Archdiocese of Denver's young adult director offers tips for surviving the college 'jungle'
Straight talk about holding on to your faith, values and finances.
Chris Stefanick provides some really honest practical advice for incoming college
freshmen, who are facing the strange new world of life on campus. From credit cards
to co-ed relationships, the director of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry tells
it like it is in a new videoDENVER, CO (CNA) -
Christopher Stefanick, theArchdiocese of Denver's director of Youth, Young Adult, and
Campus Ministry, has recorded a new video for Catholic News Agency, discussing the
dangers that incoming college students will face as the school year begins.
freshmen, who are facing the strange new world of life on campus. From credit cards
to co-ed relationships, the director of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry tells
it like it is in a new videoDENVER, CO (CNA) -
Christopher Stefanick, theArchdiocese of Denver's director of Youth, Young Adult, and
Campus Ministry, has recorded a new video for Catholic News Agency, discussing the
dangers that incoming college students will face as the school year begins.
A number of unprecedented challenges, Stefanick said, come with the new
independence of undergraduate life. The experience of separation from family, friends,
and previous parish communities, he said, was comparable to an animal being
"separated from the herd" for the first time.
But while this independence is exciting and offers new opportunities, it also involves
real dangers. Stefanick highlighted four key areas of life where college students must
be especially careful in order to avoid compromising their futures and spiritual lives.
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