Past Webinars
Where is My Faith? Building Bridges with Young Adult
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The PowerPoint slide deck for this presentation is available for download below:
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Have you noticed a declining presence of young adults in your parish? Are you wondering what can be done to improve engagement and keep young adult members? This webinar seeks to answer those questions by focusing on some of the realities and challenges that many describe as a growing chasm between the Young Adult community and the Catholic Church. We will discuss, through our shared experiences, some of the universal attitudes that Young Adults may have towards the Catholic Church. We will approach topics such as, “Why are so many Young Adults gravitating more towards Protestant/Non-Denominational churches?” “Why are Catholic Youth leaving their church after Confirmation never to return?” and “Why are former Catholic Youth and Young Adults now identifying as Non-Religious or Spiritual?” This webinar is designed to create a discussion around bridging the gap between Young Adults and the Catholic Church, and fostering a relationship that will enhance both the church and the Young Adult community and their families.
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The Church Connecting to Veterans
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A collaboration with the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, this webinar discusses how the Church connects to veterans in various ministries. Our presenters discuss issues such as homelessness, PTSD, and moral injury.
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"Let's Stay Together" - Preparation for the Pastoral Plan of Action for NBCC XII
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This webinar is designed to assist the delegates preparing for the National Black Catholic Congress XII, scheduled for July 6-9, 2017 in Orlando, FL. The delegates, from over 45 Dioceses from across the nation, will lay the foundation for the Pastoral Plan of Action. The webinar also provides a history of the NBCC movement and the spiritual gifts of African American Catholics.
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National Black Catholic Congress XII: Pastoral Plan of Action
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This webinar, the first of a series which will continue the theme of the XII National Black Catholic Congress, will focus on the Pastoral Plan of Action. Participants will learn about how the Pastoral Plan was formulated and how it can be used a tool for pastoral planning. In addition to the information shared, participants will be able to interact with the presenter with questions and comments. The webinar will also assist anyone who is interested in engaging in a collaborative process in addressing contemporary issues in the Church and society.
Fr. Thorne convened the Pastoral Plan of Action for the XII National Black Catholic Congress and has been involved in all of the Congress events since 1987. |
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We Have Been Called: Wisdom From Black Catholic History
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This presentation brings the key figures and events of our Black Catholic History to life again. Listen in to this engaging and educational session and be moved by the rich wisdom of our elders. If you are hungry for an uplifting talk and a reason to be hopeful in 2017, please tune in.
Click for follow up information from the Webinar. |
Pastoral Accompaniment of Immigrants
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Javier Bustamante, Executive Director of the Office of Cultural Diversity in the Archdiocese of Washington, presents on how parishes and Dioceses can accompany immigrants.
Our faith calls us to contribute our knowledge and experience to promote a culture of solidarity and inclusion of migrants and refugees. As pastoral ministers, we need to be willing to create a welcoming space for understanding, accompaniment and support. |
What You See Is What You Get: Maintaining an Evangelizing Presence
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How can we serve as an evangelizing presence in our parishes and with our programs related to Catechesis? This special webinar discusses how we can be a welcoming presence in our parishes and ministries. Presented in collaboration with the National Conference of Catecetical Leadership (NCCL).
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Living as Missionary Disciples in a Challenging World
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Recording of Facebook Live presentation of Living as Missionary Disciples in a Challenging World with Center Director, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C.
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Remaining in the Middle of Holy Saturday
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The Triduum is often experienced as a linear process that moves from Good Friday by quickly passing over Holy Saturday to get to the joy of the Easter Vigil. Remaining in the middle of Holy Saturday, however, offers reflections about what it means to witness to the fragments of the unknown and contemplate how love enters the place where love does not exist.
Join Mark Moitoza, D.Min, Vice-Chancellor for Evangelization, Archdiocese of Military Services USA (milarch.org) in this webinar discussing an important topic in the Church today. |
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Marriage Preparation: Supporting the Growth of Love
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In this first Facebook Live webinar, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C., Director of the Catholic Apostolate Center, presents on the pastoral implications of Amoris Laetitia in Marriage Preparation.
