Advent is one of the most special Christian celebrations. It is a time of waiting and preparing for the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
Catholic youths in England - such as John Withers and Patrick Morton - are utilizing technology to inspire other young people to build a better relationship with Jesus. These young men use videos to achieve their goal.
The initiative is called Made for Glory. Its team members release a video each day during Advent. The videos show a reflection of other young people, specifically their take on the day's Gospel reading. 25 videos have been produced and released so far.
Morton explains the aim of the venture further. He said it is encouraging "young people to engage more with the life and rhythm of the Church by taking Christ's message in the daily Gospels and bringing it into our everyday life, helping us to live the Gospel more actively in the build up to Christmas."
Thanks to a Papal visit to the UK by Pope Benedict XVI back in 2010, Withers told Catholic News Agency that the visit "fanned a flame from the spark of faith we had been given."
Morton expressed his admiration for Pope Francis. "If Pope Benedict built bridges for Catholics in Britain, then we can firmly say that Pope Francis has single-handedly managed to make being Catholic cool. He's an out-and-out evangelist, who builds bridges for Christ on foundations of friendship and trust.
The youth further added, "He's encouraging young Catholics to step up and be counted, to not be afraid, because when we say yes to Christ the joy of the Christian life overwhelms any doubts or fears."
The inspiring project can be viewed for free online by visiting the Made for Glory YouTube channel.
Morton sees the need for such ventures especially in modern culture, "I think that as society becomes more secular, more relativised, more seemingly absent of definitive truth, then the more passionately young people will seek the truth. Young people aren't satisfied with the soft answer, they want the real thing, they want the truth, however challenging it may be."