) religious bloc in the Boston area. Some ex-Catholics have joined other religious bodies. Others take no interest in religious affairs. Still, others think of themselves as Catholic, but they neither practice their faith nor follow its teachings. As the journalist, Philip Lawler observes: \u201cIn the opening years of the twenty-first century, practicing Catholics are once again a small minority in Boston.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The last study was done through <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Mary&#8217;s Press called<\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">, Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics.<\/a> <\/strong>A super project done as a follow-up from the same publisher is called, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smp.org\/product\/5927\/Beyond-Disaffiliation-A-Process-for-Hope-Filled-Action\/\"><strong>Beyond Disaffiliation: A Process of Hopefilled Action<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; border-width: 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;\" data-font-weight=\"600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\/resources\/\">CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES FROM ST. MARY&#8217;S PRESS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-lowercase btn-pill btn-regular\" href=\"http:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\">Find Out More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 text-center align-column-bottom col-lg-6\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img bg-img-square alignnone wp-image-156 \" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-768x992.png 768w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-250x323.png 250w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-550x711.png 550w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-800x1034.png 800w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-139x180.png 139w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1-387x500.png 387w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/book-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 27px; padding-bottom: 39px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 align-column-center col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-hr bg-hr-2\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"bg-box bg-box-rounded-bottom-right bg-box-rounded-top-left bg-box-cover color2-background-color color2-text-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">FINDINGS ON AMERICANS LEAVING RELIGION IN THE CHANGING RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE IN AMERICA<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-bottom: 42px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 align-column-center col-lg-6\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Why Americans Are Leaving Religion<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">The American religious landscape has undergone substantial changes in recent years. However, one of the most consequential shifts in American religion has been the rise of religiously unaffiliated Americans. This trend emerged in the early 1990s. In 1991, only six percent of Americans identified their religious affiliation as \u201cnone,\u201d and that number had not moved much since the early 1970s. By the end of the 1990s, 14% of the public claimed no religious affiliation. The rate of religious change accelerated further during the late 2000s and early 2010s, reaching 20% by 2012. Today, one-quarter (25%) of Americans claim no formal religious identity, making this group the single largest \u201creligious group\u201d in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-lowercase btn-pill btn-regular\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prri.org\/research\/prri-rns-poll-nones-atheist-leaving-religion\/\">CLICK FOR THE PRRI STUDY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-6\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Faith in Flux: Leaving Catholicism in the USA<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">While the ranks of the unaffiliated have grown the most due to changes in religious affiliation, the Catholic Church has lost the most members in the same process; this is the case even though Catholicism\u2019s retention rate of childhood members (68%) is far greater than the retention rate of the unaffiliated and is comparable with or better than the retention rates of other religious groups. Those who have left Catholicism outnumber those who have joined the Catholic Church by nearly a four-to-one margin. &nbsp;Overall, one-in-ten American adults (10.1%) have left the Catholic Church after having been raised Catholic, while only 2.6% of adults have become Catholic after having been raised something other than Catholic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-lowercase btn-pill btn-regular\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/2009\/04\/27\/faith-in-flux3\/\">click for the Pew forum study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 42px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-hr bg-hr-2\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"color1-color\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Stories of Young Adults<\/h1>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<h3><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\">St. Mary&#8217;s Press published the important study, Going, Going Gone<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in 2017. Listen to several other young adult voices from the study in their stories of faith both inside and outside of the Church.<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"color1-color bg-hr\" style=\"border: 2px solid; margin-left: 0px;\" width=\"25%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-bottom: 42px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Justin<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-306 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0_0_300_128.90625_ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcrops64f5aaaebec2ddd4caa31f7ad27a0e6c-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">In his own words, Justin shares the story of his faith journey and relationship with the Catholic Church. Transcript: I attended Catholic school as long as<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\">&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"button-primary button-overrides\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\/justin\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Lauren&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-187 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0_68_350_150.390625_ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcropsd17ec611a4bf1e5b6a465b2087ffd74e-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"150\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">In her own words, Lauren shares the story of her faith journey and relationship with the Catholic Church. Transcript: If the universe was created by God,<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\">&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"button-primary button-overrides\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\/lauren\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\" style=\"padding: 1em;\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Beatrice<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-282 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/0_41_350_150.390625_ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcropscd239f503e7bbb90d3c7d1fda0e351be-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"150\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">In her own words, Beatriz shares the story of her faith journey and relationship with the Catholic Church. Transcript: I was born in San Carlos, Sonora,<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\">&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"button-primary button-overrides\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\/beatriz\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-media-10 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-hr bg-hr-2\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"\">US Catholic Bishop to Pastoral Leaders and Parents<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 text-center col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"bg-video bg-video-2 color1-border-color\" data-imhwpb-draggable=\"true\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Outreach to the Unaffiliated\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znyEsvbrM8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<p class=\"\">The phenomenon of the rising number of people who are disaffiliating from the Catholic Church\u2014and religion altogether\u2014presents a challenging cultural situation for the Church today. However, as Pope Francis reminds us, \u201cchallenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary vigor!