The 2009 Religious Education Congress takes place Feb. 27-March 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center and surrounding hotels, offering more than 200 workshops in English and many more in Spanish and Vietnamese.

On these pages are the workshops listed as open on the Congress Website (www.RECongress.org) as of Feb. 17. Arena workshops are boldfaced. For additional details on these as well as Spanish and Vietnamese language workshops being offered, visit the Congress Website. For additional information, call (213) 637346.

PERIOD 1: Friday, Feb. 27, 10-11:30 a.m.
Ignite Your Spirit! Say "Yes" Through Dance Song and Prayer (Donna Anderle & Mark Friedman)

---Are Lay Catholics "Secular"? (Tom Beaudoin)
---An Adult Appreciation of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Fr. John Cusick)
---Jeremiah: A Poet Gifted, a Prophet Burdened (Sr. Carol Dempsey)
---Some Say Learning Can't Be Fun ... Wanna Bet? (Steven Ellair)
---Raising Chaste Teens (Jason Evert)
---The Cloud of Unknowing: Practicing Contemplative Prayer (James Finley)
---Read the Bible for a Change: Going Deeper With the Scriptures (Mark Hart)
---Born to Dance: Live Life Fully from the Inside Out (Terry Hershey)
---What Do I Say When Life Is Hard? (Fr. Joe Kempf)
---Jesus, Mary and Joseph! (Fr. James Martin)
---Paul: The Pastor (Fr. Patrick Mullen)
---Setting Your "Yes" on Fire: Exploring the Meaning of "Active Participation" Today (Fr. J-Glenn Murray)
---In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk)
---The Emerging Church (Fr. Richard Rohr)
---Reading the Old Testament with Paul of Tarsus (Daniel Smith-Christopher)
---The Paschal Mystery in Family Life (Paula D'Albor Stuckart)
---Celebrating the Rites of Initiation (Fr. Paul Turner)
---Music that Gets Us from 'Perhaps' to 'Maybe' to 'YES!' (Christopher Walker)
---Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Black Spirituality and Religious Expression (Vanessa White)

PERIOD 2: Friday, Feb. 27, 1-2:30 p.m.
---Embodying Easter: Dancing Resurrection (Betsey Beckman & Laura Ash)
---St. Paul, The Boundary-Breaker: A Model of What the Church Can Be (Stephen Binz)
---Make a Joyful Noise to The Lord! (Grayson Warren Brown)
---So You Think You Can Move! Rejoicing In Faith With Children (John Burland)
---Patrick, Brigid and Columba: A Celtic Inspiration for Today! (Padraigin Clancy)
---Holy Week Music: The Latest Multicultural Resources (Jaime Cortez)
---Love No Matter What (Justin Fatica)
---One Bread, One Body, One Table: Eucharist: The Feast of Foot-Washers (Sr. Barbara Fiand)
---New Models for Episcopal Leadership In a Global Church (Richard Gaillardetz)
---Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life (Abbot Christopher Jamison)
---Collaboration and Ministry (Bishop Gerald Kicanas)
---Rules and Runny Noses: Why Am I Doing This Anyway? (Keri Krout)
---"The Dark Knight" and The Dark Night (Fr. Richard Leonard)
---Safe School Ambassadors: Harnessing Student Power to Stop Cruelty, Bullying and Violence (John Linney)
---Creating a Multicultural Outreach In Youth Ministry (Jesse Manibusan)
---The Social Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI (Fr. Bryan Massingale)
---Love Unfolding (Megan McKenna)
---Love Unfolding: Learning and Living With HIV/AIDS (Fr. Chris Ponnet & Elizabeth Crabb Breen,)
---Gifts of The Eucharist (Nancy Reeves)
---"You Were Once an Alien In a Foreign Land": The Church and Immigration Issues (Bishop Oscar Solis)
---The Contemporary Astrophysical Response to Atheism: Evidence of Universal Creation In Big-Bang Cosmology (Fr. Robert Spitzer)
---Pursued By God: "The Hound of Heaven" Revisited (Sr. Maureen Sullivan)
---At The Heart of The Parish (Fr. Michael Sweeney)
---Crossing Paths With Paul: A Pauline Year Journey Into His Homeland and His Heart (Msgr. Thomas Welbers)
---Teachers Are Heroes Too! (Char Wenc)