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Seven Keys To Christ-Centered Collaboration
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“Seven Keys to Christ-Centered Collaboration” offers a formation framework that integrates human, intellectual, spiritual and pastoral formation.
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An Introduction to Lay Ecclesial Ministry in the Church
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Our facilitator: Dr. Harry J Dudley, Assistant Director for Certification USCCB. Dr. Dudley is Staff to the new USCCB Subcommittee on Certification of Ecclesial Ministry and Service.
In this webinar, participants have an opportunity to learn about: 1) Who Lay Ecclesial Ministers are by looking at their roles. We each may be surprised to find out that we may have all actually encountered one or two in our parish. 2) What a Lay Ecclesial Minister is and what national U.S. Bishops’ document has helped to define them. 3) How this language and reality developed by looking at some recent history. |
Faithful Participation: Catholic Social Justice & the 2016 Election
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What does the Church teach about voting responsibilities? Every election, Catholics must make important decisions regarding who to vote to elect to public office. Instead of direct orders, the Church instead offers virtues and values which serve Catholics well in every election season, national or local.
Join Jeffrey Marlett, Ph.D., professor at St. Joseph's College of Maine as he unpacks this topic. |
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Pope Francis and the Call to Witness
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Missionary discipleship is a key theme for Pope Francis in his addresses to Christians and in his visit to the United States in September for the World Meeting of Families. Join Dr. Susan Timoney and Don McCrabb in this presentation where they discuss the New Evangelization as a way of ongoing Church and personal renewal that can result in vibrant parishes with all the baptized living as missionary disciples.
Dr. Timoney is the Secretary for Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns at the Archdiocese of Washington, Dr. Timoney coordinates evangelization initiatives and pastoral planning for archdiocesan parishes. Dr. Donald R. McCrabb is a pastoral theologian serving the homeless and unemployed. He has served the Church in campus ministry, ministerial and leadership formation, organizational development and advancement. |
Pope Francis and the Care for our Common Home
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Pope Francis seems to embody two attributes associated with St. Francis of Assisi - care for the poor and love of creation. The earth is our common home. We are just beginning to awaken to this truth. Will we see creation as a precious gift that has been entrusted to us or will we see it as a "resource" to be used and exploited?
In this webinar, Dr. Don McCrabb explores Care for our Common Home and its implications for our lives as Catholic Christians living in the United States of America. |
Mercy Changes the World: A Webinar for World Mission Sunday
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Every year, something special happens on the next-to-last Sunday of October-World Mission Sunday joins all Catholics of the world into one community of faith. This webinar will teach us more about World Mission Sunday which highlights the mission of the entire Church, all the baptized, beyond the day and month. It will also offer some practical ideas and tools for the animation and formation of your parish and school communities.
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Family Life as Witness to the Gospel Webinar Series
Family Life as Witness to the Gospel Webinar Series
Families experience many different challenges and opportunities to be witnesses to the Gospel. In moments of joy and hardship, some of the greatest opportunities to grow in faith are available. This periodic webinar series, in preparation for the World Meeting of Families in September, looks at aspects and events of family life and how they can be moments for pastoral leaders to evangelize and witness to the Gospel.
Families experience many different challenges and opportunities to be witnesses to the Gospel. In moments of joy and hardship, some of the greatest opportunities to grow in faith are available. This periodic webinar series, in preparation for the World Meeting of Families in September, looks at aspects and events of family life and how they can be moments for pastoral leaders to evangelize and witness to the Gospel.
The Vocation of the Family
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Presented by Tim Muldoon, award-winning author and Catholic theologian.
