People expect me to read the latest theology, spiritual, or scriptural commentary – and I try – but I am slowing down on those things. But I am working in a parish on a full-time basis. The people I serve are reading online news/opinions/articles/etc. from the different ends of the social/political divide and everything in between. I try to sample these things so that I can have some perspective on the perspective of the people I meet “on the sidewalk” after Mass. In our parish, we pretty much cover the spectrum with most people “in the middle” … more or less.

Boomers, Millennials, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen who knows and Gen Z – all have their own experiences, expectations, hopes, and the posture with which they face the future. It’s hard to keep up. I am a Boomer and can’t keep up with my generation. All my friends are retired and their world is morphing into something unknown to me.

Yesterday I read a fascinating article from The Free Press. The have White House credentials and an app – good signs of stability. If you want a Gen Z perspective on being an adult, take a “minutes” and read Admit It, Being an Adult Is Hard. It will give you some perspective.

I’ve shared it a few people and most of the initial reaction was “how could they not….” before pausing and realizing there was a point in time when we (boomers) did not know such things but we figured it out. Boomers and Millennials get to face: how does Medicare work? What is a RMD on by IRA? How could we not have known these things? Well… it wasn’t a need. I guess “need” is the mother of figuring things out.

Anyway… enjoy

Image credit: from the referenced article.