Last weekend, Bishop Barron delivered a talk at the 2017 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, CA. He spoke about the need for catechesists, apologists, and evangelists to wake up in light of harrowing statistics showing the Catholic Church is hemorrhaging young people.
Half of young Catholics have already left the Church. The percentage of “nones” (i.e., people with no religion) is at an all-time high. So what should we do? Bishop Barron offers his advice, focusing on three areas that deserve special attention.