The Golden Road?

If California is a bellwether state, marking out trends to come throughout the country, a recent survey of young people there reveals a hopeful turn of the marriage-and-family tide. In April, pollsters sponsored by New American Media found that Golden Staters between 16 and 22 years old hold more traditional values than their parents on some key issues. Their No. 1 concern is the breakdown of the family. A majority say they are religious or, at least, spiritual. And most are planning on marrying, buying homes and raising kids. California, here we come?

Source: Los Angeles Times, April 30

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis