Confronting Gender Ideology in Family Life Ministry

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Presenters: Theresa Farnan and Lucia Baez Luzondo, JD

Thursday, April 21, 2022

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In this session we will define what is gender ideology, its origins, and why it represents a clash of anthropologies with our Catholic view of the human person and why this ideology is antithetical to Catholic doctrine. We will also talk about the severe damage that is having in our children, youth, and young adults, and will share tools to confront this ideology in our ministry to families.

Theresa Farnan, PhD, is an author and moral philosopher who specializes in virtue ethics, moral education, philosophy of the person, gender and sexuality, and ethical issues facing the family. She has taught at St Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh, Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. She served as a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth and is a member of the Catholic Women’s Forum Advisory Council. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Our Sunday Visitor and First Things, and she speaks frequently on topics such as Christian anthropology, human dignity, disability, the family, and gender ideology. She is co-author of two books: Get out Now: Why You Should Pull Your Child from Public School Before It’s Too Late and an apologetics resource for teens, Where Did I Come From? Where Am I Going? How Do I Get There? She and her husband are the parents of ten children.   https://personandidentity.com/theresa-farnan/

Lucia Baez Luzondo, JD, Co-founder, Family Renewal Ministries, is an attorney, practical theologian, television and radio host, and co-founder of Family Renewal Ministries, Inc. (Renovación Familiar), a ministry dedicated to promoting and defending marriage, family, and the human person in God’s plan. Along with her husband, Ricardo Luzondo, M.D., Lucia co-hosts a weekly television series “Created to Love” (Creados para amar) aired on EWTN Global Catholic Television and a weekly live radio program, “In the Day to Day with Ricardo and Lucia” (En el día a día con Ricardo y Lucía) broadcast on EWTN Radio (Radio Católica Mundial), both aired in Spanish worldwide.
She has produced multiple articles, resources and materials on marriage preparation, marriage, and family enrichment, multiculturality and gender ideology. She has presented extensively in the United States, Latin America and Europe and has lead hundreds of retreats and trainings in her areas of expertise. Lucia has served as director of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth Ministry and Intercultural Ministries in various archdioceses in the nation. She has also been collaborator and consultant to several Catholic publishers and entities on Hispanic marriage and family life and interculturality, including various Secretariats of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She serves as a member of the Our Sunday Visitor Institute’s Hispanic Experience Think Tank. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Aquinas Center for Catholic Studies at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and the Board of Trustees of Ignatius House in Atlanta, GA.
She was a presenter at the World Meeting of Families-Philadelphia 2015, the USCCB Catholic Leaders Conference- Orlando 2017 and was on-air commentator for primary signal for EWTN’s live broadcast of the World Meeting of Families -Ireland 2018.  She earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, a J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, and completed her Master of Practical Theology and Ministry studies at Barry University. She is a devoted wife mother of one son.
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Como Enfrentar la Ideología de Género en el Ministerio a Familias

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Presenter: Lucia Baez Luzondo, JD

Thursday, March 17, 2022

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En esta sesión conversaremos definiremos la ideología de género, de donde nace, porqué representa un choque de antropologías con la vision católica sobre la persona humana y porqué esta va en contra de la doctrina católica. Conversaremos también sobre el severo daño que está teniendo especialmente en nuestros jóvenes y niños, y compartiremos herramientas para enfrentar esta ideología en nuestros ministerios con familias.

In this session we will define what is gender ideology, its origins, and why it represents a clash of anthropologies with our Catholic view of the human person and why this ideology is antithetical to Catholic doctrine. We will also talk about the severe damage that is having in our children, youth and young adults, and will share tools to confront this ideology in our ministry to families.

