| After Anthony Gross moved to New York last summer, he started documenting his search for “The best Catholic church in NYC.” His criteria included the beauty of the church, a community of young people and “no whack political stuff.” He declined to elaborate what constituted “whack political stuff.” The 22-year-old makes his living as a content creator. “I’m not a political influencer at all,” he said. “And I wouldn’t even say I’m a Catholic influencer. Catholicism and my faith is just one part of my personal brand.” Soon after he started posting about his search for a church, a young woman slid into his DMs on LinkedIn and told him to check out St. Joseph’s Sunday evening Mass. Shortly after his first visit, he abandoned his search for a spiritual home in New York. He had found it. The 6 p.m. Sunday Mass at St. Joseph’s — or “St. Joe’s,” as its habitués call it — has become a hub for New York City’s young Catholics, its pews full of young women wearing sweater sets and silver cross necklaces and young men with biceps straining against the sleeves of their polo shirts. “A huge selling point is finding a potential partner,” said Gross | 
