RECongress 2011 - Period 2: Friday, March 18, 2011

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2-01 Connecting Learning with Religion at the Center of the Early Childhood Curriculum

One important task of an early childhood teacher is to help children make connections between the new concepts they learn and their new developmental skills. Finding a way to connect learning across content areas and developmental domains is a challenge for many teachers who now have to teach content that aligns with the kindergarten and first grade curriculum. In this session, participants will learn to plan their curriculum with important religion topics serving as unifying themes.

Dr. Shauna Adams is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood at the University of Dayton, Ohio, where she teaches child development and curriculum. She serves as the faculty liaison to the Bombeck Family Learning Center, the University of Dayton’s Demonstration School that provides a basis for her scholarship and professional presentations. Dr. Adams also has 10 years’ experience teaching special education.

Enter into the prayer through breath work, guided movement and danced meditations. “Spread the message, be the prayer.” This session, appropriate for middle school through adult, is focused on those who wish to weave liturgical movement into their celebrations, teachers seeking creative ways to inspire students and those who wish to explore their own spirituality in motion. Come prepared to dance!

Donna Anderle is an accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer who continues to give workshops, keynote presentations and dance in concert. The nationally known liturgical dancer is on the teaching faculty of the Cincinnati Ballet and Midwest Theatre Ballet and is involved in Cincy Dance, an outreach program for Cincinnati intercity schools. Anderle has choreographed for major national youth conferences. Her work is compiled in four choreography books and a video.

This workshop will present practical ways to engage your assembly in song, from song choice to song performance. Learn how to “get out of the way” and let the Spirit go to work!

Ed Bolduc has been on the music staff at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Marietta, Ga., for almost 19 years. He is a published composer and recording artist with World Library Publications, where he is also on staff as a Project Editor. Bolduc has presented or performed at National Association of Pastoral Musicians workshops, Life Teen conferences and workshops, and at parish retreats. He was editor/contributor for “Love One Another” and has a CD titled “Word for Word.”

2-04 Who Would Jesus Hire? Creating a Movement to Welcome the Outcast, the Gang Member and the Felon

Using the Gospel and seeking to take seriously what Jesus took seriously, this workshop hopes to foster in our faith communities real ways to respond to the outcast in our midst and to welcome them as Jesus would.

Fr. Greg Boyle is founder and Executive Director of Jobs For a Future/Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention and employment referral program for gang-involved youth in the United States. Fr. Boyle is an acknowledged expert on gangs and intervention approaches and is a nationally renowned speaker. He is also a consultant to youth service and governmental agencies, policy makers and employers.

How do women develop a trust in their own experience of God? We are women standing on the shoulders of the women giants of our tradition who model for us how to be strongly rooted in God’s love and on fire with God’s passion. We recognize our strength by holding on firmly to our faith and learning how to use our voices. This workshop will explore women’s spiritual development that leads to confidence and a firm trust in the God who empowers us.

Sr. Kathy Bryant, a Religious Sister of Charity, ministers as a retreat facilitator, spiritual director and workshop presenter. Her special interests are in spirituality, formation, women’s spiritual development, and abolition of human trafficking. Sr. Bryant has authored numerous articles and books and has presented workshops in Australia, Ireland, Africa as well as throughout the United States.

2-06 Poorly Practiced, Misunderstood and Under-appreciated: The Liturgy of Penance (Workshop closed)

Perhaps the least well understood and most poorly practiced liturgies of the Church today are those celebrating the sacrament of penance – in any of its ritual forms. Few Catholics understand that it is a liturgy of the Church, and even less understand the role of Scripture in the celebration, or even the fact of Christ’s authentic presence in the celebration of this sacramental liturgy. What fields do we need to sell to discover this pearl of great price and give it a meaningful place in our spirituality today?

Eileen Burke-Sullivan, STD, is Director of the Master of Arts in Ministry program and Associate Director of the Master of Christian Spirituality program at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., where she is also an Associate Professor of Theology. She has served as a full-time pastoral minister in parish and diocesan positions in both Catholic and Protestant churches throughout the United States and Canada. Burke-Sullivan is co-author of a book entitled “The Ignatian Tradition.”

