7:45 AM

Registration / Exhibits Open

8:30 AM

Opening Prayer / Welcome

9:00 AM

9:45 AM

Break / Exhibits Open

10:15 AM

Liturgy

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Workshop #1

Monsignor Raymond East

Communion and Controversy

Expanding on the keynote themes of liturgical challenges, together we will explore practical steps to Eucharistic unity. Some of these steps will be toward intercultural reconciliation. Others will center on liturgical changes since "Liturgiam Authenticam" and the current revisions to the Roman Missal. Bring your stories and unity testimonies.

Fr. Heliodoro Lucatero

Qué Amable es Tu Morada: Creando un Ambiente Propicio para La Liturgia

En este taller se verán cuales son los criterios para preparar un habiente litúrgico para la celebración de la Eucaristía u otras liturgias; qué elementos son esenciales en el lugar de la acción litúrgica; qué opciones existen para los diferentes tiempos litúrgicos en el calendario de la Iglesia; qué diferencia hay en un lugar dedicado para el culto divino y un lugar que se improvisa para tal acción, y como se debe crear un ambiente para un lugar y el otro.

Dr. Michael Carotta

Implementing the Bishops' Curriculum Framework For Adolescent Catechesis

This will be a structured conversation designed to help us identify and discuss the tasks and possibilities involved in implementing the new high school religion curriculum framework designed by the US Bishops.

Stephen Brown, Ph.D.

Social Media: Sign of Unity or Sign of Distinction?

The sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is a sign of unity. Our Lord’s love is shared during this sacred moment as he invites us to join Him. Are you responding to his invitation? Would it help if Jesus sent you a text or posted a reminder on your Facebook wall? Maybe you don’t have a Facebook account. How about a tweet?

Since the emergence of social media, its benefits are questioned. Today, many of us rely on the means of social networking to communicate reminders, share with friends and family, market events, and more. Does this new technology encourage and strengthen our unity or is it separating us from each other and Christ? Do the benefits of social media outweigh the harmful effects? Join me as we come together to discuss this delicate and timely topic. Take advantage of this moment to reflect on your own personal and professional practices and weigh if your actions are uniting God’s people or causing a greater divide.

Kenneth Doran

May I Have a WORD with You?

In a world of so much noise and distraction, it can be very difficult to hear or even pay attention to what it going on around us, let alone the people closest to us!

The same is true of God’s WORD. Just as time is required to focus in on what others are saying or what’s happening in our world, time is required for listening to God’s WORD, sacred time, quiet time!

God beckons us in the Liturgy of the WORD, and in daily scripture reflection and prayer, to be nourished by the WORD. As catechists, there is so much God wants us to hear. And the time we take to listen will be to the benefit of those we catechize so the words we proclaim will resonate with the WORD we have heard.

Diana Ochoa-Johnson, MA, LPC-S and Michon Tucker, LPC-S)

Tools for Reconciliation: Conflict Resolution for Children

The Eucharist is the sacrament of communion between those who allow themselves to be reconciled in Christ who made of Jews and pagans one people, tearing down the wall of hostility which divided them,. Only this constant impulse toward reconciliation enables us to partake worthily of the Body and Blood of Christ. In the memorial of his sacrifice, the Lord strengthens our fraternal communion, and urges those in conflict to hasten their reconciliation by opening themselves to dialogue and a commitment to justice. The restoration of justice, reconciliation, and forgiveness are the conditions for building true peace. This workshop will focus on helping us teach children basic skills for resolving conflicts—listening, developing empathy, problem solving and making amends—in relation to the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

Fr. David Garcia

Eucharist and the Commitment to Solidarity

This workshop will review the spirituality of the Eucharist in the light of Catholic Social Teaching on Solidarity. How can this call to commitment be lived in the parish, in our personal lives and the global Church? Stories and participant interaction will highlight the teachings.

2:30 PM

Workshop #2

Jake and Ramie Samour

From Table to Table: Conectando la liturgia y la vida familiar (bilingual - bilingue)

What happens at home is a lot like what happens at Church - or at least it is supposed to be. The table, both in the home and at Church, is where the family gathers for nourishment, both physical and spiritual. This bilingual workshop will illustrate the disconnect experienced by so many families between home life and church life; and it will demonstrate in contrast the connection between them, since principally they both--the Church and the family (the domestic church)-- draw their life from the Eucharist.

Lo que sucede en el hogar es como lo que sucede en la Iglesia - o por lo menos se supone que asi es. La mesa, en el hogar y en la Iglesia, es donde la familia se reúne para su alimento, ambos físico y espiritual. Este taller bilingüe ilustrará la separación que muchas familias experimentan entre la vida familiar y la vida de la Iglesia y demostrará en contraste la conexión que existe entre ambas, ya que principalmente las dos, la Iglesia y la familia (la iglesia doméstica), viven de la Eucaristía.

