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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What Parish Leaders Should Know about Ministering to Couples Experiencing Infertility

Angelique Ruhi-López|Carmen Santamaría
Infertility affects approximately one in six couples in the United States. For many Catholic couples, the Church is the natural place to look for help and much-needed support. In order to offer healing and hope for the journey, it is important to first understand what infertility is and how it affects couples. In this webinar, Angelique Ruhi-Lopez and Carmen Santamaria, authors of The Infertility Companion for Catholics, will offer tips, advice, and resources in order to provide spiritual and practical support for couples facing infertility.
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What the Four Female Doctors of the Church Teach Us about Authentic Spirituality

Vinita Hampton Wright
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What’s New about the OCIA?

Fr. Daniel J. Mahan, director of the Institute on the Catechism for the USCCB Watch Now
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The Way of the Listener: 10 Steps for Listening to Homilies (even bad ones!)

Joshua J. Whitfield
How can ministry leaders, laity, and clergy help the Church improve preaching? Believe it or not, it’s not just the preachers’ responsibility—it’s everyone’s. Spiritually speaking, the quality of preaching depends as much on listeners as it does on speakers. How we listen to homilies (and how we help others listen) is an important part of evangelism and parish ministry. Fr. Joshua Whitfield, author of The Crisis of Bad Preaching, offers The Way of the Listener: 10 Steps for Listening to Homilies (even bad ones!) to help those listening to homilies make the best of it! If you thought the homily was time to take a nap, think again! Learn how...
How can ministry leaders, laity, and clergy help the Church improve preaching? Believe it or not, it’s not just the preachers’ responsibility—it’s everyone’s. Spiritually speaking, the quality of preaching depends as much on listeners as it does on speakers. How we listen to homilies (and how we help others listen) is an important part of evangelism and parish ministry. Fr. Joshua Whitfield, author of The Crisis of Bad Preaching, offers The Way of the Listener: 10 Steps for Listening to Homilies (even bad ones!) to help those listening to homilies make the best of it! If you thought the homily was time to take a nap, think again! Learn how to listen to homilies the right way!
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Why Are You Afraid?

Gary Zimak
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Why Disability Ministry is a Pro-Life Issue

Christy Wilkens, author of Awakening at Lourdes: How an Unanswered Prayer Healed Our Family and Restored Our Faith
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What Happens After COVID-19: Why Real Presence Really Matters

Timothy P. O' Malley
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Why Young People are Leaving the Church (and What to Do About It)

Everett Fritz
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