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Beads, Not Battles: A Family’s Guide to Spiritual Activism, by John Melnikov – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By John Melnikov, Catholic Exchange, May 1, 2026

John Melnikov is a theology teacher at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, CT. He has taught theology in the Diocese of Bridgeport for the past 14 years. He has a BA in Religious Studies from Fairfield University and an MDiv in Christian Leadership from Liberty University. John and his family are active parishioners at St. Jude Parish in Monroe, CT, where he is also the current Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Council #5987.

John Melnikov headshotIn the West today, the signs of unrest in our young people are growing louder than ever. Teens are marching, shouting, posting, protesting—ultimately searching for meaning, identity, and purpose in their lives. Through all the activism and beneath all the noise, there is a restlessness that is not calmed, anger that is not resolved, anxiety that does not lift, and turmoil that seems only to grow and never subside.

We are raising a generation of young people who are ready to take on the world in protest, but we have not taken the time to teach them how to find solitude. What if the answer to the unrest and angst in young people isn’t to echo their volume, but, rather, to counter it with the peace of whispered prayer? Perhaps it isn’t placards or bullhorns that will bring about the desired outcome of a restless generation, but 59 little beads held together by a thin chain with a crucifix at the end of it. …

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