Question of the Month - June

Every month we feature a YOUCAT question on this page. Post your thoughts, opinions and questions below!

Question of the Month

What does the Holy Spirit do in my life?

The Holy Spirit makes me receptive to God; he teaches me to pray and helps me to be there for others. [738–741]    

Augustine calls the Holy Spirit “The quiet guest of our soul”. Anyone who wants to sense his presence must be quiet. Often this Guest speaks very softly within us and with us, for instance, in the voice of our conscience or through other interior and exterior
promptings. Being a “temple of the Holy Spirit” means being there, body and soul, for this Guest, for God in us. Our body is therefore God’s living room, so to speak.
The more receptive we are to the Holy Spirit in us, the more he becomes the master of our life, the sooner he will bestow on us even today his charisms for the upbuilding of the Church. And so, instead of the works of the flesh, the fruits of the Spirit grow in us.       

The logo

The primary and fundamental design element is the Y, which consists of small crosses, originating from a workshop of young people who participated in the YOUCAT. Each person painted their favorite cross on a large screen. The result is a collage, which became the basis of design.

The name

YOUCAT is first and foremost an abbreviation for YOUth CATechism, but there are many more interpretations to it regarding the book as well as faith: YOU are directly addressed. And CAT not only stands for Catechism but also Catholic. Here are some more associations:
YOUth CATechism
YOUr CATechism
YOU CATholic
and maybe even
YOUth CATholicism
So, YOU are challenged by faith, it's YOUR catechism, make it YOUR own, it's YOUR faith that has been given to you, so make it yours! This is about YOU, YOU are wanted, YOU are needed. Furthermore, youth refers not only to those young in age but also to those young in faith. And when faith is young, questions are the same, whether you are 15 or 50.