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There are 291 workshops offered at Congress 2017, and this listing indicates which workshops are closed to further registration. However, also listed here is whether the workshop is recorded. A good Congress strategy is choosing sessions that are not recorded, which allows you the option of hearing at a later time those sessions that were recorded. You can find ordering information of Audio CDs and MP3s on our Recordings Page. Jan 13: 26 closed sessions
Jan 25: 62 closed sessions
Jan 30: 78 closed sessions
Feb 6: 104 closed sessions
Feb 14: 122 closed sessions
Feb 18: 127 closed sessions
updated 12/06/2021
SESSION RECORDED TITLE SPEAKER
1.02
YES
Divine Renovation: Developing Parish Leadership for the Sake of Mission
Fr. James Mallon
1.03
NO
Eucharist: Broken Open in Everyday Life
Tony Alonso & Jeanne Cotter
1.04
YES
Music for Celebrating Reconciliation and Eucharist with Children
John Burland
1.10
YES
Catholic Students, Leadership and a Social Justice Attitude
Dan Friedt
1.11
YES
Pope Francis and the Emergence of a Truly Pastoral Magisterium
Dr. Richard Gaillardetz
1.14
YES
Stop. Look. Listen: An Invitation to Pay Attention Every Single Day
Rev. Terry Hershey
1.16
YES
What Every Serious Christian Should Know About Judaism
Rabbi Michael Lotker
1.18
YES
Reaching the In-Betweens: Young Adult Ministry in Our Church
Katie Prejean McGrady
1.19
YES
Same Lord, New Soundtrack: Their Music Is Telling Us What They Are Going Through ... Are You Listening?
Anna Scally
1.20
YES
Blessed but Broken? Marriage, Divorce and the Catholic Annulment Process
Sr. Tracey Sharp
1.21
YES
St. Paul's Practical and Relevant Spirituality
Thomas Stegman
1.24
YES
Reading and Living the Scriptures
Catherine “Cackie” Upchurch
1.26
YES
Early Childhood Catechesis – Why It's Important and Six Steps for Success
Dr. Joseph White
1.53
YES
Ritmo, Oración y Movimiento (Rhythm, Prayer, Move) – oración corporal
Lisa Ferlita Bagladi y Pedro Rubalcava
1.54
YES
Catequesis con niños con necesidades especiales
Peter Ductram
1.57
YES
Una conversión necesaria para el liderazgo de hoy y del futuro
Miriam Hidalgo
2.02
YES
Divine Renovation: Developing Parish Leadership for the Sake of Mission
Fr. James Mallon
2.03
NO
Lord, Help Me Find the Words
Clarissa Valbuena Aljentera
2.04
YES
The Difference Talent Makes
Leisa Anslinger
2.06
YES
A Leap of Faith: Dancing with Mary into Trust
Betsey Beckman & Laura Ash
2.07
YES
Proclaim! Songs and Strategies for Teaching, Celebrating and Living the Good News with Elementary Children
Andrew Chinn
2.08
YES
Living in Trust While Acknowledging Our Fears
Fr. James Clarke
2.10
YES
Witness: Learning to Tell the Stories of Grace that Illumine Our Lives
Leonard DeLorenzo
2.11
YES
Called to Intimacy: Catholic Sexuality in Troubled Times
Fr. Luke Dysinger & Aaron Kheriaty
2.16
YES
Healthy and Holy Marriages: Effective Parish Marriage Prep and Beyond
Dr. Veronica Marchese
2.17
YES
Wise and Holy Women – and a Few Good Men
Bro. Michael O'Neil McGrath
2.18
YES
Trust! Live and Die with Passion and Grace
Dr. Megan McKenna
2.20
NO
I Thirst for Your Love: A Musical Biography of St. Teresa of Calcutta
Danielle Rose
2.21
YES
Discernment 101
Fr. Michael Schmitz
2.23
YES
Middle School: From Maintenance to Mission
Doug Tooke
2.25
YES
Making Liturgical Rituals Accessible for Children
Christopher Walker
2.57
YES
La catequesis al servicio de la iniciación cristiana
Rev. Manuel José Jiménez Rodríguez
2.58
YES
Llamados a ser líderes y colaboradores en la viña del Señor
Maruja Sedano
3.02
YES
Divine Renovation: Developing Parish Leadership for the Sake of Mission
Fr. James Mallon
3.04
YES
Breaking Through the Wall
Renée Bondi
3.06
YES
Where in the World? Biblical Geography and its Significance for Bible Study
Fr. William Burton
3.07
YES
“Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit” – the Dignity of Physical Death
Very Rev. Javier Bustos Lopez
3.08
YES
Empowering Parents as Disciples and Teachers
Jared Dees
3.11
YES
Fulfilling Our Christian Responsibility: Serving Those in Need