Amid the difficulties facing the Church with the sexual abuse scandal, we are given a unique opportunity to bring the healing presence of Christ to survivors and to everyone in the Church. Bishop Blase Cupich, Chair of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, will address how our ministry to those who have been harmed is an opportunity for the entire Church to mature in the likeness of Christ.

Bishop Blase Cupich, installed as the sixth bishop for the Diocese of Spokane, Wash., is Chair of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, a commission of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In his ministry as a priest, he has served as pastor, teacher and seminary rector. The former Bishop of Rapid City, S.D., was installed in 2010 as Bishop of Spokane.

The Gospels contain many stories about the various healings that Jesus performed as part of his mission and ministry. This workshop looks at several of the many healing stories to gain an understanding of the story and to explore how healing took place and was understood in the time of Jesus. The workshop also explores how we might become a healing presence like Jesus in our world today.

Sr. Carol Dempsey is a Professor of Theology at the University of Portland, Ore., where she teaches graduate and undergraduate students. A renown lecturer and scholar both nationally and internationally, Sr. Dempsey has authored five books, edited four and published numerous articles and papers. Her latest works include “Isaiah: God’s Poet of Light” and “Isaiah 1-39.”

Evangelical Catholics, arise! Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has introduced an exciting initiative called “The New Evangelization.” How does this new approach differ from that of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II? How have you evangelized in the 36 years since Evangelii Nuntiandi, Pope Paul VI’s landmark encyclical on evangelization? Bring your parish and school ideas, and let’s get busy spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Msgr. Ray East, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., served in several local parishes before being named Pastor at St. Teresa of Avila Church. The former Director of the Office of Black Catholics and Vicar for Evangelization for the Washington Archdiocese continues to present workshops, facilitations and keynote addresses at major national events. Msgr. East is a board member of several organizations, and has worked in the areas of liturgy, youth ministry, initiation and evangelization.

Young people are unique and have their own ways of learning best. When a catechist/teacher is aware of these styles, the learning environment can come alive in new ways! Come to this workshop to: 1) explore how to more effectively identify learning styles and avoid common mistakes in judgment; 2) understand your learning style and see how it influences how you work with others; and 3) discover some simple steps to create a learning-favorable environment for all!

Steven Ellair is a senior editor and national presenter with Minnesota-based Saint Mary’s Press. He has been involved in catechetical ministry for 20 years and has served as a parish catechist, youth minister, Catholic school teacher, and also catechetical consultant for the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Ellair has been involved in Catholic publishing for nearly eight years and continues to write and speak nationally on issues related to catechesis. He has presented at national religious education events for the past 16 years.

2-11 Open Wide the Doors: Helping Young People Appreciate and Embrace the Call to Christian Discipleship (Workshop closed)

Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has written to young people, “If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, absolutely nothing, of what makes life free, beautiful and great.” Amid all the contrary messages competing for their attention, how do we help our young people to hear deeply the call of the Gospel and to have the courage to respond with joy and generosity? This workshop will explore some ideas that David Gentry-Akin has found effective in working with college age young adults.

Dave Gentry-Akin is Professor of Theology at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga, where he has taught for 16 years. He serves on the Mission and Ethics Advisory Committee of Christus Health System, a Catholic health-care system based in Dallas, Texas. Gentry-Akin has spoken at scholarly conferences across the United States and in Europe.

Immigration is a global, complex and controversial issue. What often gets lost are the profound human and spiritual issues at stake. This talk will offer a theological perspective on migration by looking at 1) the foundational territory; 2) the geographical territory; and 3) the spiritual and theological territory of migration. As we look at the issue from a global perspective, we will also view it from a personal perspective and explore the ways in which migration names what it means to be human before God in Jesus Christ and opens the path to solidarity with those who are most in need.

Fr. Daniel Groody is a Holy Cross religious, a scholar, teacher and an award-winning author and film producer. He is currently Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Fr. Groody has worked with the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the World Council of Churches, and the Vatican on issues of theology, globalization and immigration.

