Following a visit to St Mary’s and St Philip Neri’s Church in Radcliffe to meet their new Parish Priest, Fr Phil Brady, we are working towards setting up a new group there in the coming months.
The visit from the National Team included Marc Besford (President), Fr John Marsland (National Chaplain) and Eamonn O’Brien. They explained at the fundamentals of the movement, such as Cardijn’s “3 Truths”: the Truth of Faith, Reality and Method - as Cardijn described them: “The three truths that light up and explain the problem of working youth in the world today”.
It is through the contradiction between the truths of Faith and Reality that we can truly understand and appreciate the need for the SEE-JUDGE-ACT Method. This gives the young people an opportunity to discuss their own realities and examine how this all fits into their local communities and the wider world, but then inspires them to act upon this with authentic Christian action.
The meeting also set out how a YCW Group runs, the various ways in which young people can take on the leadership of the movement and ultimately, how the Groups can help strengthen the link between their reality and the Gospels.
Marc Besford, commenting on the visit, said: “It was fantastic to see the enthusiasm for another new Group being set up. We hope to be able to come back soon and help with any recruitment and training needs, but also to meet the young people of the Parish and see how we can support them to be inspiring Christian leaders in today’s world.”
