Forming Young People for Holiness and Hope

The Culture of Ambitious Multitaskers and the Challenge to Forming Young People for Holiness “The more you can do, the better.” This maxim of our modern lives is one into which we form and educate our young people. But does our prizing of ambitious multitaskers actually work against the hope of growing in holiness? By broadly analyzing college admissions cultures, digital media cultures, resume cultures and the like, we will begin to reimagine how a change in priorities and practices can stop hindering and start promoting the goals of Christian formation.

Leonard J. DeLorenzo, PhD, teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame, where he works in the McGrath Institute for Church Life. He is the author of Witness: Learning to Tell the Stories of Grace that Illumine Our Lives (Ave Maria Press, 2016), Work of Love: A Theological Reconstruction of the Communion of Saints (Notre Dame Press, 2017), and the forthcoming What Matters Most: Empowering Young People for Life’s Big Decisions (Ave Maria Press, 2018). His expertise ranges from theology and spirituality, to philosophy and ethics, and to pedagogical strategies and pastoral practice. DeLorenzo served for 13 years as director of Notre Dame Vision, where he was responsible for forming college students as leaders in ministry and designing faith formation conferences for teenagers. He lives in South Bend, Indiana, with his wife, Lisa, and their five children.

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