PERIOD 3: Friday, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m.
---Creating Vision, Engagement and Ownership In Today's Parish (Sr. Donna Ciangio)
---Keeping the Faith (Sr. Carol Cimino)
---Making Catholic Social Teaching Come Alive! (Fr. John Coleman)
---Mystical Union In Everyday Life: Romancing God the Ignatian Way (Fr. Paul Coutinho)
---Developing Parish Ministry for Victims of Domestic Violence (Fr. Charles Dahm)
---Our "Yes" to Weaving Faith & Justice (Msgr. Ray East)
---With Joy We Go To the Altar of God: The Entrance Rites (Fr. Richard Fragomeni)
---Conflicting Commitments: Same-Sex Marriage and The Church (Greer Gordon)
---What Keeps Us Catholic (Thomas Groome)
---The Vocation to Lay Ecclesial Ministry (Edward Hahnenberg)
---Worshipways: Faithful Community Prayer In the 21st Century (Marty Haugen & Tony Alonso)
---What Is The Easter Message of Mark's Gospel? (Sr. Dorothy Jonaitis)
---Love Unfolding, Songs For The Seasons: Using Music to Bring New Life to Liturgical Seasons (Michael Mangan)
---The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Research and Cloning (Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk)
---30-, 60- and 100-Fold: Youth Leadership Strategies (Mike Patin)
---Open the Door: A Journey to the True Self (Sr. Joyce Rupp)
---Understanding and Strengthening The Parent/Teen Connection (Steve and Patt Saso)
---Finding A True Course In a Shifting World (Margaret Silf)
---Abundant Living: Finding The Joyful, Holy Moments Daily (Sr. Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ)
---Receiving Other Christians Into The Catholic Church (Paul Turner)
---What's Next (Jim Wallis)
---Songs of Our Hearts and Meditations of Our Souls: Prayer In The Black Tradition (C. Vanessa White)

PERIOD 4: Saturday, Feb. 28, 10-11:30 a.m.
---Gifted: A Process For Discovering Gifts In Parishioners and Ministry In General (Fr. Patrick Brennan)
---Fire Shut Up In My Bones (Richard Cheri)
---Justice: A Biblical Vision, a Gospel Mandate (Sr. Carol Dempsey)
---Win The World Without Losing Your Soul (Dave Durand)
---Jesus of Galilee (Fr. Virgil Elizondo)
---Musical Mysticism: Seven Great Ways to Use Music to Enrich Your Life of Prayer (Fr. Richard Fragomeni)
---Getting Off on The 'Rite' Foot: Planning and Preparing For The First Sacraments (Mark Friedman)
---Sabbath Moments: To See God In All Things (Terry Hershey)
---The Book of Revelation and Popular Culture (Craig Koester)
---History and Development of Catholic Social Teaching on Racism (Fr. Bryan Massingale)
---Igniting Our "Yes" (Megan McKenna)
---How Catechumens Become Disciples (Jim Schellman)

PERIOD 5: Saturday, Feb. 28, 1-2:30 p.m.
---Affirmative Orthodoxy and Benedict XVI (John Allen Jr.)
---St. Paul and Women: Ancient Misogynist or Model for Today's Church? (Stephen Binz)
---Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Fr. Michael Crosby)
---Sandbox Spirituality (Steven Ellair )
---Awe-Filled Wonder: Science and Spirituality In Search of a Better World (Sr. Barbara Fiand)
---Nourishing The Religious Imagination (Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher)
---Our Lady of the Cul-De-Sac: Making Our Homes a Domestic Church (Mark Hart)
---Finding Happiness: Monastic Steps for a Fulfilling Life (Abbot Christopher Jamison)
---My Sister Is Annoying … (Fr. Joe Kempf)
---How Music Shapes Our Experience of Liturgy and Sacrament (Peter Kolar)
---Managing Conflict: a Core Competency for Leaders (Sr. Lynn Levo)
---Natural Science and Catholic Theology: A Perspective From Pope John Paul II (Matthew Ogilvie)
---Seven Catholic Ideas Our Kids Need to Know About Relationships and Sexuality (Deacon Eric Paige)
---Applying Mi Theory to Concepts of Faith (Robert Pavlik)
---Celebrating The Word With Children (Christopher Walker & Sr. Paule Freeburg)
---TV Commercials and The Good News (David Wells)
---Rebuilding, Renewing and Restoring the Church: The World of Pope Leo XIII (Fr. Thomas Weston)

PERIOD 6: Saturday, Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m.
---Slavery: It Didn't End With the Civil War: Modern Day Perspectives on Human Trafficking (Patrick Atkinson)
---The Spirit Alive! Energizing Children's Catechesis Through Music (John Burland)
---Why Should I Go to Church? (Fr. John Cusick)
---Mary, Marriage and Gender Issues: Pius XII to Benedict XVI (Nancy Dallavalle)
---Divine Love and Human Sin: Why Did Jesus Die? (Fr. John Heagle & Sr. Fran Ferder)
---For The Love of The Game: Toward a Spirituality of Sports (Richard Gaillardetz)
---"Do This In Memory of Me": Do What, Where, How? (Fr. Anthony Gittins)
---Teaching The Mass In an Ecumenical Age (Br. Jeffrey Gros)
---Less Is More: The Wisdom of Simplification (Richard Groves)
---To Show Who Jesus Is: The Catechetical Mission of Liturgical Music (David Haas)
---Don't Sell Your Soul: Being Church In a Consumer Culture (Edward Hahnenberg)
---Music and Spirituality: Rekindling an Awareness of Spirit (ValLimar & Frank Jansen)
---Jesus: Love Fulfilling God's Covenant of Justice (Jack Jezreel)
---St. Paul: Not a Lone Ranger, But an NGO President! (Fr. Felix Just)
---The Crucifixion of Jesus According to the Gospel of John (Craig Koester)
---What a Difference a Dad Makes (Keri Krout)
---Latinos In U.S. Catholicism ((Timothy Matovina)
---Misbehavior? Name It, Claim It, Tame It, Or Prevent It From the Get-Go! (Patricia M. McCormack)
---"Don't Be Stupid!": Simplified Evangelization (Fr. Tony Ricard)
---Becoming a Compassionate Presence (Sr. Joyce Rupp)
---A Lay Office? (Fr. Michael Sweeney)
---Creating Community With Adolescents: A Discipleship Approach (Michael Theisen)
---Make The Faith Come Alive! Engaging Catechesis for Active Learners (Joseph and Ana Arista White)
---Formation to Peace Through Music and Performing Arts (Gen Rosso)

