Youth/Young Adults

When school is a pathway to discipleship

As I prepare to move away for college and life in the larger world around me, I am thankful for the opportunity to have attended Catholic school all these years.
Staying mindful of the meaning of the season

Advent is a religious holiday that is celebrated annually here at Bishop Maginn High School. It is a beautiful way to be intentional as we walk through this busy, festive season. Celebrating Advent helps us to interrupt our busy schedules and prepare our hearts for the true meaning of Christmas.
Advent traditions at school, home

The Catholic Church has designated the four weeks preceding Christmas as Advent, a time to prepare for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Catholic Charities fights vaping, tobacco use among teenagers

The Albany Diocese is no exception to the rise in teen vaping, and Catholic Charities is taking action to protect youth.
Miracle at a school assembly

On Oct. 26, Miracle Carter got the surprise of her life when she learned that her wish to go to Walt Disney World in Florida was being granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast New York.
Teen gets Girl Scout Gold by protecting pollinators

Caroline McGraw has gone for gold. The 17-year-old parishioner of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Schenectady has been named a National Gold Award Girl Scout.
STEP IN FOR SCARES

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL IN WATERFORD invited guests to a Halloween haunted house for some spooky fun last weekend.
Catholic schools launched founders of medical startup

Long before Dr. Zach Helft and Dr. Christy Sheehy co-founded a medical startup, both were students at Catholic schools in the Albany Diocese.
Meghan went from Morris to Marines

At some point in childhood, every child is asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Meghan Barringer of Holy Cross parish in Morris knew the answer since she was very young: She wanted to go into the military.
Group of college students will meet after Eucharistic Congress

After the Hearts Aflame Eucharistic Congress Sept. 22 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, a group of preregistered college students will travel to the nearby St. Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine in Fonda for a spiritual “after-party.”

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