Grief and loss have the power to silence us. They are also a powerful language of the soul that can transform suffering into compassion and hope. In this workshop, we will explore the healing that is possible on the other side of grief ... not only through death but also through the many “deaths” of everyday living. Here is a chance to discover remarkable gifts on the other side of tragedy. The real life stories shared here will both inspire and teach about the triumph of love and death!

Richard Groves is founding Director of the Sacred Art of Living Center, located in Bend, Ore. A hospital and hospice chaplain for 30 years, Groves is one of this country’s leading pastoral care educators in the sacred art of living and dying. He speaks nine languages and now teaches extensively throughout the world. Together with his wife Mary, the Groves have created pastoral training programs for more than 20,000 health-care and faith-community professionals. He has written a book, “The American Book of Living and Dying.”

This session will be an exploration of the challenges and opportunities that the new Roman Missal will present to us, especially in regards to our sung prayer. We will sing through and examine new and revised musical settings for the Mass, with an eye for strategies and approaches for catechesis, implementation, and the long-term formation of our ministers of music and praying assemblies that will be necessary in the liturgical journey that awaits us. Come ready to sing, ponder and celebrate the new ways in which God can receive our song of praise!

David Haas is Director of The Emmaus Center for Music, Prayer and Ministry, and Campus Minister/Artist-in-Residence at Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School in St. Louis Park, Minn. The composer, workshop and retreat leader, concert performer and recording artist, is also Executive Director of “Music Ministry Alive,” a liturgical music formation program for youth. Haas’ music appears in hymnals throughout the English-speaking world.

What is the situation in Haiti 14 months after the terrible January 12, 2010 earthquake? How wounded is the Church? What are conditions in Haiti’s worst slum, Cite Soleil? What can be done? What can an individual parish do? What does it mean to that parish? Fr. Tom Hagan, who has spent the last 16 years working in Haiti, reports with the Mission Haiti team from Holy Family Parish in South Pasadena, Calif.

Fr. Tom Hagan, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, is a former Chaplain who served at the University of Pennsylvania, at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, and at Princeton University in New Jersey. He founded the mission program Hands Together in 1997, after he led a group of college students to Haiti and was compelled to respond to the needs of the poor there. Fr. Hagan’s many projects for the poor in Haiti receive support from many U.S. parishes, including Holy Family Parish in South Pasadena.

Many self-help books tell us how to be happy, but what do we mean by “happiness”? Why is everybody pursuing it? Fr. Christopher Jamison explores the tradition of the first Christian monks and nuns to discover how to handle the thoughts that block the path to real happiness.

Fr. Christopher Jamison entered Worth Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Sussex, England, where he served as Abbot from 2002 to 2010. Due to the success of the BBC-TV broadcast “The Monastery,” a series based at Worth Abbey, Fr. Jamison has appeared on numerous British TV and radio shows and has been a speaker at numerous conferences and gatherings. He is currently Director of the National Office for Vocation and President of the International Commission on Benedictine Education.

Southern California has one of the most diverse demographics in the country and offers rich opportunities for multicultural worship. Yet gathering diverse communities for liturgy is often challenging because of resistance from the mainstream and ethnic groups, as well as a lack of multilingual resources and various levels of cross-cultural competence. Let’s talk nuts and bolts ideas and share our stories and some new musical resources … and even take a peek at the new national guidelines being proposed by the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions.

For years Jesse Manibusan has worked in music ministry and youth ministry as an encourager, proclaimer, evangelizer, singer and storyteller. He is co-founder of 2 by 2 Ministries, a preaching/music ministry. Manibusan presents at parish missions and Catholic schools to diocesan, regional and national events throughout Canada, Germany, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. He is published by OCP, spiritandsong.com and GIA Publications.

