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In Bringing Together the People for Our Panels and Workshops, We Have In bringing together the people for our panels and workshops, we have chosen parents, family members, priests, religious, business leaders, industry experts and those who will share personal experience of issues that are a challenge in daily family life. With speakers coming from all five major continents of the world, the programme is international and varied. Around 80% of contributors are lay speakers, mostly couples, while around 20% are clergy and religious. All the videos can be found directly at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ygZjMbhZl7iYW6Oh5PlOA/videos?&ab_channel= WorldMeetingofFamilies2018 Alternatively, you may wish to search by talk/presenter: NAME Deacon Mr Jim Adams ACCORD, Ireland Panellist - Marriage, the Family and the Search for Christian Unity - Text and video available. Ameera Ahmed Ireland Speaker - Testimonies Young People on their Hopes and Dreams for Marriage & the Family in the Third Millennium. - Video available. Dr. Mary Aiken Adjunct Associate Professor Geary Institute for Public Policy, UCD and Academic Advisor for Europol European Cybercrime Centre, Ireland Panel Moderator - Dignity and Safety in a Digital Age: Facing a New Challenge for Families - Video available. Workshop Speaker - Turning Technology to the Greater Good: Faith, Family & Technology - Video available. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone Panellist - Faith, Family and Development: The Witness of Women in Leadership. - Video available. Andrea Alessi ACLI, Italy Panellist - And the Greatest is Love: Pope Francis on 1 Cor 13 - Text and video available. Carl Anderson Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus, USA Panel Moderator - The Family as an Agent of Peace in a Turbulent World - Text and video available. Carla Barboto Co-founder of Pacari Chocolate, Ecuador Major Panel Panellist - The Vocation of the Business Leader: A Family Business Perspective - Text and video available. Fr. Martin Benett Workshop Speaker - YOUCAT As a Resource of New Evangelization – To Rekindle Faith Sarah Benson Ruhama Panellist - Human Trafficking: "An Open Wound on the body of Contemporary Society" (Pope Francis) - Video available. H. E. Bishop Robert Barron Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, USA Presenter - Pope Francis on the Gospel of the Family: What is Jesus calling our families to be? - Video available. H. E. Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti Archbishop of Perugia-Citta della Pieve, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference Presenter - Accompanying, Discerning and Integrating: Human Fragility and Amoris Laetitia - Video available. Dr. Carol Baumann COPE Galway Domestic Violence Refuge & Outreach Service, Galway, Ireland Panellist - Breaking the Silence: Dealing with Domestic Violence - Text and video available. Leigh and Steve Baumann Retrouvaille International, USA and Canada Major Panel Panellist - When Plates Fly: Pope Francis on the Reality of Love in Family Life - Text and video available. Sr Nathalie Becquart National Service for Youth Evangelization and Vocations, Bishop’s Conference, France Panellist - Vocational Discernment and the Family: Preparing for the Youth Synod, 2018 - Video available. Prof. Francesco Belletti International Centre for Family Studies, Italy Panellist - Promoting the Gospel of the Family: The Role of Family Associations Today - Text and video available. Liliana Olivieri de Pérez Bicecci Psychologist, Catholic University of La Plata, Argentina Panellist - Handing on the Faith in the Home Today - Text and video available. H.E. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar Major Panel Moderator - Care for our Common Home: Why the Family Matters to the Future of our Planet. - Video available Dr. Marco Bonacker Workshop Speaker - DOCAT and the Social Doctrine – The Faith of Changing the World Workshop Speaker - DOCAT and the Social Doctrine – How to build a civilization of love? Lidia Borzi ACLI, Italy Panellist - And the Greatest is Love: Pope Francis on 1 Cor 13 - Presentation, text and video available. Denis Bradley ACCORD, Ireland Workshop Speaker: Supporting Newly-Married Couples in the Parish. - Presentation available. Marian & Vincent Bradley Parents Testimony, Ireland (North) Panellist - Families and Parish; Supporting Families with Special Needs - Text and video available. Fr. Philip Bradley ACCORD Workshop Speaker - Keeping your W.I.T.S in Marriage and Family Life Today - Presentation available. H.E. Cardinal João Braz de Aviz Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Main Celebrant and Homilist - Love endures all things: Why Strong Marriages make Stronger Societies. - Video available. Prof. Luigino Bruni Economist and Academic, Rome Panellist - The Family: A Resource