Friday, February 25th, 2005

7:30 am
Registration and Exhibits

8:00 am
Opening and Introduction

8:15 am
Mass:
Celebrant/Homilist:
Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

9:45 am
Keynote Presentation:
Ralph Martin, President of Renewal Ministries
“What must we do?” (Acts 2:37)
Starting Afresh from Christ

10:30 am
Break and Exhibits

11:00 am
Workshops: Session One

1. Tim Gray, Ph.D. (candidate)
“And he told them many things in parables …” (Matt. 13:3)
Bringing the Biblical art of teaching through story into the classroom

2. Thomas Smith
“You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32)
Mormon, Baptist, Catholic: How to share the fullness of truth with others

3. Catherine Dooley, O.P., Ph.D.
“I am not ashamed of the Gospel”
(Romans 1:16)
Bringing your faith into the classroom

4. Sean Dalton, M.A.
“Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Cor 16:13)
The impact of a faithful man on family, parish and community

5. Maria Camp
“Let the children come to me …” (Mark 10:14)
Incorporating 'Catechesis of the Good Shepherd' into a school environment

6. Jonathan Reyes, Ph.D.
"Do not be conformed to this world …"
(Rom 12:2)
Confronting the world's philosophies in education today

12:00 pm
Exhibits and Lunch

1:15 pm
Keynote Presentation:
Peter Herbeck, Vice President and Missions Director, Renewal Ministries
“You too go into the vineyard” (Matt 20:7)
The Hour of the Laity has Arrived.

2:00 pm
Break and Exhibits

2:30 pm
Workshops: Session Two

1. Johnathan Reyes, Ph.D
“Do not be conformed to this world...”
(Rom 12:2)
Confronting the world’s philosophies today

2. Sean Innerst, Ph.D. (candidate)
“...we who teach” (James 3:1)
From document to doing: transforming theory into action

3. Kevin Knight
“Take heed that no one lead you astray.”
(Matt 24: 4)
Da Vinci Code; Left Behind, and other popular fiction

4. Fr. Peter Girard, O.P. Ph.D.
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock.”
(Rev 3:20)
How to find intimacy with Christ.

5. Amberly Sherman, L.B.
“As you did it to the least of these…”
(Matt 25:40)
Standing for life in a culture of death

6. Curtis Martin, M.A.
“Put on the whole armor of God.” (Eph 6:11)
Bulletproofing teens: How to give your students a faith they won't lose

5:00 pm
Exhibits Close

 

Saturday, February 26th, 2005

7:30 am
Registration and Exhibits

8:00 am
Opening and Introductions

8:15 am
Mass:
Celebrant:
Most Rev. Jose H. Gomez, S.T.D.
Homilist:
Fr. Andreas Hoeck, S.S.D. (Bi-lingual)
“Encountering Christ in the Eucharist”

9:45 am

Keynote Presentation (English):
Fr. Peter Girard, O.P.
“Strive to enter by the narrow door”
(Luke 13:24)
Moral Reasoning in an Age of Relativism

Keynote Presentation (Spanish):
Alejandro Bermúdez
“By this all men will know you are my disciples” (Jn 13:35)
Building the Civilization of Love

10:45 am
Break and Exhibits

11:00 am
Workshops: Session Three

1. Keynote Presentation (Spanish):
Fr. Ezequiel Sanchez
“...hold the traditions which you were taught...” (2 Thess 2:15)
Handing on our faith and culture from generation to generation

2. Jonathan Reyes, Ph.D.
“Do not be conformed to this world…”
(Rom 12:2)
Confronting the world's philosophies today

3. Kevin Knight
“Take heed that no one lead you astray.”
(Matt 24:4)
Da Vinci Code, Left Behind, and other popular fiction

4. Peter Herbeck
“Some have wandered away from the faith …” (1 Tim 6:10)
When a loved one falls away

5. Fr. Michael Glenn, S.T.L.
“If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven...” (John 20:23)
Experiencing the power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

6. Sean Innerst Ph.D. (Candidate)
“Repent and be baptized every one of you …” (Acts 2:38)
RCIA: center of parish renewal today

12:00 pm
Lunch and Exhibits

1:15 pm

Keynote Presentation (English):
Ralph Martin
“Put out into the deep” (Luke 5:4)
Making Disciples

Keynote Presentation (Spanish):
Martha Fernandez
“Those who are well have no need of a physician.” (Luke 5:31)
Experiencing Freedom in Christ

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Break and Exhibits
(Exhibits will close for the day at 3:00pm)

3:00 pm
Workshops: Session Four

1. Tim Gray Ph.D (Candidate)
“...and they told them many things in parables.” (Matt 13:3)
Bringing the Biblical art of teaching through story into the classroom

2. Fr. Jose Sanchez (Spanish)
“Stay with us, Lord...” (Luke 24:29)
Mission flows from the Eucharist.

3. Fran Maier
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called…” (Heb 11:8)
Islam and Christianity

4. Sean Dalton, M.A.
“Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”
(1 Cor 16:13)
The impact of a faithful man on family, parish and community

5. Michaelann Martin
“Unless the Lord builds the house.” (Ps 127:1)
Building strong families on the Rock

6. Peter Herbeck
“Male and female he created them.” (Gen 1:27)
Same-sex marriage in the light of God's creation

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Eucharistic Adoration