2. A FAITH MATRIX FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY

3. The Disease is Adolescence: and the symptoms are Violence, Suicide, Drugs, Alcohol, Car Wrecks and Poverty A headline of a recent Rolling Stone article

4. Reflected in calling the present younger generation......faithless!

5. “Young people, I see you as the sentinels of the dawn of a new hope...”...Pope John Paul II July 4, 2001

6. WHY TWO SUCH OPPOSING VIEWS? Society= all that is negative Church= all that brings hope

7. 7 So who are you? Messenger of destruction? Or Sentinel of hope?

8. 8 What makes the difference?

9. 9 The way I see things... The way I envision life and the choices I make that is what makes the difference!

10. 10 What should I do? Do I choose life of death? There is much in the world that is good but there is also much that is evil. It is a MATRIX Goodness brings life! Evil brings death.

11. What is Life? Ultimately the answer to that question is a FAITHresponse.

12. FAITH is where is where my heart is. my heart is.

13. F a i t h a s M a t r I x...FAITH.....FAITH...CHOICE..CHOICE.,,,VERB..,,,VERB.......GIFT......GIFT...FAITHAS...FAITHAS.

14. The Faith Matrix Community Attitude to life Service Identity Spirituality (living consciously)

15. “Choosing” the Faith Matrix Love be happy belong believe be for others

16. 4 ways to “reload” the Faith Matrix Belong to church Reach out to others Believe in yourself Find the fun Spirituality: Living in love