Professional Development Webinar Recordings

Join Ave Maria Press online for a series of free, professional development workshops for parish ministers! Enjoy access to free presentations by experts in every area of parish ministry from the comfort of your home or office.

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Supporting Those in Your Parish Who Are Living with Dementia

Kate Fassbender
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Pro-Life and Pro-Woman: How to Empower a Culture of Faithful Feminism

Claire Swinarski
In our modern culture, the Catholic Church is often painted as “at odds” with the feminist movement. In this webinar, Claire Swinarski offers information and insight on how to empower the women in your parish to understand that to be pro-woman is to be pro-life. Offering pro-life answers for pro-choice questions, Swinarski makes the argument that true feminism lies within Jesus and His teachings, and that to be truly pro-woman is to be pro-life. This webinar will help you effectively communicate about pro-life issues within your parish in a way that’s dignifying, graceful, and scientifically accurate.
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The Synod on Young People: Why It Mattered and What We Do Now

Katie Prejean McGrady
Katie Prejean McGrady attended the pre-synod meeting in March as one of three delegates sent by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She directed Ave Explores, an Ave Maria Press initiative that analyzed the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment in October. Join her for a conversation about what happens next now that the synod is over.
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Taking Video Games Seriously and Evangelizing to Our Virtual Generation

Bobby Angel
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Talking to Teens About Suicide

Roy Petitfils
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teens today. Teens want us--parents, teachers, parish ministers, and youth leaders--to talk with them about suicide, even though they may not initiate the conversation. While it is uncomfortable to talk about, it is essential that we engage teens in this tough conversation. This webinar will help those working in parishes, youth ministry, and schools learn:How to identify the warning signs for suicide, including what teens do and communicate via social media and onlineWhich youth are at risk for suicideResearch-based safe messaging guidelines for discussing suicide with teensCommon questio...
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teens today. Teens want us--parents, teachers, parish ministers, and youth leaders--to talk with them about suicide, even though they may not initiate the conversation. While it is uncomfortable to talk about, it is essential that we engage teens in this tough conversation. This webinar will help those working in parishes, youth ministry, and schools learn:How to identify the warning signs for suicide, including what teens do and communicate via social media and onlineWhich youth are at risk for suicideResearch-based safe messaging guidelines for discussing suicide with teensCommon questions from teens and suggestions for responding to them.
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Teach Like a Saint

Amy J. Cattapan
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Teaching Catholic Youth to Think Critically

Stacy A. Trasancos
As a teacher or minister, how can you guide young people to seek the truth in areas such as science while maintaining their faith?Stacy A. Trasancos, executive director of the St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization in the Diocese of Tyler and author of Particles of Faith: A Catholic Guide to Navigating Science, will share the fundamental tools that will help you encourage young people to think critically without being derailed by temptation.
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Teaching Young People How to Pray

Fr. Tim Anastos
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