Entries by Susan Heider

COVID-19 Vaccines: Current Status & Ethical Issues

February 4, 2021 View Webinar Now! Topic: Coronavirus infection & the immune response Vaccine design & evaluation parameters Current COVID-19 vaccine leading candidates COVID-19 vaccines & Catholic ethical considerations Presenter:  Deacon Rob Lanciotti holds a doctoral degree in Microbiology and was a virologist for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for 29 years.  He is […]

Faith Matters: Catholic Response to Domestic Violence

Topic: December PDCC “Faith Matters: Catholic Response to Domestic Violence” View Webinar Now! Presenter: Sharon O’Brien, Ph.D. Date: December 17, 2020 Topic:  Using faith-specific teaching, this interactive experience will highlight the many ways Catholic Leaders address domestic abuse in Catholic families. It explores how to use a faith-sensitive lens to support those who experience abuse, […]

Caregiving and COVID: Family Life – ‘The New Normal at Home’ as the Holidays Approach – Impacts and Opportunities

November 19, 2020  – View Webinar Now! November is National Caregiving Month Title:  Caregiving and COVID: Family Life – ‘The New Normal at Home’ as the Holidays Approach – Impacts and Opportunities A fresh look at ministering to families through the lens of an ever-expanding definition of caregiver, newly released impacts on millennials, and how […]

Be Not Afraid: Pastoral Care for Families Receiving a Poor Prenatal Diagnosis

October 15, 2020  View Webinar Now! Tracy Winsor is the co-founder of Be Not Afraid, a national case management and peer ministry service supporting parents carrying to term following a prenatal diagnosis. Working in the field of parent advocacy around prenatal diagnosis for over twelve years, Tracy has provided direct support to over 200 families […]

Ministros del amor de Dios en familia

Ministros del amor de Dios en familia Ministers of God’s Love in the Family Listen here! / Escuchar aquí Presentation Document / Documento de presentación Agosto 20, 2020 a la 1:00 pm (hora Este) August 20, 2020 at 1:00 pm Eastern La presentación será en español Papa Francisco dice que  “la misión de la familia […]

The Gospel Call to Listen – Responding to Difficult Conversations with Dignity

Recording Topic: July PDCC “The Gospel Call to Listen – Responding to Difficult Conversations with Dignity” Presenter:  Emily Schumacher-Novak Time: Jul 16, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time Speaker Bio:  Emily Schumacher-Novak holds an M.A. in Systematic Theology from Marquette University with advanced studies in Ignatian Spirituality. She worked for ten years accompanying college students in […]

Preparing Our Children to Understand and Answer Tough Moral Questions

June 18, 2020 Call Recording A generation ago, Christian parents didn’t have to worry about how to explain transgenderism to their nine-year-old, or help their teen deal with mockery at school for believing that marriage is between a man and woman. Today we have no choice but to equip our kids to understand and to […]

A Good Blend: Ministering to Stepfamilies

May 21, 2020 Presentation Blended Family Ministry PDF Most blended families don’t blend well at all — and that creates problems for everyone. Traditional family ministries and marriage education programs do very little to equip stepcouples for healthy stepfamily living. Come learn what stepfamilies need, the fundamentals of stepfamily ministry, and how your church can […]

Teen STAR: Empowering Our Young People to Make Better Decisions

Date:  April 16, 2020 Listen to Presentation Intro to Teen STAR PDF Teen STAR is a curricular program that teaches young people about sexuality and affectivity.  When adolescents and young adults learn about their bodies and fertility in conjunction with principals of Natural Law and the teachings of Human Vitae and the Theology of the […]

Respondiendo al proceso del V Encuentro y al Papa Francisco: seamos discípulos misioneros para las familias

Responding to the V Encuentro process and Pope Francis: let us be missionary disciples for families Marzo 19, 2020 La presentación será en español Llamada-de-conferencia-de-desarroyo-Personal La experiencia del V Encuentro nos llena de esperanza. El V Encuentro ha sido un regalo para las familias Hispanas de los Estados Unidos y para la Iglesia entera. El […]