Why Are So Many Young People Becoming Catholic?

About this sermon

Friends, there has been a noticeable rise in Catholic conversions recently, especially among young people. What’s the cause of it? And how does the New Atheist movement play into it? Matt Petrusek and I discuss these questions and more in this week’s episode of the Word on Fire Show. 00:00 | Introduction 01:20 | Concluding Bishop Barron’s first diocesan synod 03:18 | Growing interest in Catholicism 08:45 | Men and Catholic interest 11:50 | Considering our recent isolations 14:08 | The rise and decline of wokeism 17:10 | Attraction to tradition 18:48 | Attraction to the liturgy 25:50 | The attraction of moral teachings 28:53 | Evangelical challenges 31:46 | Religious liberty 35:45 | Listener question: How do you best engage the young? 38:40 | Join the Word on Fire Institute ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: / @word-on-fire Word on Fire en Español Channel: / @wof-es ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Get a free copy of the latest "Evangelization & Culture Journal": https://wordonfire.institute/journalfree Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute