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The National Community of Catechetical Leaders (NCCL) recently hosted an online conference on “What’s Working in Parent, Family and Adult Faith Formation” and invited our director, Cassie Schutzer,  and Dr. […]

As we reflect on the last year of ministry with young adults, here are some of the biggest lessons and insights from our partner parishes:

“When it comes to young adults, they are in a variety of […]

One of the main focuses of the Young Adult Initiative is accompaniment. (See our previous blog post on accompaniment to learn more about this ministry model.)

In order to accompany young people, we need to […]

Dear Minister,

How are you doing this Advent?

Are you taking time to prepare your heart for the Savior?

It’s so easy to slip into a routine of busyness during the Advent season. It’s almost automatic, […]

Leaders from our ten partner parishes were asked, “Where did you see God at work in your life this month?”
Here are their testimonies:

“Honestly the past 4 months have been such a challenge personally with […]

by Fr. Corey Bruns, parochial vicar at St. Joseph Parish in Bowling Green, KY (a Young Adult Initiative partner parish)

Some six years ago, as a seminarian in Bowling Green, KY for a summer, I started a […]

by Cassie Schutzer, Director of the Young Adult Initiative

When I first became a young adult minister in 2019, I would get an anxiety pit in my stomach before every single event.

My stages of stress were […]

Leaders from our ten partner parishes were asked, “Where did you see God at work in your life this month?”
Here are their testimonies:

“I have seen God at work in our current Alpha. This is the youngest Alpha […]

by Cassie Schutzer, director of the Young Adult Initiative

When I moved to Indiana in June, my closest friends from home sent me off with a bundle of letters with instructions for when to open each […]

by Cassie Schutzer, director of the Young Adult Initiative

Hey, y’all! If you couldn’t tell by the greeting, I am a North Carolina girl born and bred. I attended the University of North Carolina (Go Heels) and […]

Saint Meinrad has hired two new staff members for Phase 2 of the Young Adult Initiative.

Cassie Schutzer will serve as the project administrator, providing an overarching vision for the second phase of the […]

Saint Meinrad Archabbey has received a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to continue its outreach to young adult Catholics.

A grant of $1.25 million will support the second phase of Saint Meinrad’s Young Adult I […]

Sixteen parishes have been chosen to participate in the Young Adult Initiative of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN.

The program is funded by a $1.38 million grant from Lilly […]

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, has received a $1.38 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to begin an initiative intended to improve parish outreach to young adults and better […]