David Fields
3.17
YES
Making Time for the Sacred
Jesse Manibusan
3.21
YES
Healing Dialogue with Teens Who Don't Believe in God
Roy Petitfils
3.24
NO
The Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Reflections on the 20 Mysteries
Dr. Edward Sri
3.52
YES
La oración: Camino hacia la unión y confianza
Elsy Arévalo
3.54
YES
Puentes de paz, canales de esperanza: Agentes de pastoral ante los retos del odio y la violencia
Dr. Marco Elias-Juarez
3.55
YES
La comunidad parroquial y su compromiso con los pobres
Rev. Walter Guerra Calderon
3.56
NO
La música católica: Medio eficaz para la evangelización y la catequesis
Rafael Moreno
4.02
YES
Re-energizing Children’s Catechesis Through Song
John Burland
4.06
NO
When I Am Weak, I Am Strong: Singing, Praying and Walking Amid the Mystery of Suffering
David Haas
4.07
YES
The Transforming Power of Authentic Love
Sr. Miriam James Heidland
4.09
YES
Our Faith Matters: A Candid Discussion About Race
ValLimar Jansen with Msgr. Raymond East, Fr. Bryan Massingale & C. Vanessa White
4.10
YES
"On Earth as It Is In Heaven"
Satish Joseph
4.11
YES
Do Not Be Afraid: Faith as Trust in the Lord!
Fr. Felix Just
4.12
YES
What a Global Catholic Church Looks Like: A Resource for Religious Educators
Thomas Landy
4.13
YES
A Woman’s Place, A Woman’s Work, A Woman’s Call to Ministry
Diana Macalintal
4.14
YES
A New President: In Conflict or Harmony with the Gospels?
Fr. Allan Deck
4.15
YES
You Can Call Us? Understanding the Up and Coming Post-Millennial Generation of Children and Adolescents
Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale
4.16
YES
Embrace Trust with Both Arms and Heart
Dr. Megan McKenna
4.18
YES
Eucharistic Evangelization Like Never Before
Fr. Michael Schmitz
4.19
YES
Something’s Happening Here: What Makes Vibrant Catholic Parishes Work
William Simon Jr.
4.21
YES
Oh This Grace Reaching Out for Me – How Can It Be?
Sr. Maureen Sullivan
4.22
YES
Beauty That Saves: Art in Service of Liturgy and Catechesis
Dr. Johan van Parys
4.23
YES
It’s All About Joy – Evangelizing Young Adults
Joan Weber
4.25
YES
Five Ways Psychology Can Inform Catechesis
Dr. Joseph White
4.53
YES
Tomar decisiones morales en el mundo actual
Very Rev. Javier Bustos Lopez
4.54
YES
La Biblia como guíe en como leer y vivir el libro de la vida
Catherine Encarnacion
4.58
YES
La alianza: Eje central de la historia bíblica
Mario Romero
4.59
YES
Respondiendo a preguntas difíciles
Fr. Augustino Torres
4.70
YES
Vietnamese Workshop (Epiclesis: The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Liturgy)
Fr. Thinh Duc Pham
5.03
YES
Rituals, Symbols and Prayer Services
Dr. Mary Amore
5.04
YES
The Role of Liturgy in Youth Ministry
Leisa Anslinger
5.05
YES
Let Go … Trust: Music, Movement, Breath Work and Prayer
Donna Anderle
5.06
YES
Trusting in God: Helps, Hindrances and Traps
Rev. Claudio Burgaleta
5.09
YES
Catechesis for Children with Special Needs
Peter Ductram
5.12
YES
A Sower Went Out to Sow: A Spirituality for Young Adults in Ministry
Tom East
5.13
YES
Teachers, Transformation and Technology: How Can Teachers Help Their Students Change the World?
Dan Friedt
5.15
NO
In the Midst of the Storm: Grace!
Dr. Greer Gordon
5.16
YES
Living the Fruit of the Spirit (When We’re All Nuts)
Sarah Hart
5.18
YES
If You're Green, You Grow!
Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie
5.19
YES
The Storm Before the Calm: Learning to Embrace Trust Using Lectio and Visio Divina
Dr. Josephine Lombardi
5.20
YES
“BEING” a Catechist vs. “WORKING” as a Catechist
Sr. Patricia McCormack
5.24
NO
The New Evangelization and the Extraordinary Mission of Our Times
Dr. Edward Sri
5.26
YES
Five Concrete Ways to Reach Millennials and Their Children
Victor Valenzuela
5.52
YES
Curación, sanación y liberación
Rev. Dr. Rogelio Alcántara Mendoza
5.53
YES
Doctrina y pastoral de nuestra Iglesia hacia nuestros hermanos y hermanas homosexuales – más allá del Año de la Misericordia
Fr. Carlos Alarcón, Javier Plascencia y Yunuen Trujillo
5.55
YES
¿Cómo seguir siendo un joven Católico en medio de tantas religiones?
