According to the Catholic Church:
A Young Adult is...
- a person
- one who has finished high school
- at least 18 years old, but also younger than 40 years old
A Young Adult can be...
- a man or a woman
- married, single, or consecrated
- a parent or without children
- a priest, a sister, a brother, or a layperson
- a person with a high school diploma, a Ph.D., or something in between
- a laywer, a factory worker, a nurse, a stay at home mother, or any other way God calls them to live their lives.
- a saint or a sinner
- a Catholic or a non-Catholic
- practicing the faith or not
In the United Sates, there are 48 million people between the ages of 18 and their late 30s. Approximately, 25,000 young adults live in Oshkosh alone. Young adults have tremendous energy, ideas, creativity, and passion. Young adults ARE part of Christ's plan to transform the world for the better.
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"Dear friends, truth is not simply a set of rules. It is a discovery of the One who never fails us; the One whom we can always trust. In seeking truth we come to live by belief because ultimately truth is a person: Jesus Christ. That is why authentic freedom is not an opting out. It is an opting in; nothing less than letting go of self and allowing oneself to be drawn into Christ's very being for others."
Pope Benedict XVI Address Young People in Younkers, NY on April 19, 2008