Teenagers aren't real

Nov 9, 2023

Delve into the history of teenagers as a separate category, the impact of youth culture, and the effects on faith and maturity. Explore the cultural influences of the 60s and 70s, the challenges of raising boys in a technology-driven world, and the role of the Catholic Church in ministering to teenagers. Learn about the origins of youth ministry and its influence on Catholicism, and discuss the importance of recognizing gender identity and understanding the expressions of love.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Winter Warmth and Cemetery Traditions

03:11 • 9min

Discussing Pilgrimages and a Sponsor

12:00 • 2min

The Concept of Teenagers: Society's Labeling and the Impact on Young Men

13:45 • 9min

The Cultural Influence on Youth Formation in the 60s and 70s

22:46 • 5min

The Impact of Teenager Culture

28:01 • 6min

The Challenge of Raising Boys and Introducing them to Manhood

34:01 • 5min

The Impact of Teenagers on Society

38:37 • 10min

Origins of Youth Ministry and the Influence of Protestant Methods

48:43 • 13min

Recognizing Gender Identity and Exploring Manhood

01:01:44 • 15min

100 years ago, if you were talking about teenagers, no one would know what you were talking about. What are the ramifications of creating this new category in society and in the Church?

When teenagers were revoked from the adults category, there were isolated into their own classification. Not grouped with adults meant they were able in many ways to continue the way of life they knew for their whole existence but with more bodily maturity too.

Here are a few points of discussion:

2 age categories for all of time: Adults and Children
Culture of the 1960's and 1970's
Youth culture over adult culture
God and the faith are "ever ancient and ever new" not forever young
What are the effects of this in youth ministry?
Maturity is restrained and unfree, bound to God and the crosses He sends and the people He binds us to. True freedom is not youthful unattachment, but the loss of the types of freedoms the world pursues

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