I know with my own grandkids (clearly anecdotal) that acceptance of gays is a very big deal....and women's issues are too....

Two of my grandkids graduated from an excellent catholic high school with a strong focus on social justice.....so the Church's social justice teaching is I think alive and well if noted in the breech....and they clearly profited from this experience they also participated in the retreat program..

I have thought from the beginning that social justice projects like Habitat, local hunger programs etc....are a great place for both ecumenical efforts and youth efforts....

Everyone there can agree on the worth of the project....and who knows where that goes.....