Loyola Press at LA Congress 2022
Be informed, inspired, and energized by these terrific speakers appearing at LA Congress in 2022! Register now and don’t miss a thing.
| Presenter(s) | Workshop Title | Day/Time |
Kathryn Bojczyk, Ph.D.  |
The Spiritual Needs of Early Childhood Research shows that the most significant part of a child's faith formation happens at home which means that it’s never too early for parents to start forming their children – even infants and toddlers – in faith. In this presentation, Dr. Kathryn Bojzcyk will take participants inside the minds and hearts of infants and toddlers and will identify strategies for effective faith formation for these “littlest ones” in order to nurture a faith that will last a lifetime. |
Friday, March 18 |
Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy  |
When Did “Out of Sequence” Become the Norm in Religious Education (and What Do We Do About It)? For decades, children marched through Catholic schools and parish religious education programs in lock step, with only a few here and there “falling through the cracks” and showing up for the sacraments “out-of-sequence.” Today, that has all changed. Families that decide to bring their children for faith formation and sacraments come to us whenever the time is right for them. In this presentation, Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy will explore how we need to respond to this “new normal” and what we need to do to engage children and families in faith formation without trying to squeeze them into a “sequence.” |
Friday, March 18 |
Becky Eldredge  |
Naming the Real: Sustaining Hope in Life’s Storms |
Friday, March 18 |
Offering Healing and Hope: How to Pray and Lead Imaginative Prayer St. Ignatius of Loyola invited us to use our imaginations in prayer to better know, love, and follow Christ. When we use our imaginations in prayer, we contemplate using not just the words we read in Scripture, but the visual images, feelings, sights, and sounds that come to mind. This type of prayer offers profound healing and hope as we are gifted with deep interior knowledge of Jesus. In this workshop, Becky Eldredge, author, retreat facilitator, spiritual director, and founder of Ignatian Ministries, will guide you on both how to pray and how to lead imaginative prayer. |
Saturday, March 19 |
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Ana Barraza  |
Del Reto Hacia la Catequesis con Personas con disCapacidades |
Saturday, March 19 10:00-11:00 am Period 4 |
Julianne Stanz  |
Braving the Thin Places: Wisdom for Creating a Space for Grace The concept of a thin space is an ancient one, arising from the Celtic tradition but it captures well the time that we currently find ourselves in. The Celtic imagination considers sacred places to be “thin,” or places where the veil between the worlds, meaning heaven and earth, seem to be discernibly close to each other. In this presentation, Julianne Stanz will explore how, in these thin spaces we encounter ourselves, our relationship with others and ultimately with God and how they can open up new ways of seeing, fresh avenues of thinking and ultimately, transformed ways of being. |
Saturday, March 19 |
Thomas Vozzo  |
Doing Business (and Life) Differently: “The Homeboy Way” Homeboy Industries, founded by Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world and has stood for over 30 years as a beacon of hope in Los Angeles by providing training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. In this presentation, Homeboy Industries CEO, Thomas Vozzo, shares the business lessons – and more importantly, the life lessons – he has learned from leaving behind 26 years in the very for-profit capital sector of our economy to working with the poor, forgotten and demonized people of society and how doing things “the Homeboy way” can change your perspective on what you can be, how you can give, and ultimately, who you are. |
Saturday, March 19 |
Fr. Allan Figueroa-Deck, SJ  |
Hacia Una Fe Madura: Fundamentos Espirituales y Practicos En que consiste una fe madura especialmente en tiempos de cambio de epoca? El Papa Francisco insiste en la necesidad del discernimiento espiritual individual y comunitarionpara la Iglesia entera. Como se entiende el discernimiento? El camino sinodal que el Papa ha lanzado consiste sobre todo en formar la Iglesia entera (todos los bautizados) en la comunion, participacion y mision basadas en la practica diaria del discernimiento. Se trata de un camino comunitario acompanados por los demas en la practica una espiritualidad activa y misionera. Como se desarrolla tal espiritualidad (manera de vivir, actuar y pensar) entre nuestras comunidades hispanas? |
Saturday, March 19, |
Anne Kertz Kernion  |
The Spiritual Practice of Wonder: Appreciating the Gift of our Bodies Our bodies are incredible gifts. This workshop will explore new research on our brains and bodies, discoveries that quite possibly will leave you awestruck. We'll review recommended practices to incorporate into our prayer lives, exercises that can boost our spirits, help us sleep, nurture our health, recover from all of life's challenges, and honor the gift we've been given. |
Saturday, March 19 |
Joe Paprocki, DMin  |
Catechists as Mystagogues The new Directory for Catechesis states that the catechist is called to be “a teacher and a mystagogue who introduces others to the mystery of God revealed in the Paschal Mystery of Christ. This means that, while we most certainly transmit content and information, we do so with the context or climate of prayerful encounter with Divine Mystery. In this presentation, Joe Paprocki, DMin, will unpack the meaning of mystagogy and how catechists can and must serve as, not only teachers, but also mystagogues. |
Sunday, March 20 10:00-11:00 am Period 7 |