Bob McCarty Talks about Why Disaffiliated Youth Are a Grace and Gift to the Church

Disaffiliated young Catholics are not a problem to be solved, but a grace and gift to the church. That key understanding was shared with church leaders in the Diocese of Joliet recently by the coauthor of a national study on the dynamics of disaffiliation in young Catholics. Pastoral ministry consultant and trainer Bob McCarty appeared at the Blanchette Catholic Center in Crest Hill, IL, on Sept. 20.