Lucia Baez Luzondo, JD, MA.   es Cofundadora del Ministerio Renovación Familiar, un ministerio dedicado a proclamar, defender y proteger el Plan de Dios para el matrimonio y la familia, en Estados Unidos, América Latina y Europa. Lucía es escritora y consultora para varias entidades católicas en las áreas el matrimonio y la familia hispana y el ministerio multicultural.  Lucia es abogada de inmigración y fundadora de la firma Luzondo Legal Immigration, LLC.
Es también coanfitriona con su esposo el Dr. Ricardo Luzondo, de la serie televisiva Creados para amar, que se transmite por ETWN Español, y del programa radial semanal en vivo, En el día a día con Ricardo y Lucía que se transmite por Radio Católica Mundial. Fue presentadora en el Encuentro Mundial de las Familias – Filadelfia-2015, y con Ricardo fue coanfitriona de las transmisiones en vivo de EWTN Español del Encuentro Mundial de las Familias – Irlanda 2018. También ha servido como colaboradora en varios secretariados de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos.

Lucía posee un doctorado en Jurisprudencia de la Universidad de Stetson, una maestría en Teología Práctica y Ministerio de la Universidad de Barry y una licenciatura en Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Central de la Florida y pronto comienza sus estudios de doctorado en Teología en Pontifex University. Es abogada licenciada en el estado de la Florida. Su hijo, Sebastián pronto comenzará su tercer año de estudios en la Universidad católica de Dallas. Lucía está feliz que su familia ahora comenzará a ser parte de la familia de Santa Catalina de Siena.
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Lucia Baez Luzondo, JD, MA. is co-founder of Family Renewal Ministries, a ministry dedicated to proclaiming, defending and protecting God’s Plan for marriage and the family, in the United States, Latin America and Europe. Lucia is a writer and consultant for several Catholic entities in the areas of Hispanic marriage and family and multicultural ministry. She is an immigration attorney and is founding attorney at Luzondo Legal Immigration, LLC
She co-host with her husband, Dr. Ricardo Luzondo, the television series Creados para amar (Created to Love), which is airs on ETWN Español, and the weekly live radio program, En el día a día con Ricardo y Lucía, that airs on EWTN World Catholic Radio in Spanish.

Lucia was a presenter at the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia-2015, and with Ricardo she was co-host of the EWTN Spanish live broadcasts of the World Meeting of Families – Ireland 2018. She has also served as a collaborator in various secretariats of the Conference of Bishops Catholics of the United States. Lucia holds a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University, a Master’s in Practical Theology and Ministry from Barry University, and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Central Florida University and soon will begin her doctoral studies in Theology at Pontifex University. She is a licensed attorney in the state of Florida. Her son Sebastian will soon begin his third year of studies at Catholic University of Dallas. Lucia is happy that her family will now become part of the Santa Catalina de Siena family. If you want to easily remember her and her husband’s names, they are Ricky and Lucy…accen

 

The Power of Forgiveness

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Presenter: Martha Shuping, M.D.

Date/Time: Thursday, February 17, 2022 / 1:00 PM Eastern Time

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Martha will share her wisdom and knowledge on the power of forgiveness and how it can benefit all.

Martha Shuping, M.D., earned her MD degree at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and completed her psychiatry residency at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. She has an MA in Pastoral Ministry from University of Dayton. She has earned a certificate in Trauma and Recovery, from Harvard Medical School, where she also completed a one-year research training program. Dr. Shuping has served as a director of a pro-life pregnancy center in the past, and has conducted more than 50 Rachel’s VIneyard weekend retreats for abortion recovery. She also conducts retreats for recovery from past sexual abuse and domestic violence. She has taught as adjunct faculty in Theology and Psychology at Belmont Abbey College. She has been a consultant and trainer for diocesan organizations and other non-profit organizations in more than 20 countries on four continents. Dr. Shuping is a Fellow of Catholics for Family Peace, a Catholic organization focused on education and research related to domestic violence. She is an author of published research and of self-books and resources. While continuing in private practice of psychiatry, she is also President of Ashford Institute which is developing continuing education courses for professionals, and outreach to university students regarding topics including abortion recovery, abuse recovery, and more.