Catholic experts on a wide variety of topics, including relationships, evangelization and ecclesial movements will provide essential information to help you renew your baptismal call to holiness and celebrate your faith. The following speaker presentations will be offered FREE of charge during the Diocese of Orlando’s Festival of Faith.Friday May 9
DESCRIPTION: This presentation will describe some of the new ecclesial movements and religious communities that have sprung up in U.S. dioceses, the patterns in which ones grow and/or decline, and some of the opportunities and pitfalls in starting a new movement or religious community. This will be discussed in the context of the almost 2000-year history of Catholic religious life, and will give some insight into what the future holds for it. BIO: Sister Patricia Wittberg is Sister of Charity and a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis. She has written extensively on the topic of Catholic religious orders and their relationships to the schools, hospitals, and social service institutions they sponsor. Her most recent publications include From Piety to Professionalism - And Back? (Lexington Books 2006), "Religious Orders and Higher Education" (in Handbook of Research on Catholic Higher Education, Information Age Publishing 2003), "Called to Service: the Changing Institutional Identities of American Denominations" (Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29:357-376, 2000), and "Declining Institutional Sponsorship and Religious Orders: A Study of Reverse Impacts" (Sociology of Religion 61:315-324, 2000). Her current projects include studying newly-founded Catholic religious orders.
DESCRIPTION: The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. Therefore, to be drawn into a participation in Jesus Christ is, necessarily, to be drawn into the power of the Eucharist. Fr. Barron will look at this great Sacrament under the rubrics of sacred meal, sacrifice and real presence, and will relate these themes to the theory and practice of evangelization. BIO: Fr. Barron is a priest from the Chicago Archdiocese. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and was educated at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the Catholic Institute of Paris. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1986 and is currently serving as Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary University of the Lake-Mundelein Seminary outside Chicago. Fr. Barron is the author of several books and conducts frequent retreats and workshops about spiritual life.
DESCRIPCION: En este taller estudiaremos tres conceptos fundamentals: BIO: Adele J. González, fundadora y presidenta de Get-With-It! (¡Ponte en Onda) tiene un doctorado en Ministerios con una especialidad en espiritualidad contemporánea, en la Universidad St. Thomas, en St. Paul, Minnesota. Además, Adele está graduada en dirección espiritual en el Shalem Institute de Bethesda, Maryland y entrenada para administrar el Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), método que ayuda a descubrir el tipo de personalidad del individuo basándose en los conceptos de Carl G. Jung. Adele es una reconocida conferencista y escritora sobre los temas de espiritualidad, diversidad cultural, comunidades pequeñas, y ministerio. Se dedica también a dar retiros espirituales. Por más de 34 años ha trabajado en la formación de ministros laicos en la Iglesia Católica. Fue profesora de Teología en Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida, por 12 años, ha publicado dos libros y sus escritos han aparecido en diferentes revistas y antologías. Adele es laica asociada a las Hermanas Franciscanas de Stella Niagara, Nueva York.
DESCRIPTION: Explore the challenges and opportunities for the essential mission of the Church. BIO: Fr. Hurley is the former Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and is currently the Executive Director of the National Pastoral Life Center. Father Hurley has been a member of the Paulists since 1971 and was ordained a priest in 1977. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. In addition to his work in evangelization—the primary mission of the Paulist community—he has served his fellow Paulists as director of development and assistant to the president for strategic planning and is currently a member of the general council. From 1991 until 1997 he was pastor of Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco.
DESCRIPCION: Este taller presenta cómo la teoría de la pragmalingúistica aplicada al estudio de los textos bíblicos, en union con la música y el canto puede ser un efectivo instrumento de evangelización. Incluye música en vivo. BIO: El Padre García nació en Colombia y fue ordenado sacerdote por Juan Pablo II en 1987, en Roma. Recibió una Licenciatura en Teología Sagrada en la Universidad Gregoriana Pontificia, en Roma. Actualmente es el párroco de Holy Cross (La Santa Cruz) en la Diócesis de Orlando. El es el compositor de 4 Discos Compactos de música religiosa.
