Professional Development Webinar Recordings

In this webinar Pat Gohn, author of the new book Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, and Endow's Executive Director and Bodacious Foreword writer, Terry Polakovic, discuss the top themes that celebrate the gift of womanhood from a Catholic perspective. In this "Top Ten" style presentation, (with apologies to David Letterman), Pat and Terry unpack the wisdom and the beauty of the feminine genius, with a special emphasis on a woman's blessed dignity, beautiful gifts, and bodacious mission.Using a "best of" approach, these two educators will offer fast-paced snippets quoting key resources and magisterial documents that can be used as conversation starters with women, as well as offering resources that can become the basis of local parish curricula or discussion groups for women.The new evangelization will never move forward without women understanding their specific role in it. Here's a great place to start.

The best measure of success for a marriage preparation program is the faith, the attitudes, and the behaviors that engaged couples take into their marriage. Among the activities that correlate positively with marital success, according to the social scientists at the National Marriage Project, are a couple’s belief that God is at the center of their marriage and their regular church attendance together.How important is regular church attendance? Dr. Bradford Wilcox writes in a 2016 reports published by the Institute for Family Studies that 78% of couples that attend church together regularly are very or extremely happy in marriage.So, how do you get couples to come to Mass on Sundays after they get married?In this webinar, marriage experts and authors of the Joined by Grace books, will examine four factors in marriage preparation that instill the attitudes and behaviors necessary to make marriage preparation successful.Learn more about Joined by Grace at JoinedbyGrace.com.

With almost half a million US Catholic families facing funerals a year, ongoing support of the bereaved needs to be a priority in our Church. Whether you already offer Seasons of Hope or are looking into the program, join M. Donna MacLeod— bereavement ministry specialist and author—whose innovative Christ-centered program truly ministers to the spiritual side of grieving.        In this webinar, we will look at exciting new features in the updated edition of Seasons of Hope, including online sessions and helpful resources. We’ll explore Seasons of Hope’s history, its growth, new exercises, finetuned faith-sharing questions, and expanded outreach. Plus, we’ll unveil the online Seasons of Hope Facilitator-Enrichment Series that encourages a spirit of ministry leadership filled with faith, hope, charity, and trust in the ways of the Lord.