Whats the most difficult aspect of working with teens?
The lack of support from our Catholic faithful community, whether the laity or the clergy themselves. Some priests are afraid to work with kids. The lay faithful need to really roll up their sleeves and really help the young people. I think there’s a big gap in support. That’s what’s so hard. It’s not the kids. Why do you think the message of The Divine Mercy is a great tool for drawing teens into a relationship with Christ and the Church? What the message of The Divine Mercy does for teens is it fosters that beautiful intimacy with Christ into their lives. Through St. Faustina’s Diary, you can see that intimacy, and that’s something that the kids almost instantly identify with. The kids really can relate to that. They learn that He wants to give life to His young people, and He calls them to come to Him with great trust. Through this intimacy, teens learn to become God’s instruments of His love and mercy for the world — because in this loving friendship teens can become one with the S
