Faith at Work

Facts of Life

A new Barna Group study shows that young people’s faith impacts their career goals, IndianapolisRecorder.com reported July 18.

The most common goal among teens is to work in medicine or the health care field (23% of teenagers). And more than half of the students expressed interest in some type of scientific or applied-science career.

One-fifth were attracted to creative vocations, including arts or music, graphic arts, culinary arts and fashion or interior design.

Students with an active faith (defined as reading the Bible, attending church and praying in a typical week) are more likely to be interested in arts and music, ministry, journalism and law.

Young Catholics expressed above-average interest in journalism and education.

Maya Hawke as American writer Flannery O'Connor in the 2024 film "Wildcat."

Jessica Hooten Wilson on 'Wildcats' /Father Dave Pivonka on Title IX (May 4)

Flannery O’Connor shares the big screen with some of her most memorable short story characters in the new indy film ‘Wildcat’. O’Connor scholar Jessica Hooten Wilson gives her take on the film and what animates the Catholic 20th century writer’s prophetic imagination.Then FUS University President Father David Pivonka explains why Franciscan University of Steubenville has pushed back against the Biden administrations’ new interpretation of Title IX, which redefines sex discrimination to include a student’s self- asserted ‘gender identity’.