November 4th newsletter

In this week’s newsletter I blog about the problem of disaffiliation with the Church and have a number of great resources to share in this area.  Top 5:

1. Saint Mary’s Press has gathered a number of video testimonies from young people who have left the Church.
2. Joe Corpora wrote a great essay on the “Joy of Missing Out” for Notre Dame’s student newspaper that is worth a read.
3. The New York Times profile of Catholics struggling with staying or leaving the Church is a great piece.
4. The Vatican summary of the Bishop’s Synod on Young People is worth reading.
5. In the Miscellany section, the special “12 Years of Brain Pickings” is chock full of great long reads. Maria Popova’s weekly blog is a constant source of intellectual stimulation.  You’re bound to find something interesting to read.