Assisting the bishops in advancing the vocation and mission of the lay faithful particularly with married couples and families, young people, pastoral leaders, and lay movements.
The Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth (LMFLY) assists the bishops, both collectively and individually, in advancing the vocation and mission of the lay faithful, of married couples and families, lay ecclesial ministers, and of young people. Through an emphasis on the articulation and application of anthropological and theological principles, founded on magisterial teaching, the committee assists the bishops as they promote a culturally diverse Church, the evangelization, faith formation and public witness of these persons, leading them toward a deeper commitment to Christ and his Church so as to transform culture and society.
The USCCB Bishops Working Group on Youth and Young Adults assists the LMFLY Committee in advancing the Church's efforts with young people across the United States. One of the current projects includes the development of the National Pastoral Framework on Youth and Young Adults.
Where are our children? (See AL, 260). A young married couple’s three-year-old first-born son runs off in a crowded mall. They call and then yell f...
As the place where we first learn to deeply encounter and love one another, the family can also be the place where the deepest losses, sacrifices, an...
The first in a series of twelve articles to be published in the Year of Amoris Laetitia Family from the staff from the Secretariat of Laity, Marriage,...