Sr. Ondina Cortés
5.56
YES
Los sacramentos de la iniciación cristiana
Rev. Manuel José Jiménez Rodríguez
5.58
YES
La educación de la persona en libertad y autenticidad
Msgr. Lucio Ruiz
5.60
YES
La Aceptación: El amor que sana
Dr. Dora Tobar Mensbrugghe
6.03
YES
The Grand Narrative of Scripture
Stephen Binz
6.05
YES
Let's Answer Those Tough Catholic Questions
Fr. John Cusick
6.06
YES
Praying with the Body
Roy DeLeon
6.07
YES
Art, Literature and the Renewal of the Christian Imagination
Leonard DeLorenzo
6.08
YES
The Joy of Love and Marriage
Michael DiPaolo
6.13
YES
Wrestling with the Tradition -- Why Belonging to a Community of Faith Still Matters
Dr. Richard Gaillardetz
6.19
YES
With Christ on the Border
Rev. Peter Neeley
6.20
NO
Why Catholic Schools Matter
Fr. Ronald Nuzzi
6.21
YES
Nine Steps to Transforming Lives: Teaching and Proclaiming a Gospel of Transformation
Joe Paprocki
6.22
YES
Be My Witness: Practical Ways to Share Powerful Faith Stories
Sr. Theresa Rickard
6.24
YES
Engaging the Head, Heart and Hands of Young People Through Creative Catechesis
Michael Theisen
6.53
YES
Espiritualidad y oración
Dr. Carlos Cabarrús Pellecer
6.56
YES
La pastoral social en la vida de la parroquia
Rev. Walter Guerra Calderon
7.03
YES
From Saint Peter to Pope Francis: How the First Pope Inspires Our Current Pope
Stephen Binz
7.06
NO
The Questions That Deepen Our Faith
Fr. Dave Dwyer
7.12
YES
Enhancing Our Creativity: Lessons from Neuroscience and Spirituality
Anne Kertz Kernion
7.14
YES
Job, Career or Calling? A Spirituality of Work for Today
Douglas Leal
7.20
YES
Digital Media and Ministry: New Tools for Sharing Faith
Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale
7.21
YES
Parables of Jesus and Disney: Embracing Justice from Dory to Moana
Fr. Chris Ponnet
7.22
YES
Pope Francis' Message of Faith, Love, Humility and Mercy: Does It Really Matter?
Mark Shriver
7.24
YES
Start Where They Are (And Other Secrets to Effectively Engage Families in Faith)
Michael Theisen
7.52
YES
Cuando el sufrimiento de los jóvenes no es normal
Carlos Carrillo Velásquez
7.53
YES
Confiamos, a pesar de nuestros temores
Fr. James Clarke
7.54
YES
Recobrar la conciencia de ser padres y de ser hijos: Retos y peligros de las “nuevas formas de familia”
Dr. Marco Elias-Juarez
7.55
YES
Comprendiendo la necesidad del perdón
Dr. Orlando Espín
7.56
YES
La teología matrimonial – aspectos que no deben faltar en la catequesis, preparación y vivencia
Sr. Karla Félix-Rivera
8.06
NO
The Art of Forgiveness
Jeanne Cotter
8.07
YES
Praying St. Francis with the Body
Roy DeLeon
8.10
YES
Sisters: The Friendships of Women as Told in the Scriptures and Sacred Tradition
ValLimar Jansen & Sarah Hart
8.11
YES
The Joy of the Eucharist
Tom Kendzia
8.13
YES
When Justice and Peace Shall Kiss
Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie
8.15
YES
12 Things We Need to Do NOW to Radically Change the Way We Do Faith Formation
Joe Paprocki
8.16
YES
Married and Holy?
Jo Ann Paradise
8.19
YES
Volunteers: A New Approach to Getting Them, Keeping Them, Surviving Them
Anna Scally
8.24
YES
Inspiring Young People with Catholic Social Teaching
Joan Weber
8.52
YES
La oración de intercesión
Rev. Dr. Rogelio Alcántara Mendoza
8.54
YES
¿Se puede ser espiritual, pero no religioso?
Sr. Ondina Cortés
8.55
YES
Fe, música y corazón para Dios
Iván Díaz
8.57
YES
El Evangelio de Pablo leído desde los Estados Unidos
Mario Romero
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