Friday Workshops

FRIDAY WORKSHOPS PERIOD 1 – 10:00 - 11:30 AM PERIOD 2 – 1:00 - 2:30 PM PERIOD 3 – 3:00 - 4:30 PM 1-01 The Real Presence in the Eucharist 2-01 Super Heroines and Heroes of Holiness 3-01 Start with Jesus: WE the Missionary - Bishop Robert Barron and Mercy (*) - Sr. Kathleen Bryant People! (*) - Elsy Arevalo, Dr. Ansel Au- gustine, Becky Eldredge, Joe Paprocki, 2-02 Adaptive Learning: Meeting Special Needs 1-02 God Help Me! Getting Teens Excited About Julianne Stanz Mass (*) - Sarah Hart & Steve Angrisano in Catechesis - Ana Arista & Dr. Joseph White 3-02 Encountering Christ in Harmony: Celebrat- 1-03 The Catholic Church and the Deadly Epi- ing the New U.S. Bishops’ Response on 2-03 Finding Forgiveness in the Family (*) demic of Gun Violence in the United States Asian-Pacific Islander Cultures and Min- - Danielle Bean (*) - Bishop Edward Braxton istries (*) - Fr. Ricky Manalo & Bishop 2-04 Saint Mary: In the Image and Likeness of Oscar Solis 1-04 Jesus, You Are Here for Me: Finding Hope the Father of Mercies (*) Amid the Struggle of Mental Illness (*) 3-03 Flipped Catechesis: What Every Catechist - Prof. Gilberto Cavazos-Gonzalez - Andrew Chinn & James Wahl Needs to Know - Steve Botsford 1-05 Why Should I Go to Church? (*) 2-05 Martin Luther King Jr.: What If He Were Still Alive Today? (*) 3-04 Firm in the Faith: Music for Catechesis with - Fr. John Cusick - Bishop Edward Braxton Children and Families (*) - John Burland 1-06 Seeing and Savoring Stillness and Silence 2-06 The Power to Transform Your Parish (*) 3-05 How to Bring Healing to Your Parish Staff with Teenagers Among #allthethings (*) - Rev. Jim Clarke & Bobby Vidal or Ministry Group (*) - Craig Colson - Stephanie Clouatre Davis 2-07 Effective Prayer with Children: It’s Easier 3-06 Lord, Have Mercy on Us, We Are Married! 1-07 I Pray to Dios! Tools to Embrace His- Than You Think! (*) - Steven Ellair (*) - Sr. Karla Felix-Rivera panic Youth in Our Parish Ministries (*) - Ivan Diaz 2-08 The Opioid Crisis: What You Need to Un- 3-07 Learning from Generations of LGBTQ derstand (*) - Amy Florian Catholics (*) - Dr. Arthur Fitzmaurice, 1-08 Let’s Talk About Truth (*) - Ann Garrido Fr. Chris Ponnet & Lic. Yunuen Trujillo 2-09 Standing in Awe and Wonder and Praise: 1-09 Made for Mission: How to Change the Cul- The Transformative Power of Humble 3-08 Girl Power! Equipping Girls for Leadership ture of Your Parish (*) - Tim Glemkowski Thanks (*) - Fr. Richard Fragomeni (*) - Anne Frawley-Mangan 1-10 The Spiritual Journey: A Process of Trans- 2-10 Transformation from the Heart: Why Your 3-09 Faith for the Heart (*) formation (*) - Fr. Albert Haase Encounter with Jesus Changes the World - Dr. Thomas Groome 1-11 The Family as the Heart of Mercy (*) (*) - Sr. Miriam Heidland 3-10 The Hymn of the Day: An Enrichment of - Kathy Hendricks 2-11 Ministry with Young People Through an Roman Catholic Worship 1-12 This Is the Life: Mindfulness, Finding Grace Intercultural Perspective (*) - Fr. Jan Michael Joncas and the Power of the Present (*) - Paul Jarzembowski & Marilyn Santos 3-11 High is the Heavens - Liam Lawton - Rev. Terry Hershey 2-12 St. Paul as Organizer of Missionary Dis- 3-12 Live! Be! Finding the Movement in Our 1-13 Promise and Hope: Accompaniment in the ciples (*) - Rev. Felix Just Prayers (*) - Monica Luther Parish (*) - Bill Huebsch 2-13 Death by Comic Strip – Laughing, Loving and Letting Go (*) - Fr. Joe Kempf 3-13 The Way of Mercy & Holiness – Humility 1-14 Neuroscience and Spirituality for Teens and and Vulnerability (*) - Jesse Manibusan Young Adults (*) - Anne Kertz Kernion 2-14 God at the Movies - Rev. Richard Leonard 3-14 “Who Do People Say That I Am?” What 1-15 The Awe-Inspiring Rites of the RCIA: Sing Mercy, Live Mercy, Be Holy (*) 2-15 Young Adults Are Saying ... (*) Training for Baptismal Living (*) - Michael Mangan - Fr. Michael Martin - Diana Macalintal & Nick Wagner 2-16 How to Keep Your Family Catholic and 1-16 Shifting Parents from the Parking Lot to Par- Happy: Practical and Realistic Help for 3-15 The Virtue of Courage and the Moral Life (*) - Fr. Bryan Massingale ticipation (*) - Sr. Patricia McCormack Families! (*) - Rev. Leo Patalinghug 3-16 Aligning Our Vision of Youth and Young 1-17 “…On His Shoulders with Great Joy”: 2-17 Burning Hearts: Helping Teens Meet and Adult Ministries with Christus Vivit (*) Jesus as Model of Ministry (*) Fall in Love with Jesus Christ (*) - Charlotte McCorquodale - Fr. J. Patrick Mullen - Katie Prejean McGrady 1-18 Meeting Young Children Where They Are 2-18 Do Not Aspire to Be Called Holy Before 3-17 Me Cry! Mercy! Merci! (*) - Mike Patin and Walking with Them on Their Spiritual You Really Are! (St. Benedict) (*) 3-18 The Penultimate Invitation to Holiness – Journey (*) - Pamela Perrino - Abbot Richard Purcell Practicing Mercy as Jesus Practiced It (*) 1-19 Accompanying Traumatized Teens (*) 2-19 Speak, Sing, Pray – Spirituality for Our - Fr. Ronald Rolheiser - Roy Petitfils Grade School Children (*) 3-19 Children’s Liturgy of the Word That is - Christopher Walker 1-20 Jesus’ Justice League: Superheroes of Faith Prayerful, Formative and Exciting (*) (*) - Fr. R. Tony Ricard 2-20 Accompanying LGBTQ Youth and Their - Michael Ruzicki Families (*) - Greg Walton 1-21 Youth Group is Dead. Christ is Alive (*) 3-20 Ardi, Ape and Android: Dialogues with the - John Rinaldo 2-21 Be Who You Are – Teaching Holiness (*) Imago Dei in Genesis (*) - David Wells - Prof. Daniel Smith-Christopher 1-22 The Power of Ecumenism in an Immigration Crisis (*) - Rev. Alexia Salvatierra 2-22 Living Holy, Dancing the Living Spirit (*) 3-21 Overwhelmed by God: Are We Really - John West Called to Be “Perfect”? (*) 1-23 Wise Guides on the Road to Sainthood: - Sr. Maureen Sullivan African American Ancestors of Faith (*) 2-23 What Are They Saying About Women Dea- - Dr. C. Vanessa White cons? (*) - Dr. Phyllis Zagano 3-22 From Christendom to Missiondom: Forming Intentional Disciples in the New Normal 1-24 The Simple Care of a Hopeful Heart: 2-70 Vietnamese Workshop (Growth in Holi- (*) - Sherry Weddell Strengthening Your Inner Life in Challeng- ness by the Divine Mercy) (*) ing Times (*) - Dr. Robert Wicks - Sr. Mary Nguyen 3-23 Hope for Individuals and Families Affected by Addiction (*) - Scott Weeman 1-70 Vietnamese Workshop (The Cross – Mystery of Divine Love) (*) and (*) are recorded sessions. 3-70 Vietnamese Workshop (Live Mercy – Be - Bishop Thanh Nguyen Arena sessions are in color. Holy in Family) (*) - Prof. Quyen Di 24 Religious Education Congress • February 21-23, 2020 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 •10:00 - 11:30 AM PERIOD 1 1-03 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH & THE DEADLY EPIDEM- 1-01 THE REAL PRESENCE IN THE EUCHARIST IC OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES ARENA In the face of the endless series of mass murders of in- Vatican II says that the Eucharist is the source and nocent people through gun violence, Bishop Edward summit of the Christian life. However, recent polls Braxton asks the question: Is there nothing we Catholics show an insufficient understanding of the True Pres- can do? Acknowledging that he is not an expert on these ence of Christ in the Eucharist. It is time for all of us – matters, he argues that all Catholics have a responsibil- catechists, Catholic educators and evangelists – to pick ity to examine their hearts, study Scripture, attend to the up our game about this absolutely essential sacrament! teachings of the Second Vatican Council and the Cate- Most Rev. Robert Barron chism of the Catholic Church, and find ways to be true Bishop Robert Barron is Auxiliary Bishop for instruments of peace. After listing practical suggestions, the Los Angeles Archdiocese and founder of he insists that we can all do something. We must do what Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. He is also we can! host of “Catholicism,” the award-winning PBS documentary. Bishop Barron is an Amazon Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, PhD, STD best-selling author and has published numerous books, es- Chicago native Bishop Edward Braxton was in- says and articles on theology and the spiritual life. He is a stalled as bishop for the Diocese of Belleville, Ill. religion correspondent for NBC and has also appeared on in 2005. He authored several books and many FOX News, CNN and EWTN. He has presented and given articles and has served on the faculties at The keynote addresses for many conferences and events all over Catholic University of America, the University the world. of Notre Dame, Harvard Divinity School, and the Pontifi- cal North American College in Rome. Bishop Braxton’s 2015 pastoral letter, “The Racial Divide in the United States,” has been published in several journals and he has lectured on the 1-02 GOD HELP ME! GETTING TEENS EXCITED ABOUT issues addressed in the pastoral at a number of universities. MASS Creating liturgies that are both passionate and prayerful is one of the most important things we can do to 1-04 JESUS, YOU ARE HERE FOR ME: FINDING HOPE bring about full, conscious and active participation by AMID THE STRUGGLE OF MENTAL ILLNESS Workshops our young Catholic church. Are you willing to learn The Introduction to “The Rites for the Pastoral Care of more and dive more deeply into the Mass personally, so the Sick” begins: “Suffering and illness have always that you become that living example of a person trans- been among the greatest problems that trouble the hu- formed by the mystery of the sacred liturgy? Make Mass man spirit.” This is particularly true of mental illness, mean more than the bribe of donuts or something “good as individuals and families often are misunderstood, Catholics” do.

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