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Listening and learning from stories of departure from the catholic church <\/b><\/h2>\n
An Ongoing Catholic Disaffilition Research Project<\/h2>\n
Xaverian Missionaries USA<\/p>\n
Featured in the Synod Resources of the Holy See<\/a><\/p>\n
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Ellen Koneck Keynote Lecture – Catholic Common Ground Initiative -The Context and Concerns of Young Catholics<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/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=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ellen Koneck’s lecture begins at 30:40 if you wish to fast-forward directly to her. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xaverianmissionaries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ellen-Koneck-FULL-REMARKS.pdf\"><em><strong>Download the full transcript of her remarks here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tmpl-about-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #0b486b, #ffffff);\" data-bg-color-1=\"rgb(11, 72, 107)\" data-bg-color-2=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\" data-bg-direction=\"to left\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 50px; background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #0b486b, #ffffff);\" data-bg-color-1=\"rgb(11, 72, 107)\" data-bg-color-2=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\" data-bg-direction=\"to left\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<p class=\"\">\u200b<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img wp-image-492 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-250x324.jpg 250w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-550x712.jpg 550w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-800x1036.jpg 800w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-139x180.jpg 139w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation-386x500.jpg 386w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cover-disaffiliation.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 col-lg-8\">\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Final Report is Available <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Listening to Those who Left the Church for the Synod 2021-2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We are pleased to make available the final report of those who left Catholic Church practice and shared their stories of departure for the Synod of the Church.  We are grateful for their candor and willingness to share themselves for the lessons they teach, particularly for the church in this time of synodality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We sent this report to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/synod\">United States Conference of Catholic Bishops<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synod.va\/en.html\">Synod of Bishops Office<\/a> at the Vatican. Please feel free to share it with others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-pill btn-color-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dissafiliationrep_final.pdf\">Download Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tmpl-media-13 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"bg-video\" data-imhwpb-draggable=\"true\">\n<div class=\"bg-img-left\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Listening to Those Who Have Left the Catholic Church - The Xaverian Missionaries\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UWny_d7--uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>St. Mary’s Press published a fascinating study on the disaffiliation of young Catholics, entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicresearch.smp.org\/\"><em><strong>Going, Going, Gone<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which you can find on this website under About Catholic Disaffiliation. They ask some thoughtful questions: What makes people leave the church? What’s going on in society at large that contributes to this? What can we learn from church departures? These are good questions to ask ourselves as we read and listen to departure narratives.<\/p>\n<p>They also offer an image I find helpful: maps! What maps do we rely on to understand the landscape we share faith in? Do they reflect an environment that I no longer recognize? When were the last time we interrogated these maps and the assumptions behind them? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\">The Catholic Dissafiliation Project i<\/a>s not about finding the silver bullet or the special program that brings people back. For the most part, they are not coming back. But, we can update our old maps of the religious landscape around us for those still with us, living on the periphery of our parishes, and for future generations. How do we do this?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"border-width: 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px;\" data-font-weight=\"600\">=First, we listen to those who left the church and sacramental practice lovingly and empathetically. <br \/>\n=Second, we root ourselves in these departure narratives, learning about their world and how they walk in it.<br \/>\n=Third, look at the studies and what reflects your situation in particular. Disaffiliated Catholics are a very diverse group.<br \/>\n=Fourth, by gaining deeper insight into the needs, longings, and desires of young people and others, and in dialogue with our tradition, we can change our maps and parish cultures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Fr. Carl Chudy, D.Min.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #eeeeee, #eeeeee);\" data-bg-color-1=\"#EEEEEE\" data-bg-color-2=\"#EEEEEE\" data-bg-direction=\"to left\">\n<h2 class=\"container\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0em; line-height: 2em; text-align: center; border-width: 0px; font-size: 31px;\"><strong>Postsecular Catholicism; A New Understanding and Pastoral Praxis in Catholic Families with Disaffiliated Children in the Archdiocese of Boston<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">I begin by presenting my own research on Catholic families whose children eventually left the church and sacramental practice. This research suggests a renewed understanding of Catholic disaffiliation as a significant theological and social experience of Catholic families. Pick and choose what parts are of interest to you. I would suggest especially parts two, three and four.  Other studies are included on the page,  <a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/about-catholic-disaffiliation\/\">ABOUT CATHOLIC DISAFFILIATION.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color1-background-color color-1-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-portfolio-9 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-6 align-column-center col-lg-6\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Download Part I: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CHAPTER-I.pdf\">Multifacet Context of  Catholic Disaffiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CHAPTER-II.pdf\">The Theology of Dialogue & the Practical Theology of Disaffiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CHAPTER-III.pdf\">Other studies in Catholic Disaffiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-6 col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw200h200fitcrops68812e7563d364edad8194beed8d16d5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw200h200fitcrops68812e7563d364edad8194beed8d16d5.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw200h200fitcrops68812e7563d364edad8194beed8d16d5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw200h200fitcrops68812e7563d364edad8194beed8d16d5-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw200h200fitcrops68812e7563d364edad8194beed8d16d5-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-6 col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img wp-image-343\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw300h300fitcrops8b721b1d77d0c04f3a8de564dedb43e4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw300h300fitcrops8b721b1d77d0c04f3a8de564dedb43e4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw300h300fitcrops8b721b1d77d0c04f3a8de564dedb43e4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw300h300fitcrops8b721b1d77d0c04f3a8de564dedb43e4-48x48.jpg 48w, 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bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img wp-image-347\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops62e24653c8074b138aa437aeb03d881d.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops62e24653c8074b138aa437aeb03d881d.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops62e24653c8074b138aa437aeb03d881d-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops62e24653c8074b138aa437aeb03d881d-150x150.jpg 150w, 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500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\">\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img wp-image-346\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops58d4da86b8d4193ac044eb13ea4c3e44.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops58d4da86b8d4193ac044eb13ea4c3e44.