My Reason to Stay: Finding God in Service to and Relationship with the Unhoused of Los Angeles

Young people of faith are looking for a spiritual home that brings them to life and honors their many feelings and questions. Many struggle to find that in our churches. Our solutions have often been to prioritize an individual relationship with God, to uplift the Eucharist as the place for meaningful encounter, and to celebrate quiet reverence. Though valuable, these are not enough. Come hear how Catholic social teaching - specifically how standing with and serving alongside the discarded poor of Skid Row - led this young(ish) person to know they belonged to God and in our Church.

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