CATHOLIC ARTICLES
SINGLES: THE NEW MAJORITY
SINGLE LIFE: THE SEISMIC SHIFT IN SOCIETY
SINGLES MINISTRY: THE REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY
Perhaps the most dramatic shift ever to take place in Western society has been the very recent shift from family life to single life.
<> In 1950, singles comprised 20% of the households in America . But soon perhaps this year, singles will comprise a majority of all households.
<>Between 1970 and 2000 the number of Americans between 25 and 34 who were unmarried tripled. (All statistics from www.census.gov).
The future of our society and of our Church depends upon reaching this exploding demographic for two simple reasons.
The Glory of God Revealed in the Human Body
"Many of our most profound questions are answered in the language spoken by our bodies, the language of our sexuality, written by the great author Himself in the very beginning."
Stoking the Fire: The Theology of the Body International Alliance (TOBIA)
Argumentation based on intellect and reason alone no longer has the power to persuade. Thanks to the theology and language of the body, we are able to reach the skeptical and confused with a message that cannot be denied. For written in the bodies of every man and woman are the answers to our most profound questions--answers to the mysteries of our creation, our longings for union with one another, for the nuptial union to which we are called in paradise.
