What Is a Millennial? Who Are the Millennials? The Final Battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan

What Is a Millennial? Who Are the Millennials?

Eileen Renders

The definition of millennial refers to, or is relative to, a period of one thousand years. In 2026, Millennials are defined as those people born between 1981 and 1996. An AI overview describes Millennials (born 1981 – 1996) grew up with the emergence of the internet, valuing work-life balance experiences, and purpose, while Gen Z born 1997 – 2012) are digital natives, shaped by smartphones and constant connectivity, characterized by pragmatism, financial anxiety, faster information processing, and a preference for individuality and tech-driven, convenient experiences.

Millennials, as defined by Strauss and Howe as Special, Sheltered, Confident, Team-oriented, Conventional, Pressured, and Achieving.  

Note: Strauss is a Playwright and Neil Howe is a historian.

Individuals born between 1940 and 1980

These years may include your mother and father, or grandparents. What were their priorities? What drove them? They took pride in the following,

Work and Career

Stability and the American Dream – Prioritizing homeownership, marriage, and raising a family.

Social Change: Personal fulfillment, social progress, and challenging norms.

Retirement: Unlike their parents, Boomers often seek a more active “non-traditional” retirement, balancing personal fulfillment with the need to manage finances.

Millennials differ from many of their parents, and certainly from their grandparents in several noticeable and important ways, such as;

They have deprioritized traditional, linear milestones such as early marriage, homeownership, and brand loyalty, favoring experiences, flexibility, and financial stability instead. Other shifts include a focus on work-life balance, remote work, purpose-driven careers, and navigating economic constraints by delaying

 or bypassing conventional life.  

Differences in Spirituality with Millennials

As far as tradition and older generations, which include parents and grandparents, the following changes and differences, I believe, often cause the most conflict, pain, and separation;  

Millennials are significantly less religiously affiliated, often embracing a “do-it-yourself” spirituality over traditional church attendance. They are more likely to reject absolute moral truths and traditional biblical teachings, with many holding syncretic, individualized beliefs. Only about 2% to 4% of Millennials hold a biblical worldview, with many holding a “DON’T” (Don’t Know/Care/Believe) view about God.

Note; The Blessed Mother told us that the biggest wars today are within families.

I QUOTE:  The most prominent quote regarding the “final battle” over the family comes from Sister Lucia dos Santos of Fatima (one of the three children who witnessed the 1917 Marian apparitions) in a letter to Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, which was later made public around 2008 – 2010 (though the conversation happened earlier, around 1981). The Quote: “The final battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the family”.

Pope Francis in October 2016, Pope Francis stated during a meeting in Georgia that “today there is a global war out to destroy marriage…Not with weapons but with ideas”. He also stated in 2014 that the family is “under attack as never before.”