for Society - Text and video available. Dr. Marco Brusati Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Italy Panellist - The Family that Prays Together: Finding Time for Prayer in a Digital Age - Text and video available. Darren Butler Co-ordinator of the Irish Bishop’s Drugs Initiative Panel Moderator - Supporting Families Coping with Addiction. Video available. Rocco Buttiglione John Paul II Professor of Philosophy and History of European Institutions, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy. Workshop Speaker - A Hidden Treasure: The Theology of the Body of Saint John Paul II - Text and video available. Bairbre Cahill Freelance writer and speaker on spirituality and sacramentality, Ireland Panel Moderator - Who is Doing the Dishes? Pope Francis on the Little Things that Matter in Family Life. - Text and video available. Fr. Patrick Cahill Catechist: God Loves Me; and the importance of saying ‘sorry’ Rev. Philip Carder Faculty of Theology, Maynooth Panellist - Real Reading for Real Families; Lectio Divina in Home and Parish - Video available. Workshop Facilitator - Homecoming Reading; Unlocking the Hope and Healing of the Scriptures Rosalinda & Jorge Carrillo International Confederation of Christian Family Movements, Mexico Panellist - Handing on the Faith in the Home Today - Text, video and presentation available. Teresa Carvalho Home Mission Development Officer, Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, UK Panellist - Vocational Discernment and the Family: Preparing for the Youth Synod, 2018 - Video available. Norah Casey Irish businesswoman, magazine mogul, television personality and broadcaster from Dublin, Ireland Panel Moderator - Breaking the Silence: Dealing with Domestic Violence - Video available. Co-chair - Voices of Impact: Women Leaders Shaping Global Change Adrian Chiles Journalist and Broadcaster with BBC, England Panel Moderator - The Importance of Belonging; Exploring Contemporary Interest in Genealogy - Text and video available. Tommaso and Giulia Cioncolini Bishop’s Conference Office of Family, Italy Major Panel Panellists - And the Greatest is Love: Pope Francis on 1 Cor 13 - Video available. Pádraigín Clancy Folklorist and Expert on Irish Spirituality Panellist - The Importance of Belonging; Exploring Contemporary Interest in Genealogy - Text and video available. Presenter - Le Chéile, Le Críost: The Missionary Family of Irish Saints - Video available. Marie Collins Survivor of Abuse, Former member of the Pontifical Commission for Protection of Minors and Patron of ‘The Marie Collins Foundation’, Ireland Major Panel Panellist - Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults - Video available. Breda Coman Panellist - The Impact of Imprisonment on Families - Video available. Anita Conlan ACCORD, Ireland Panellist - Relationship and Sexuality Education in the Light of Amoris Laetitia - Text and video available. Moderator - Insights into Adolescents. - Video available. Brendan Conroy Couples Testimony, Ireland Major Panel Panellist - Dancing to the Future with Hope: Strengthening Marriage & the Family today - Text and video available. Stephen Conway Retrouvaille, South Africa Panellist - Coping with Crises and Hurt in Marriage - Video available. Fr. Seán Corkery Workshop Speaker - YOUCAT As a Resource of New Evangelization – To Rekindle Faith Rev. Dr. Jeremy Corley Lecturer in Sacred Scripture, Pontifical College, Maynooth, Ireland Panellist - The Importance of Belonging; Exploring Contemporary Interest in Genealogy - Text and video available. Dr. Antonio Crespo ELDE, Meeting Point and the Plataforma San Calisto, Spain Panellist - The Logic of Complementarity: Why Mothers and Fathers Matter in Amoris Laetitia - Text and video available. Rosa & Lauro Cueto Couples for Christ, Philippines and Ireland (North) Major Panel Panellists - Looking to Jesus: Presenting Commitment to Marriage as a Path to Joy Today - Text and video available. H. E. Cardinal Blase Cupich Archbishop of Chicago, USA Major Panel Moderator - The Dignity and Beauty of Sexual Love: Finding New Language for Ancient Truths. - Text and video available. Fr. Michael Czerny Under-Secretary, Dicastery for Integral Human Development Panel Moderator - Nowhere to Lay his Head: A Christian Response to Migrants and Refugees - Text and video available. Eduard & Veronika Darsht Russia Panellists - The Family of Families: The experience of Catholic Families in Russia. Dr. Elizabeth Davies Marriage Care, England Panellist - Personal Formation for Marriage Counselling and Facilitation: Lay Leadership in the post-Millennial Age. Susan Ann Davis Co-chair - Voices of Impact: Women Leaders Shaping Global Change Francesca and Filippio De Carlo Mistero Grande, Italy Panellists - Marriage, the Family and the Search for Christian Unity - Text and video available. Mia DeFaoite
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