Dr. Michael Carotta

Intrusive Presence

This session will share what the research now tells us about the spirituality of Catholic adolescents and describe five ways any faculty member can participate in the spiritual journey of students, regardless of their background, expertise, role, or subject matter.

Stephen Brown, Ph.D.

Building Unity Despite the Challenges of Social Media

As Catholic educators, we are called to teach as Jesus did. Our obligation is to work collaboratively to protect God’s children and bring them to a better understanding of their faith, God’s love, and the Church. In today’s culture, this vocation can be a daunting task. How do we approach this important calling while dealing with the challenges of social media? Do we choose to forbid our children from social networking? Do we take the opposite approach and embrace technology, or is there an alternative?

This session will take a close look at the latest challenges generated by the use of social media. The dangers of chat roulette, cyber bullying, internet predators, and sexting will be reviewed. Learn about strategies other schools and programs are using to strengthen their unity despite these obstacles, and discuss an approach to education that is sure to impact children.

Kenneth Doran

Essential Charisms for Spiritual Leadership - for Principals

The challenge of continuing the tradition of high standards in the Ministry of Catholic Education is being met today by increased teacher accountability, competency standards, certification programs in catechesis, outcomes and evaluations. It takes a wise leader to accomplish all of this without losing the heart and soul of the educational experience.

But the wise leader is also keenly aware of the Spiritual Leadership needed to enlighten the heart and soul of each young person and teacher so they can continue growing as Disciples of Jesus Christ.

This presentation will explore the Essential Charisms needed for this wise Spiritual Leader. Participants will be involved!

Fr. John Mary Foster MDM

The Holy Sacrifice and Our Messed-up World

In the darkness and pain that many of us face in our lives, the Mass can seem irrelevant. Yet it is precisely in those struggles that we can discover its unique grace. In Pope Benedict’s words, "The Eucharist draws us into Jesus' act of self-oblation." By rediscovering the Eucharist as His “Holy Sacrifice”, in which we also participate, a grace of reconciliation and unity is unleashed for ourselves and our world.

Julie & Greg Alexander

Forgiveness Rooted in Eucharistic Love

The Eucharist and forgiveness are intimately connected. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we seek forgiveness so we can once again be in communion with God. We desire the Eucharist for Holy Communion with Christ. Jesus is the incarnation of forgiveness. When we receive Him in the Eucharist, it is the same body and blood of Christ given for us on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. Thus, the Eucharist, the epitome of love, infuses us with the fullness of forgiveness and provides the grace that enables us to forgive.

3:45 PM

Closing Prayer Service / Farewell

Saturday, October 29, 2011

7:45 AM

Registration / Exhibits Open

8:30 AM

Opening Prayer / Welcome

9:00 AM

9:45 AM

Break / Exhibits Open

10:15 AM

Liturgy

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Workshop #1

Bill & Lena Gokelman

Music as an Instrument of Unity in the Sacred Liturgy

“Sacred music is to be considered the more holy the more closely connected it is with the liturgical action, whether making prayer more pleasing, promoting unity of minds, or conferring greater solemnity upon the sacred rites.” (SC, #112/STL, #67) Explore the ritual and spiritual dimensions, and cultural context, of music as a foundational element for expressing our faith and strengthening communal prayer.

Dr. Michael Carotta

Implementing the Bishops' Adapted Curriculum Framework for Adolescent Catechisis

This will be a structured conversation designed to help us identify and discuss the tasks and possibilities involved in implementing the U.S. Bishops’ new high school religion curriculum framework, adapted for parishes.

Fr. Martin Leopold

Living in Communion: What Catholics Do when the Mass is Ended

In the Eucharistic celebration we find our identity, our unity and our very being as members of Christ's body. From our encounter with the living Christ, we are invited to live His commandment, “love one another as I have loved you.” This session will explore the meaning of Eucharist especially in relation to our choices and actions the rest of the week.

Thomas Awaipo and Daniel Lizarraga

The Bread of Life: Tranforming the World Through Charity and Justice

In his encyclicals, Pope Benedict XVI continues to emphasize the essential relationship of faith, charity and justice. As Catholics in the United States, we have a particular responsibility to address the needs of our brothers and sisters in developing countries. Thomas Awiapo, from Ghana, Africa, will share his personal story of surviving violence and hunger through the work of solidarity. Participants will be invited to consider ways for engaging in opportunities to actively live out their faith and be “leaven for the world”.

