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On the Road to Peace by John Dear S.J.	Tuesday, April 1, 2008
	Vol. 2, No. 30

It was six o'clock on April 5,1968, a Friday morning. My mother came into my room, shook me awake and said, "John, Martin Luther King has been killed. You have to get up." I was eight years old.

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By SHONA CRABTREE, Religion News Service

This is the time of year when the Catholic Church enjoys the greatest growth spurt of the entire year -- an estimated 150,000 adult converts who were baptized or confirmed into the church on Easter.

A recent survey shows 44 percent of Americans now profess a religious affiliation that's different from the one they were born into.

But not everyone who flirts with change actually makes the leap, as a bumper crop of recent spiritual memoirs shows. Some who start the journey end up in new and unexpected places, while others end up exactly where they started, thankful for lessons learned.

By Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON -- Although many young adult Catholics are interested in church ministry they find it difficult to connect their career plans or talents with available ministries, according to a survey released this year.

The survey, "Young Adult Catholics and Their Future in Ministry," was commissioned by the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project, a joint project involving six national Catholic organizations and funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

A preliminary report on the survey of young adult Catholics will be the topic of an upcoming National Ministry Summit April 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. The summit, initially planned for 1,000 participants, recently was expanded to accommodate all who wish to attend.

Although many young adult Catholics are interested in church ministry they find it difficult to connect their career plans or talents with available ministries, according to a survey released this year.

The survey, "Young Adult Catholics and Their Future in Ministry," was commissioned by the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project, a joint project involving six national Catholic organizations and funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Yoga: Living from your heart
Emily Darling, an owner of a Kansas City metro area yoga studio, has practiced yoga for 20 years. She is also a yoga teacher. Darling tells Fox, “I tell my students that when we come to class we are taking time out for ourselves to find inner peace and clarity and to ground ourselves, truly so that we can have more to give everyone one around us. That way we can share that peace.