\u201d (Evangelii Gaudium, no. 109).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While our current historical moment represents a crisis in the life of the Church, it is also a beautiful invitation for us. It is serving as a summons to smart and spiritually alert catechists, evangelists, and witnesses, willing to give their lives to the great task before them. As you view the video, here is a <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/resources\/Discussion%20Guide--Outreach%20to%20Unaffiliated.pdf\">discussion booklet that can engender further conversations and insight.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-media-15 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-portfolio-1 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding: 20px 0;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-5 col-xs-12 align-column-bottom col-lg-6\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 20px 0px 40px; text-align: center;\">Springtide Research Institute<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img bg-img-edged wp-image-468 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0_293_300_164.453125_springtide-podcast-768x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-1 col-xs-12 col-lg-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 align-column-bottom col-lg-4\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Latest Research with Young People and Religion<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The researchers&nbsp; listen directly to young people as they respond to research and share about the issues impacting their lives. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Explore the episodes below as the <strong>Springtide team<\/strong> breaks open the data with the real experts: young people, in their own voices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springtideresearch.org\/community\/podcast\">For more information check out their website.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color1-background-color color-1-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-testimonial-9 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 15px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em 1em 4em 1em;\" class=\"color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color bg-box bg-box-edged bg-box-shadow-bottom-right\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Springtide Executive Director Dr. Josh Packard talks with Marte Aboagye, producer of&nbsp;The Voices of Young People Podcast, about key themes and takeaways from Season 5, exploring how the 10 guests\u2019 stories correspond with our latest report:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.springtideresearch.org\/research\/the-state-of-religion-2021\">The State of Religion &amp; Young People 2021: Navigating Uncertainty<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img bg-img-rhombus alignnone wp-image-473 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: -50px; box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.50);\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/96_0_108_108_season5-featured-image-episode1-300x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/96_0_108_108_season5-featured-image-episode1-300x108.jpg 108w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-image-episode1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-image-episode1-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-image-episode1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springtideresearch.org\/post\/navigating-uncertainty\">Navigating Uncertainty<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 15px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em 1em 4em 1em;\" class=\"color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color bg-box bg-box-edged bg-box-shadow-bottom-right\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Lucy, a college student at Villanova University, shares how she weaves an appreciation for tradition with a need for exploration in how she defines and approaches her spiritual life. Participating in small faith communities, playing music in various religious and non-religious spaces, and connecting with the natural world are practices she finds integral for nurturing her inner and outer life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img bg-img-rhombus alignnone wp-image-471 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: -50px; box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.50);\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/96_0_108_108_season5-featured-images-03-300x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/96_0_108_108_season5-featured-images-03-300x108.jpg 108w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-images-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-images-03-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-images-03-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springtideresearch.org\/post\/lucy-age-21\">Lucy, Age 21<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 15px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em 1em 4em 1em;\" class=\"color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color bg-box bg-box-edged bg-box-shadow-bottom-right\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Elyse, a high school sophomore in Massachusetts, is a Catholic young person who emphasizes the importance of making space for questions as well as doubt within the realm of religion. Her spiritual practices include participating in school masses that are student-run, spending time with her family, and being alone to write or meditate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img bg-img-rhombus alignnone wp-image-472 size-medium\" style=\"margin-top: -50px; box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.50);\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/96_0_108_108_season5-featured-images-08-300x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/96_0_108_108_season5-featured-images-08-300x108.jpg 108w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-images-08-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-images-08-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/season5-featured-images-08-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springtideresearch.org\/post\/elyse-age-15\">Elyse, Age 15<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNDERSTANDING CHURCH DEPARTURES &nbsp; &nbsp; Symposium Explores Why Young People Are Leaving the Church Full audio recording discussion, moderated and recorded by Minnesota Public Radio. As of 2005, Boston and the surrounding dioceses comprised the fourth largest dioceses in the United States in comparison to Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. 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