F) What nourishes the spiritual life of young people

On the whole, the responses to the question: "What is it that nourishes your spiritual life?" were very fine.

Many mentioned the importance of the Word of God, read and meditated, either in private or in groups, as being one of the principal sources of their spiritual nourishment. I was also agreeably surprised that many mentioned the place of the Eucharist in their lives, although I had hardly mentioned it. Many mentioned that their pastoral activity, especially contact with the poor, nourished their spiritual life. Certain ones even mentioned the community. This was seen as somewhat instrumental: the place where one drank at the source, where one recharged one’s batteries. Obviously the community is all that. But the sacramental value of the community as realization of an ecclesial unit, even when relationships are difficult, even when it is also the place of the cross - about this there had not been much reflection.