PERIOD 7: Sunday, March 1, 10-11:30 a.m.
---The Popes and The Sexual Abuse Crisis (John Allen Jr.)
---Merging Prayer With Dance (Donna Anderle )
---Should There Be Such a Thing As "Social Justice"? (Grayson Warren Brown)
---Everyone Needs a Coach! (Dave Durand)
---All Are Welcome! Or Are They? The Gospel Call to Inclusion and Contemporary Catholicism (Sr. Fran Ferder & Fr. John Heagle)
---A New Apologetics: Sharing The Fire of Catholic Faith (Thomas Groome)
---Near-Death Wisdom: Die Before You Die (Richard Groves)
---Singing, Praying and Celebrating The Sacramental Journey (David Haas)
---Catholic Morality: Current Challenges (Fr. James Heft)
---Sacred Companionship With Henri Nouwen (Wil Hernandez)
---Life, Unfolding: Mary's Discipleship and Ours (Natalia lmperatori-Lee)
---Seven Extra Books of The Bible: Their Message for Catholics? (Sr. Dorothy Jonaitis)
---Leadership In The Church: A Cry of Hope or The Whimper of Fear (Fr. Patrick LaBelle)
---Parents, Youth and Faith: The Great Dance (Robert McCarty)
---Standing as One Human Family: Engaging Youth In Relationships That Foster Solidarity and Justice (Theodore Joseph Miles)
---Applying Mi Theory to Practices of Faith (Robert Pavilk)
---The Coming of the Cosmic Christ (Fr. Richard Rohr)
---Addressing the Crisis: Immigration and Working Poverty (Rev. Alexia Salvatierra)
---Beyond a Nine-Month Catechumenate (Jim Schellman)
---Living God's Dream (Margaret Silf)
---Spirituality of Laughter: Waking Up to the Moment (Sr. Anne Bryan Smollin)
---Living and Working In a World Full of Alcoholics and Addicts: Learning How to Tend to Our Own Acre (Fr. Thomas Weston)

PERIOD 8: Sunday, March 1, 1-2:30 p.m.
---How to Help People Grow Into an Adult Friendship With God (Fr. William Barry)
---Everything I Know About Sin I Learned From Zombie Movies (Fr. Paul Boudreau & Alice Camille)
---Loving With the Heart You Have: Ministry of Healing With Gang Members (Fr. Gregory Boyle)
---When the Fire Goes Out … What's Next? (Msgr. Michael Cherup Jr. )
---Generations and Parish Ministry: How Can We Engage All? (Sr. Donna Ciangio)
---Returning to The Well of Celtic Wisdom (Padraigin Clancy)
---Effective Living In a Chaotic World Through Discerning Love (Fr. Paul Coutinho)
---How Do You Pass The Torch of Parish Leadership? (Katherine DeVries)
---Igniting God's Word: Gift and Blessing (Msgr. Ray East)
---Pope Benedict's Pastoral Theology (Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher)
---Kingdoms and Inheritances: Spiritual Poverty Today (Greer Gordon)
---Handing on The Faith In a Pluralistic Society (Bro. Jeffrey Gros)
---Formation and Transformation: How To Change Hearts For Justice (Jack Jezreel)
---St. Paul's Teachings on Love and Other Virtues: A Neglected Treasure! (Fr. Felix Just)
---Fully Alive: Embracing God's Gifts of Life, Peace and Freedom (Jeremy Langford)
---Keeping It Real: How Martyrs' Deaths Teach Us How To Live (Michael Lee)
---Understanding and Managing Anger: Yours and Theirs (Sr. Lynn Levo)
---Leaving a Legacy: Reconnecting to Your Passion and Purpose (John Linney)
---True Colors Shine: Singing Our "Yes!" (Michael Mangan)
---Laughing With God (Fr. James Martin)
---Create a Home Culture of Spirituality (Patricia McCormack)
---More Than a Mystery (Br. Michael O'Neill McGrath)
---Care for Creation: Understanding the Earth As a Sacred Community (Fr. Joseph Mitchell)
---History and Spirituality of The Eastern Churches (Very Rev. Robert Pipta)
---Spirituality for Extroverts --- and Tips for Those Who Love Them! (Nancy Reeves)
---How to Practice and Share Lectio Divina (Karl Schultz)
--- Are There "Lost Books" of The Bible? (Dr. Daniel Smith-Christopher)
---When a Parent Has a Life-Threatening Illness: Guiding Children Through The Journey of Illness and Grief (Lizabeth Sumner)