This book examines social and pastoral issues that impact the direction of campus ministry at Catholic colleges and universities in the United States today. A paradigm shift has occurred from the Vatican II generation till now in which their children, as well as their non-Catholic companions, make up the student bodies of 21st century Catholic colleges and universities. Immersed in a world of consumerism, postmodernist doubt, and post-9/11 xenophobia, today\'s students of Catholic colleges and universities live in a world of cultural pluralism as well as religious diversity. Further, their lifestyles and life goals differ greatly from previous generations and urge a new pastoral response by campus ministers.

To that end, this book provides today\'s campus ministers, and those in training, with a road map to assist them in navigating the following issues: 1) Catholic Identity: balancing Catholic identity and cultural pluralism; 2) Student Profile: understanding 21st century Catholic