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- Title
Rooted in the Vision of Vatican II: Youth Corps and the Formation of Christ-Centered Social Activists in Toronto, 1966-1984.
- Authors
BALTUTIS, Peter E.
- Abstract
Founded by Father Thomas McKillop in 1966, Youth Corps was an experimental ministry in Toronto that developed Christ-centered social activists (ages 14-25) through a scripture-based formation of action, reflection and friendship. Over the next eighteen years, Youth Corps built a diverse network of programs that consciously drew upon the inductive theology of Vatican II that promoted Catholics to be actively engaged in the world. Youth Corps showcased the prophetic voice of Catholic social justice activists through highly successful "Events"; nurtured healthy families through Christian Family Peace Weekends; recognized the dignity of the city's physically handicapped and the imprisoned; and helped Catholics to see Christ in the poor of the inner city and the global south. While tens of thousands of young adults participated in these ministries, Youth Corps' social activism would exposé ecclesiological tensions over pastoral strategy that challenged the Archdiocese of Toronto—and the Canadian Catholic Church—during the 1980s.
- Subjects
TORONTO (Ont.); ONTARIO; CATHOLIC youth; CATHOLIC Church &; social problems; YOUTH; CHURCH group work with youth; RELIGIOUS education of young people; RETREATS for youth; URBAN youth; VATICAN Council (2nd : 1962-1965); MCKILLOP, Thomas
- Publication
Études d'Histoire Religieuse, 2010, Vol 76, p7
- ISSN
1193-199X
- Publication type
Article