Franciscan Brother Rufino Zaragoza is based in Oakland, Calif., and serves as a liturgical music consultant and as Project Coordinator for OCP. Continually surveying the richness of multicultural communities, he lectures on the joys and complexities of intercultural worship. Several months of each year Bro. Zaragoza teaches in Vietnam and travels through Asia, researching liturgical inculturation of the East and developing bilingual resources. He has numerous articles in Today’s Liturgy magazine.

We seem to be living in increasingly adversarial times, with tensions and divisions afflicting both our society and our Church. After presenting the “signs of the times” (that is, the reasons for the tensions in our social and faith communities), this workshop will develop a spirituality of reconciliation, rooted in the theology of Martin Luther King, Jr., that seeks to build bridges between adversaries and maintain unity with whom we differ and disagree.

Fr. Bryan Massingale, a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, has taught at the seminary and university levels for 20 years and is currently Professor of Theology at Marquette University in Milwaukee. A noted authority on Catholic moral theology and social ethics, he has lectured extensively on social and racial justice issues throughout the United States. A former President of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Fr. Massingale has addressed most national Catholic conferences and is a past Religious Education Congress keynoter.

Art and story introduce us to traditional symbols of the Church and also teach children about prayer. With the new eyes of our multicultural, modern faith, we will take a look at tradition with a twist. Practical suggestions and project ideas will be offered for the artistic and non-artistic alike.

Brother Mickey McGrath is an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales who paints pictures, tells stories and speaks as keynote or presenter at retreats and conferences around the country. He has been Artist-in-Residence at the Washington Theological Union for 20 years, and has taught at the Grunewald Guild in Leavenworth, Wash. Bro. McGrath has produced 10 books and creates art for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and many Catholic publishers, including America magazine, Crossroads Press, Harcourt Religion and Saint Mary’s Press.

Our God holds the world firm and holds each and all of us – all 6.8 billion of us! The nature of our God is both to hold and to remain steadfast, faithful and true. It is in looking at our God and the Holy One’s ways in creation, in word and deed and in the person of the beloved friend Jesus that we learn what it means to hold firm as human beings, the beloved children and friends of God. Come and look at God! This vision gives us the power to trust with wild hope no matter what is happening in the world or in our hearts.

Megan McKenna, living in Albuqerque, N.M., travels internationally doing Scripture workshops, work with base communities and indigenous peoples, in the areas of peace and justice, human rights, conversion and reconciliation, adult education, storytelling, liturgy/sacraments and church. McKenna is author of 40 books and teaches at a number of universities, colleges and pastoral institutes, and is an Ambassador of Peace for Pax Christi USA.

In our celebration of the Sunday Eucharist, Christ is made present, by the power of the Holy Spirit. He saves and sets us free. It is the Father’s relentless love for us made real in that meal where we keep memory of Christ’s sacrificial death and salvific Resurrection. It is a love that endures in the Blessed Sacrament and our worship of Christ, who is waiting, wanting and willing to be present to us in good times and bad.

We want people to return to the Church. So what if they do come back? How do we make sure that they feel welcome enough to stay? When the Seattle Archdiocese invested half a million dollars in their “Catholics Come Home” advertising campaign, parishes asked “What do we do if all these people really do come back?” The archdiocese responded by providing parishes with practical advice for how we can make our parishes a more welcoming and hospitable environment. This workshop will lay out these and other suggestions that every parish can use to welcome our people home.

Deacon Eric Paige serves the Seattle Archdiocese as part of the Office of the Vicar for Clergy’s Leadership and Transition Services Field Staff. He also coordinates the Formation for Love and Chastity Program through the Office of Catholic Faith Formation, where he formerly served as a catechist teaching parents and teens. A former instructor for the Seattle Archdiocese’s Catechetical Certification Program, Deacon Paige also serves as Pastoral Associate at All Saints Parish in Puyallup, Wash.

Are you tired of complaining about the lack of parental involvement? Would you like parents not only on your side but at your side, ready, willing and able to assist or even help lead? In this workshop, we’ll explore what’s holding parents back and what we can do about it. Leave with practical resources and an action plan to move parents from the margins to the center of your ministries.