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops58d4da86b8d4193ac044eb13ea4c3e44-300x300.jpg 300w, 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180w, https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw600h600fitcrops58d4da86b8d4193ac044eb13ea4c3e44-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-6 align-column-center col-lg-6\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Download Part III:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CHAPTER-V.pdf\">Generation 2: Those brought up in the Catholic faith and left church practice in their early or middle adulthood.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-6 col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"bg-box-cover bg-box-flush bg-box\"><img 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class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Download Part IV: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CHAPTER-VI.pdf\">Multiple Views of Faith, Meaning, and Belonging in the Family<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CHAPTER-VII.pdf\">New Road Maps Beyond Disaffiliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf\">Bibliography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/47944965\/Postsecular_Catholicism_A_New_Understanding_and_Pastoral_Praxis_in_Catholic_Families_with_Disaffiliated_Children_in_the_Archdiocese_of_Boston\">Full study download here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tmpl-call_to_action-20 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\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-top: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<p class=\"mod-divider-2\"> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row background-scroll\" style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 150px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover; color: #333333;\" gb-background-image=\"url("https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1506143925201-0252c51780b0?ixlib=rb-0.3.5&q=80&fm=jpg&crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&w=1600&h=900&fit=crop&s=0dd38d27a28c8200d2343cd43ee0c49d")\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 text-center col-lg-12\">\n<h1 class=\"\">We are Seeking More Conversations Concerning Church Departures <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-top: -100px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-196 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0_20_560_177_intergenerational-vacation-670x311-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"177\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Multi-Generational Catholics, Multiple Views of Faith, Meaning, and Belonging<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">In Catholic families, many studies have pointed to different ways multiple generations understand the Catholic faith, what it means to them, and what belonging may look like. These differences, practical experiences in the parish, and the larger cultural realities all speak of <strong>Catholic Disaffiliation<\/strong>, which often begins in the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We began this study by interviewing more than seventy people. Some were parents and grandparents whose children decided not to continue. Other family members who were raised Catholic and chose not to continue church practice are also part of this study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We are continuing the opportunity to give space to those who would like to share their story with us. We want to listen to your experiences of faith and church and what it can teach us as we learn how to navigate the changing religious landscape we all live in.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"color-2-text-contrast color2-background-color\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.4em; letter-spacing: 0em;\"><strong><em>Contact us if you would like to set up an appointment for an<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> interview. We would love to hear from you.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-raised btn-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/contact-us\/\">Contact us for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<p class=\"mod-divider-2\"> <\/p>\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>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-blog-10 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color\" style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 class=\"color1-color\">OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN CATHOLIC DISAFFILIATION<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\n<li><em><strong>RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS & CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTERS<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>CLERGY<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>CAMPUS MINISTERS<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-8\">\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-img alignnone wp-image-211 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0_3_652_245.68115942_download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"245\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"color1-color\">VITAL LINKS TO THE DEEPEST LONGINGS AND MEANING, SPIRITUAL LIFE OF OUR YOUNGER GENERATIONS<\/h2>\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<hr class=\"color1-color bg-hr\" style=\"border: 2px solid; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"color1-color\">SHARE WITH US YOUR EXPERIENCE<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\">Together with Catholic families, pastoral leaders and teachers also accompany our young people who experience substantial doubts about their place in the Church and many questions about its teaching and relevancy for their own lives. <strong>Would you share with us your own experience of Catholic Disaffiliation with those you minister with? <\/strong>Your insights, experiences, and questions would be essential for this study. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-raised btn-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/contact-us\/\">Contact us for a conversation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tmpl-testimonial-11 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock background-scroll\" style=\"background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover; background-image: url('https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcropsd17ec611a4bf1e5b6a465b2087ffd74e.jpg');\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/xaverianmissionaries.org\/catholic.disaffiliation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ixlibrb-0.3.5q80fmjpgcropentropycstinysrgbw1600h900fitcropsd17ec611a4bf1e5b6a465b2087ffd74e.jpg\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 150px; padding-bottom: 150px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-3 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 color2-background-color color-2-text-contrast bg-background-color col-lg-3\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-3 col-lg-3\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"\"><i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" style=\"font-size: 30px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: none;\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-9 col-lg-9\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1em;\">Can the Church give a new voice to its firmly embedded commitment to the common good? And can it forge new directions in language, doctrinal thinking, and institutional practices that find greater resonance with the lived experiences of increasingly secularized Catholics?<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Michele Dillon – University of New Hampshire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 color3-background-color color-3-text-contrast bg-background-color col-lg-3\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-sm-9 col-xs-9 col-lg-9\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"h4\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 19px;\">Disaffiliated Catholics are not a problem to solve but a grace to the Church. They are telling us something about ourselves. What if the disaffiliated is one of the ways the Spirit operates in and beyond the Church? What then is She telling the faith community through the experience of leaving the Church?<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bob McCarty -Going, Going, Gone Study<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-3 col-lg-3\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><i class=\"fa fa-quote-right\" style=\"font-size: 30px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: none;\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-1 col-xs-12 col-lg-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 75px; padding-bottom: 75px;\">\n<h2 class=\"\"> <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 align-column-center color-2-text-contrast color2-background-color col-lg-12\">\n<p class=\"\"> <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>\u00a9 2020-2022, Xaverian Missionaries USA. Fr. Carl Chudy, D.min. 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