DESCRIPTION: All of us who work in parish ministry today are experimenting with ways and means to offer faith formation at every age and stage of life, for our whole community. Once we understand the theology and bishops’ directives on this, how do we (a) get started and (b) sustain the momentum of lifelong faith formation in a culture where people are busier than ever and increasingly individualized? These are not easy challenges to meet, but in this workshop, Bill Huebsch will lead us in a conversation about (1) the basic understanding of whole community catechesis and (2) pastoral planning methods which are producing good results for parishes right here in Florida as well as in other parts of the country. BIO: Bill Huebsch holds a Masters in Theological Studies from the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago. He served in diocesan and parish ministry positions until 1992 when he began working in Catholic publishing. He now works with diocesan leaders in the United States and England to train parish ministers in the skills and methods of lifelong faith formation. He has published more than a dozen books in recent years, along with numerous booklets, articles and screenplays. His most recent work is Dreams and Visions: Pastoral Planning for Lifelong Faith Formation from Twenty-Third Publications.
DESCRIPTION: BIO: Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, a physicist by training is a columnist for the New York Times. He holds a degree in Space Science and Applied Physics as well as a master’s degree in Sacred Theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. He has taught at the John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C., and St Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York, and from 1996 to 1997 served as president of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. He is a columnist for the New York Times Magazine and the Italian weekly, Tempi, and has written for the New Yorker. The author of several books, including God at the Ritz, he currently serves as National Director of the ecclesial movement, Communion and Liberation.
DESCRIPTION: No cloth in history from anywhere in the world has been so studied as the Holy Shroud of Turin. Nor has any cloth so caught the fascination and reverence of the world. And still it remains a mystery. Is the Shroud the ancient burial cloth of Jesus providing in its linen fabric the story of His death and Resurrection? Is it a clever medieval hoax of Leonardo da Vinci? What do modern DNA tests reveal regarding the apparent blood stains on the Cloth? Are there images of flowers and pollens on the cloth that trace its history? How were the mysterious images created? Can modern forensic pathologists identify the body of a crucified human supporting the words of the New Testament and weapons and wounds used by Romans soldiers on Jesus? These are just a few of the many intriguing questions discussed with slides in this lecture. The story of the Shroud reads like a mystery novel that will intrigue you and increase your sense of awe and wonder as you contemplate the message of this lecture. BIO: John Iannone is a Catholic writer, lecturer and filmmaker now living in
DESCRIPCION: El Padre Alberto presenta sus 7 Pasos para desarrollar una relación fuerte y duradera, de su libro más vendido. Los retos que los jóvenes, las parejas recién casadas y aún más los matrimonies maduros enfrentan, son muchos. Nuestra sociedad está luchando constantemente con el concepto de los “compromises para toda la vida”. Esta será una presentación práctica supuesta a ayudar a aquella personas interesadas en fortalecer las más vulnerables de las instituciones en el mundo de hoy: el matrimonio y la familia. BIO: El Padre Alberto Cutié tiene el privilegio de entrar en millones de hogares todos los días, a través de sus programas de televisión, radio, sus columnas de consejos en la prensa escrita, y ahora con su primer libro de auto-ayuda: AMA DE VERDAD, VIVE DE VERDAD: Siete pasos para lograr una relación sólida y duradera (publicado por Penguin Books en Estados Unidos y URANO en América Latina). El Padre Alberto es de origen cubano y es sacerdote diocesano en la Arquidiócesis de Miami, donde fue ordenado el 13 de mayo de 1995. Es Presidente y Director General de Comunicaciones Católicas Pax (Radio Paz en Miami) – una organización de medios de comunicación dedicada a usar las últimas tecnologías para llevar un mensaje de fe, esperanza y amor a nuestro mundo.Padre Alberto es el primer sacerdote católico que ha conducido programas en la televisión secular a nivel continental. Hoy es conductor del programa HABLANDO CLARO CON EL PADRE ALBERTO a través de la cadena internacional EWTN. Además de su trabajo pastoral en los medios y su parroquia de San Francisco de Sales (Miami Beach), el Padre Alberto en varios programas presentando una perspectiva de fe sobre temas que afectan a la sociedad. Para más información: www.padrealberto.com Saturday, May 10
DESCRIPTION: No cloth in history from anywhere in the world has been so studied as the Holy Shroud of Turin. Nor has any cloth so caught the fascination and reverence of the world. And still it remains a mystery. Is the Shroud the ancient burial cloth of Jesus providing in its linen fabric the story of His death and Resurrection? Is it a clever medieval hoax of Leonardo da Vinci? What do modern DNA tests reveal regarding the apparent blood stains on the Cloth? Are there images of flowers and pollens on the cloth that trace its history? How were the mysterious images created? Can modern forensic pathologists identify the body of a crucified human supporting the words of the New Testament and weapons and wounds used by Romans soldiers on Jesus? These are just a few of the many intriguing questions discussed with slides in this lecture. The story of the Shroud reads like a mystery novel that will intrigue you and increase your sense of awe and wonder as you contemplate the message of this lecture. BIO: John Iannone is a Catholic writer, lecturer and filmmaker now living in
DESCRIPTION: This presentation will describe some of the new ecclesial movements and religious communities that have sprung up in U.S. dioceses, the patterns in which ones grow and/or decline, and some of the opportunities and pitfalls in starting a new movement or religious community. This will be discussed in the context of the almost 2000-year history of Catholic religious life, and will give some insight into what the future holds for it. BIO: Sister Patricia Wittberg is Sister of Charity and a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis. She has written extensively on the topic of Catholic religious orders and their relationships to the schools, hospitals, and social service institutions they sponsor. Her most recent publications include From Piety to Professionalism - And Back? (Lexington Books 2006), "Religious Orders and Higher Education" (in Handbook of Research on Catholic Higher Education, Information Age Publishing 2003), "Called to Service: the Changing Institutional Identities of American Denominations" (Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29:357-376, 2000), and "Declining Institutional Sponsorship and Religious Orders: A Study of Reverse Impacts" (Sociology of Religion 61:315-324, 2000). Her current projects include studying newly-founded Catholic religious orders.