Dr. Sean Reynolds has more than 30 years’ full-time experience in Catholic ministry. For more than 20 years he served as Director of the Cincinnati Archdiocese’s Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry. Dr. Reynolds served as adjunct Professor at the Athenaeum of Ohio, at the University of Dayton and at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati. Author of numerous articles and papers, he is the author of “Multiply the Ministry: A Practical Guide of Grassroots Ministry Empowerment.”

Many pastoral and practical problems are addressed when we recognize that we have two very different tasks and goals in our lives. Fr. Richard Rohr will describe the differences and how we cross from one to the other. What are the implications for our personal lives and the life of the church?

Fr. Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province, founded both the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.M., where he currently lives. He divides his time between local work and preaching/teaching around the world. Fr. Rohr is best known for his writings and numerous audio and video recordings, many of which have been translated into other languages.

As Catholics, we hold the Apostles’ Creed as a great gift summarizing the belief of the early Apostles and calling us to share in that same faith. But the creed is not in the Bible. Where did it come from? Today we still hold this creed as an important summary of our faith and a link to the first Apostles of the Church. But how do we understand the theological claims of the creed today? How can we understand “descent into hell,” or “seated at the right hand of God” with a modem view of the universe? This session will explore a brief history of the creed, the articles themselves, and their meaning for today.

A popular speaker and author of several books, Dr. Brian Schmisek is founding Dean of the School of Ministry at the University of Dallas. He formerly served as Director of the Greco Institute for the Diocese of Shreveport, La., and as pastoral assistant at Christ the King Parish in Evergreen, Colo. Dr. Schmisek has taught at several catechetical conferences as well as at deacon formation and adult faith-formation classes in several dioceses.

Those who care for and teach children with special needs face unique challenges and opportunities. Weaving together ancient and personal stories, this presentation attempts to encourage, inspire and challenge us to love, teach and learn beyond the perceived limitations of our hearts and minds.

Michael and Christine Way Skinner live in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Christine is a catechist at St. John Chrysostom Parish in Newmarket. Michael is a Consultant for Faith Leadership and Student Engagement with the York Catholic District School Board in Aurora, Ontario. He is also a monthly columnist with St. Anthony Messenger magazine, International Edition, and former columnist with The Companion of St. Anthony magazine.

Do you want to expand the level of lifelong formation in your parish? Come and learn how easy, practical methods – drawn from the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults – can transform the lives of your parishioners. This will result in better liturgy, deeper faith and households that really live what they believe! There’s no magic solution here, but these practical steps will take you down the road to a richer parish life.

Nick Wagner is a co-founder of the online resource TeamRCIA.com. He is Editor of Today’s Parish and has more than 25 years’ experience as a leader and trainer in liturgical and catechetical ministries, speaking at national, diocesan and parish training events. Wagner is a team member with the North American Forum on the Catechumenate and is on the faculty at the San Jose Institute for Leadership in Ministry. He is author of “The Heart of Faith: A Field Guide for Catechumens and Candidates.”

2-28 Five Things Teachers Need to Know to Help Students Develop Self-Discipline

Teachers are not given much assistance in developing sound discipline skills. With God’s grace this needs to change. Teaching efficiency is reduced whenever disciplinary disruptions occur and continue to occur. Teachers today need a caring helping hand. Char Wenc has been an educator for 30 years from the primary to the graduate school level. Her realistic, humorous session will energize and empower you with practical techniques for discipline and positive reinforcement in your classrooms.

Char Wenc is an internationally known author and speaker. She is a Professor at Loyola University and at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, both located in Chicago. She is author of “Parenting: Are We Having Fun Yet?” and “Cooperation Learning through Laughter.” Wenc is the winner of Those Who Excel in Education Award. She has 30 years teaching experience, 20 years in public speaking and 10 years as a Member of the National Speakers Association.

2011 RECongress Period 2

Religious Education Congress
March 18, 2011
1:00 - 2:30 pm

2011 RECongress Period 2

Religious Education Congress March 18, 2011 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Religious Education Congress
March 18, 2011
1:00 - 2:30 pm