Jen Owens

Jen Owens is a doctoral student at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and she coordinates the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults at a Catholic parish in Oakland, California. She co-edited From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism (Liturgical Press, 2009), and her writing has been published online at Give Us This Day, God’s Politics, and Daily Theology.

Intergenerational Faith Sharing Groups

This program aims to build community and allow parishioners to engage more deeply with their spirituality beyond Sunday Mass attendance.

Starting a Spirituality Blog

Use the suggestions in this program to start a spirituality blog, which will enable young adults to share their faith with one another outside of Mass. This blog has the potential to reach young adults who aren’t already a part of the parish community.