DESCRIPTION: Using his own paintings and the stories which inspired them, artist and writer Brother Mickey McGrath will provide some fresh and powerful ways to welcome the saints into your life as patrons and companions. The images, many taken from his award-winning books, offer very unique twists, sometimes whimsical, always moving, on the traditional place of the saints in our church. Let the saints inspire you to meet your full potential and discover the gift that is you. BIO: Brother Mickey O’Neill McGrath, Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, paints pictures, tells stories, and speaks at religious education conferences around the country. For the past two years Brother Mickey has been Artist-in-Residence at the Washington Theological Union and for twenty years has taught art and prayer workshops at the Grunewald Guild, an ecumenical art community in Leavenworth, WA. He also creates art for many of today’s leading Catholic publishers, including America Magazine and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Brother Mickey’s most recent illustrated book is JESUS A TO Z, a children’s ABC book with a catechetical focus. It was published in 2007 by World Library Publications, who also published his two award-winning books, AT THE NAME OF JESUS and BLESSED ART THOU, which present his painted reflections on Jesus and Mary.
DESCRIPCION: En este taller estudiaremos tres conceptos fundamentals: BIO: Adele J. González, fundadora y presidenta de Get-With-It! (¡Ponte en Onda) tiene un doctorado en Ministerios con una especialidad en espiritualidad contemporánea, en la Universidad St. Thomas, en St. Paul, Minnesota. Además, Adele está graduada en dirección espiritual en el Shalem Institute de Bethesda, Maryland y entrenada para administrar el Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), método que ayuda a descubrir el tipo de personalidad del individuo basándose en los conceptos de Carl G. Jung.
DESCRIPTION: We have all heard them say, “Sure, I’m spiritual, but I don’t need to go to church to pray to God.” Catholics between the ages of 18 and 39 make up 40% of the Church today, yet this is a very different generation from those that have preceded them. Many do not practice their faith; fewer than ever know the basics of the tradition; the vast majority live in a modern world that doesn’t resemble the world of the Church at all. However, research and experience show that these young adults hunger for the love of God and a community to call their own. Today’s spiritual seekers are yearning to make the connection between faith and life. How can we help them make this connection, be more responsive to their needs, and ensure that they don’t fall through the cracks of parish life? We will examine some of the things dioceses, parishes, and campus ministries are already doing, as well as “think outside the box” toward effective outreach to young adults in our time. BIO: Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP is Director of Paulist Young Adult Ministries, a North American outreach to Catholics in their twenties and thirties. He is the publisher of BustedHalo.com, a daily, faith-based web magazine for young adult spiritual seekers, as well as the host of The Busted Halo Show, a nightly call-in radio talk show airing nationally on Sirius satellite radio. During the show, he answers listeners’ questions about faith and the Church. Father Dave speaks to parishes, dioceses and ministry organizations around the country and in Canada about reconnecting young adults to the Catholic Church. He previously worked in campus ministry at the University of Colorado and the University of Texas. He was ordained a Paulist priest in May 2000, and prior to answering the call to priesthood he produced and directed television programs for MTV and Comedy Central. Popular with students and young adults because of his dynamic and relevant preaching, he holds a M.Div. from the Catholic University of America and a B.S. in communication from Syracuse University.
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Gerding will present a six-dimension process for Catholic evangelization in general which can be applied anytime, anywhere. She will outline the application of this process in all situations but with a focus on those who are mourning loved ones. The ministry of bereavement provides many opportunities for effective evangelization, and she will provide a step-by-step guide to forming or strengthening a comprehensive bereavement ministry (evangelization team) for your parish! BIO: Dr. Susan Gerding is a pioneer in the field of Catholic Evangelization and has been active on the local, diocesan and national levels since 1979. She was the Founding Editor of The Catholic Evangelist Magazine (1980 – 1983) and the Founding President of Isaiah Parish Missions (1984 – 2006.) She received the Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice Medal in 1984, the Paulist National Catholic Evangelizer Award in 1984, and the NCCE Outstanding Catholic Evangelist Award in 1996. After losing two of her four young adult children, Sue became a grief counselor, certified by the National Catholic Ministry of Consolation, and, in addition to thirteen other publications, designed and wrote two grief support group manuals, “Harvesting Our Tears” and “Heart to Heart Evangelization”. She has served as the Chair of the Bereavement Ministry in her parish and as a consultant and trainer for bereavement ministry in the Diocese of Palm Beach.
DESCRIPCION: Los Movimientos Eclesiales: ¿Son fenómenos sociológicos o frutos del Espíritu Santo? ¿Son una tentación para el elitismo? ¿Amenazan la vida de la parroquia? En realidad ¿necesita la Iglesia aún otra estructura de la vida de la Iglesia, o puede el término movimiento ser aplicado a la Iglesia entera? Esta reflexión buscará relacionar el movimiento eclesial al misterio de la Iglesia, su estructura sacramental, y su unidad. BIO: Monseñor Lorenzo Albacete es un Físico por entrenamiento. Tiene un título en Ciencia Espacial, así como una Mestría en Teología Sagrada de la Uuniversidad Católica de América en Washington, D.C. Tiene un Doctorado en Teología Sagrada de la Universidad Pontificia de Santo Tomás en Roma. Ha enseñado en el Instituto Juan Pablo II en Washington, D.C., y en el Seminario de San José en Yonkers, Nueva York, y de 1996 a 1997 sirvió como Presidente de la Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, en Ponce. Es un columnista de la Revista New York Times (New York Times Magazine) y del semanario italiano Tempi, y ha escrito para el New Yorker. Autor de varios libros, incluyendo God at the Ritz (Dios en el Ritz), actualmente sirve como Director Nacional del movimiento eclesial Comunión y Liberación (Communion and Liberation).
DESCRIPTION: In the Sunday Eucharist, through the action of Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are saved and set free and the Father is glorified. There we experience mirabilia Dei, the great things God has done. There we experience God’s forgiving grace, hear God’s saving Word, intercede and give thanks, eat and drink the Body and Blood of the Lord; and through it all, find direction, purpose, and meaning for our lives. Then, we are, as a consequence, compelled to tell somebody somewhere what we have seen and heard. Here is the connection between Evangelization and the Sunday Eucharist. This workshop hopes to explore this connection in inspiring ways. BIO: Father Murray is currently the parochial vicar at Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Church in Washington, DC, after having served in the Office for Worship in the Diocese of Cleveland for the last 18 years. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Communications from Saint Louis University in 1970, a Master’s Degree in Divinity with a concentration in Liturgy from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California in 1983, and he has pursued studies in Preaching at the Aquinas Institute in Saint Louis (1992-1993) and has recently completed a Doctor of Ministry degree with a concentration in Liturgy at the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago. He taught and was Vice-Principal at Saint Frances Academy, the oldest Black Catholic High School in the Western Hemisphere from 1981-1988. From 1989 to 2007 he worked for Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla and then Bishop Lennon in the Diocese of Cleveland in the Office of Pastoral Liturgy, becoming its director in 1995. He teaches frequently at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley as well as Saint Mary’s Seminary and University in Cleveland, Ohio. He lectures widely in the areas of Liturgy and Culture, as well as conducts parish missions and priests’ retreats.
DESCRIPCION: Este taller presenta cómo la teoría de la pragmalingúistica aplicada al estudio de los textos bíblicos, en union con la música y el canto puede ser un efectivo instrumento de evangelización. Incluye música en vivo. BIO: Father Garcia was born in Columbia and was ordained a priest by John Paul II in 1987 in Rome. He earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology degree from the Pontificia Universita Gregoriana in Rome. He currently is the pastor of Holy Cross parish in the Diocese of Orlando. He is a composer of 4 CD’s of religious music.