“The incarnation of the Word in a human family, in Nazareth, by its very newness changed the history of the world.” In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis discusses the importance of the family through history as a fulfillment of God’s love. This webinar discusses this important exhortation and what it means to share in the love of the family for all people. |
Transforming Heartache into Hope: Walking With Couples Experiencing Infertility
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According to the CDC, 1 in 8 couples experience infertility, and for many of them the pain is a biological, social and spiritual test. How is a Catholic couple to respond to the challenge of infertility; and what support can be offered by pastors and parish communities?
This webinar will address the spiritual, moral and relational challenges associated with infertility. It will uncover the opportunities for individuals’ and couples’ spiritual growth, and ways the Church (pastors, religious, and the parish community) can walk with the couple experiencing infertility. Childless couples can become powerful evangelizers of Christ’s life-giving suffering and bring forth love and hope in the Church and the world. |
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Contraception and Catholicism: What the Church Teaches and Why
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Presented by Angela Franks, Ph.D., professor of the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization and author of Contraception and Catholicism.
In this webinar, you will learn about the importance of being receptive to the reality of sexuality, which is meant to be both unitive and life-giving. This webinar will also explore the way of life that is natural family planning, as well as the spiritual attitudes that are necessary to make it a viable possibility. |
Why Go to Church?: Understanding the Importance of the Mass
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Many people today consider themselves to be "spiritual" but not "religious." Some people will say that they believe in God, yet see no reason to regularly attend Mass. This webinar helps us respond to this growing trend by exploring key reasons why active involvement in the life of the Church, especially the Mass, is Christ's will for his followers.
This webinar will unravel the importance and historical traditions of the celebration of the Mass and provide valuable information for sharing with family and friends who do not regularly attend Mass. |
Martin Sheen: Pilgrim on the Way: A conversation with Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP
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Many know Martin Sheen from his portrayal of President Bartlet in television's The West Wing. In her book Martin Sheen: Pilgrim on the Way, Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP discusses the actor's faith and many of the themes and stories that shaped his Catholic identity.
In this webinar, Sr. Rose discusses the book as a reflection of the life of Martin Sheen from those that know him best, his family and friends. Sr. Rose also offers insight into her work as a movie reviewer and critic, which the New York Times praised of "her significant role in the crossroads of faith and film." |
Witness to the Gospel: Our Mission in the World Today
With the 40th anniversary of Evangelii Nuntiandi, this webinar series explores what it means to be an evangelizer and how we can live that out today.
Evangelii Nuntiandi: A Living Document for Evangelization in the Digital Age
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Pope Francis has called Blessed Pope Paul VI’s Document on Evangelization, Evangellii Nuntiandi “the greatest pastoral document that has ever been written.” As we celebrate its 40 year anniversary Jonathan will unpack key themes and discuss how it continues to provide practical insights into our call to be evangelizers in the Digital Age.
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Evangelii Gaudium: Moving the Church from Maintenance to Mission
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In his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis invites all to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. We are not to keep the faith to ourselves, but are sent as missionary disciples to transform the world to Christ. We are all called to be Spirit-filled disciples, not in a maintenance mode but rather a missionary one (Evangelii Gaudium,118-120,259-262). How can we accomplish this call to be a missionary disciple today?
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Universal call to Holiness: Vocations in the 21st Century
In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vatican II document Lumen Gentium, this three part series of webinars discusses the impact of those in consecrated life and laity, and their challenges today.
The Consecrated Life: A True Gem in the Life of the Church
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Pope Francis has declared the upcoming year as the Year of Consecrated Life. This webinar will explore the Holy Father’s vision for the year, the Church’s basic teaching on Consecrated Life, Vatican II’s call for its renewal, and current vocational opportunities within and challenges to Consecrated Life.
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Missionary Apostles for the 21st Century
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Pope Francis wants a church of missionary disciples. Does that include you? Dr. Timoney will discuss the vocation and mission of the Laity in the work of evangelization as shaped by Evangelii Nuntiandi and Evangnelii Gaudium.
