Catholic Answers Live #12561 How Do We Bring Young People Back to the Church? Faith and Evangelization - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Jan 26, 2026
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, a Catholic deacon and evangelist known for parish missions and media work, discusses reclaiming young adults through beauty, truth, and the Eucharist. He explores respectful dialogue on Protestant campuses, forming friendships that lead to faith, using social media and parish outreach, and how catechesis rooted in relationship—not pressure—draws people back.
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Culture's Hunger For Flesh And Blood
- Popular vampire and zombie stories reveal a cultural yearning for flesh-and-blood intimacy with God through the Eucharist.
- Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers argues this craving points to a latent desire for the real presence of Christ at Mass.
Speak Truth Boldly To Young Adults
- Preach the full truth of the faith without watering it down to engage young adults.
- Present beauty, truth, and goodness so youth see how Catholicism forms their identity and purpose.
Beauty, Not Pop Music, Draws Youth
- Young people are attracted to the transcendentals — beauty, truth, and goodness — not merely contemporary music styles.
- The extraordinary (Latin) Mass often draws youth because it delivers those transcendentals abundantly.