DESCRIPTION: This workshop will explore the implications of seeing ourselves as Catholics as (a) a community of the faithful who (b) live discipleship more clearly in our daily lives. It will emphasize 1) the roots of discipleship in God’s Word and our acceptance of it; 2) in the process of dying-and-rising in our personal lives, as shown in the sacraments; 3) living discipleship in community, based on love; and 4) in service to the world through bringing Good News in word and action. BIO: Frank DeSiano, CSP, was ordained a priest with the Paulist Fathers in 1972. He has lived in the Northeast, Northwest and Midwest, serving in parishes and also exploring the potential of evangelization in our Catholic Churches. He has written many books, conducts parish missions, directs workshops on evangelization for parishes and dioceses, and has developed a ministry to invite people to reactivate their Catholic faith. His latest manuscripts are entitled: “Reactivating our Catholic Faith,” and “Why Not Consider Becoming a Catholic?” He presently lives in New York City.
DESCRIPTION: Ecclesial Movements: Are they a sociological phenomenon or fruits of the Holy Spirit? Are ecclesial Movements a temptation to elitism? Do they threaten the life of the parish? Does the Church really need still another structure of Church life or can the term movement be applied to the whole Church? This reflection will seek to tie the ecclesial movement to the mystery of the Church, its sacramental structure, and its unity. BIO: Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, a physicist by training is a columnist for the New York Times. He holds a degree in Space Science and Applied Physics as well as a master’s degree in Sacred Theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. He has taught at the John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C., and St Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York, and from 1996 to 1997 served as president of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. He is a columnist for the New York Times Magazine and the Italian weekly, Tempi, and has written for the New Yorker. The author of several books, including God at the Ritz, he currently serves as National Director of the ecclesial movement, Communion and Liberation.
DESCRIPTION: All of us who work in parish ministry today are experimenting with ways and means to offer faith formation at every age and stage of life, for our whole community. Once we understand the theology and bishops’ directives on this, how do we (a) get started and (b) sustain the momentum of lifelong faith formation in a culture where people are busier than ever and increasingly individualized? BIO: Bill Huebsch holds Masters in Theological Studies from the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago. He served in diocesan and parish ministry positions until 1992 when he began working in Catholic publishing. He now works with diocesan leaders in the United States and England to train parish ministers in the skills and methods of lifelong faith formation. He has published more than a dozen books in recent years, along with numerous booklets, articles and screenplays. His most recent work is Dreams and Visions: Pastoral Planning for Lifelong Faith Formation from Twenty-Third Publications.
DESCRIPTION: Explore the challenges and opportunities for the essential mission of the Church. BIO: Fr. Hurley is the former Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and is currently the Executive Director of the National Pastoral Life Center. Father Hurley has been a member of the Paulists since 1971 and was ordained a priest in 1977. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. In addition to his work in evangelization—the primary mission of the Paulist community—he has served his fellow Paulists as director of development and assistant to the president for strategic planning and is currently a member of the general council. From 1991 until 1997 he was pastor of Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco.
DESCRIPTION: The National Directory for Catechesis calls for a “new evangelization”. This is radical stuff, especially for Catholics!!! BIO: Over 31 years in Catechetical Ministry: Catholic School Teacher, Parish Catechetical Leader, Diocesan Director, Master Catechist, Parish Catechist, Catechetical Publishing. |
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10:30 a.m. Sister Patricia Wittberg, SC
11:00 a.m. Rev. Robert Barron
11:00 a.m. Adele González, D.Min. (SPANISH – ESPAÑOL)
1:00 p.m. Rev. John Hurley, CSP
1:00 p.m. Padre Esau Nel Garcia -- (SPANISH- ESPAÑOL)
3:00 p.m. Bill Huebsch
4:00 p.m. Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete – ENGLISH
4:00 p.m. John Iannone
7:30 p.m. Padre Alberto Cutié – (SPANISH- ESPAÑOL)
11:00 a.m. Brother Mickey O’Neill McGrath
11:00 a.m. Rev. Dave Dwyer, CSP
11:00 a.m. Dr. Susan Blum Gerding, Ed.D.
1:00 p.m. Rev. J-Glenn Murray, SJ
1:00 p.m. Rev. Frank P. DeSiano, CSP
3:00 p.m. Ken Doran