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The Family as Domestic Church: A Prophetic Witness Against Rugged Individualism
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The recent Extraordinary Synod on the Family has garnered much attention. As a domestic church, a family can thrive when it is rooted in prayer and communal life, and when the family centers itself on the breaking of the bread (cf. Acts 2:42).
The family can be a prophetic witness against the rugged individualism which is present all over the world. This webinar will focus on practical ways that a Catholic family can be a domestic church and also offer ideas for individuals to contemplate which deeply affect family life today. |
Putting Two Feet of Love in Action: Responding to Pope Francis' Call to Missionary Discipleship
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A major theme for Pope Francis is the call to missionary discipleship.
Join the Catholic Apostolate Center and Jill Rauh, Assistant Director for Education & Outreach of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Department of Justice, Peace, & Human Development, to reflect on what it means, in the words of the Holy Father, to "go out as ones sent" and to "never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!" To help us, we will explore the Two Feet of Love in Action, a model used for decades by the U.S. Catholic bishops to describe two distinct, but complementary, ways we can respond to the Gospel call to put love in action. Visit the Center's Catholic Social Teaching Resource Page |
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Revivers of Faith: The Canonization of Two Popes
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Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II were canonized on April 27th because of the lives of personal holiness that they led. They also consistently called all of the baptized to holiness of life, particularly through working to transform the world to Christ.
Join our Director, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. as we explore their teachings and also their witness of life especially in the midst of challenging times. |
Being the Light of Faith - Lumen Fidei and the New Evangelization
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Pope Francis' first encyclical is a shining example of the New Evangelization in action. It re-proposes what it means to be Catholic today and how Catholics are to be in the world - as witness, as leaven, and as servant.
Join our advisor, Donald McCrabb, D.Min., to explore the basic themes of Lumen Fidei and what they means for young adults in the Church today. |
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New Pope, New Evangelization - New Way of Being Church?
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The New Evangelization is a call by the Church for all of the baptized to be missionaries, sharing the faith with all.
Join our Director, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C., for a conversation about Pope Francis, what he's telling us about the New Evangelization, and what it means to be a "missionary disciple." |
Why Would a Loving God Allow Evil, Pain, and Suffering?
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Presented by Steven Hemler, author of The Reality of God: The Layman's Guide to Scientific Evidence for the Creator
This webinar looks at how the greatest Christian thinkers throughout the ages have dealt with the problem of evil and the mystery suffering in a world made and pronounced "good" by God. It explores questions such as, "why does a good God allow terrorism, disease, and natural disasters?" This webinar further helps participants understand the Spiritual Works of Mercy during this Jubilee of Mercy and how to implement them in our lives, especially our call to "comfort the afflicted." |
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Synodality and Lay Leadership from the Magisterium’s Perspective
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Presenters: Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR, Archdiocese of Newark, Kerry Robinson, Leadership Roundtable, Sr Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, Under-Secretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, Fr. Wayne A. Cavalier, OP, PhD, Director, Congar Institute
This is the second webinar in the Catholic Apostolate Center's series with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth: Synodality and the Laity: Exploring the Communion, Participation, and Mission of the Lay Apostolate and Lay Ministry. This webinar will explore the Church's vision of laity and the Church’s new engagement with the concept of missionary synodality with lay leadership in the Church. Join Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR, Cardinal of the Archdiocese of Newark, Sister Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, Under-Secretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, Fr. Wayne Cavalier, OP, Director at the Congar Institute for Ministry Development and Kerry Robinson, Executive Partner at Leadership Roundtable for a conversation about the engagement of laity in the Synod and in the Church. |
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Hope For the Holidays: Finding Light at the Darkest Times of the Year
Hope For the Holidays: Finding Light at the Darkest Times of the YearThe time of Advent and Christmas can be a period of hope and love, but it can also be a period of loneliness, sadness, or even overwhelming for those in the middle of it. Paul Jarzembowski, author of Hope for the Holidays, discusses his book and ways to help minister to those who need the love of God shown to them during this prayerful and hopeful time.
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