Msgr. James Harris

Antecedentes Biblicos de la Eucaristia (en español)

Empleando lo que su santidad, Benedicto XVI, llama la “hermeneutica de continuidad”, la leccion intentara ilustrar la unidad en el desarrollo del llamado de Dios al hombre a adorarlo. La presentacion examinara las raices del sacrificio eucaristico en el antiguo testamento, trazando una historia del culto sacrificial en el antiguo Israel y el Judaismo del segundo templo. La meta es demostrar que la eucaristia cristiana no es un rito inventado por la iglesia primitive ni medieval, representando un rompimiento con el culto de Israel, sino un liturgia que esta providencialmente prefigurada en la sagrada escritura hebraica.

Marco Roman, Ph.D.

Eucharistic Liturgy as Informative, Formative and Transformative

This workshop will examine the Eucharistic Liturgy through the lens of the theological virtues, demonstrating the vital importance of a liturgical formation that is truly informative, formative and transformative. The celebration of the Eucharistic liturgy can only fulfill its intended purposes by means of a faith that is ‘living, explicit and fruitful’; this workshop will demonstrate how Catechists can utilize the Eucharistic liturgy as a source for liturgical catechesis. Participants will leave with concrete examples of how to better prepare persons of all ages to celebrate and receive our Eucharistic Lord.

2:30 PM

Workshop #2

Mr. Thomas Awiapo & Mr. Daniel Lizárraga

The Bread of Life: Transforming the World through Charity & Justice

In his encyclicals, Pope Benedict XVI continues to emphasize the essential relationship of faith, charity and justice. As Catholics in the United States, we have a particular responsibility to address the needs of our brothers and sisters in developing countries. Thomas Awiapo, a visitor from Ghana, Africa, will share his personal story of surviving violence and hunger through the work of solidarity. Participants will be invited to consider opportunities for engaging in opportunities to actively live out their faith and be “leaven for the world”.

Fr. Heliodoro Lucatero and Carlos Rosas

Canten al Señor con alegría: Música sacra para los coros Hispanos

En este taller se explorarán los principales criterios que se deben tener en cuenta cuando se escogen cantos para la liturgia, así como las fuentes que tenemos para seleccionar. También veremos el aspecto ministerial de los coros dentro de la liturgia y su importancia en ella. Se darán también algunas muestras de cantos, y la importancia de las partes de la Misa que siempre se deben cantar.

Sing Joyfully to the Lord: Sacred Music for Hispanic Choirs

This workshop will explore the main criteria to be taken into consideration when selecting songs for the liturgy, as well as some of the sources available for choosing songs. We’ll also see the ministerial aspect of choir in the liturgy and its importance in it. There will also be a show case of some liturgical songs, and the importance of the Mass parts that should always be sung.

Dr. Michael Carotta

Unchaining Confirmation

Given everything we now know about adolescent spirituality, youth ministry, and adolescent catechesis, how can we enhance Confirmation's potential to be a more formative experience in the lives of young people? This session will not provide practical answers; it will offer new ideas (including some material from The Changing Reality of Youth Ministry).

Stephen Brown, PhD

Building Unity Despite the Challenges of Social Media

As Catholic educators, we are called to teach as Jesus did. Our obligation is to work collaboratively to protect God’s children and bring them to a better understanding of their faith, God’s love, and the Church. In today’s culture, this vocation can be a daunting task. How do we approach this important calling while dealing with the challenges of social media? Do we choose to forbid our children from social networking? Do we take the opposite approach and embrace technology, or is there an alternative?

This session will take a close look at the latest challenges generated by the use of social media. The dangers of chat roulette, cyber bullying, internet predators, and sexting will be reviewed. Learn about strategies other schools and programs are using to strengthen their unity despite these obstacles, and discuss an approach to education that is sure to impact children.

Kenneth Doran

The Call for Spiritual Leadership - for DREs

"A parish catechetical leader is critical for an effective catechetical program."

Six points follow this statement in the National Directory for Catechesis. In our time together, we will explore these points from the NDC, as well as recent work being developed in the area of spiritual leadership with the aim of developing a description of the kind of spiritual leader the DRE is called to be. Participants will be engaged in group reflection and process.

Msgr James Harris

Biblical Roots of the Eucharist

Employing what Benedict XVI calls the "hermeneutic of continuity", the lecture will seek to illustrate the developmental unity of God's call to be worshiped by Man. The presentation will examine the antecedents of the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Old Testament, sketching a history of sacrificial worship in ancient Israel and second temple Judaism. The aim is to demonstrate that the Christian Eucharist is not something invented by the early or medieval Church, representing a break with the worship of Israel, but rather a liturgy which is providentially foreshadowed in the Hebrew scriptures.

3:45 PM

Closing Prayer Service/Farewell