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Donna Anderle
Christopher Anderson
John Agnotti
Nancy Bird
Monica Brown
The Catholic Collaborative
on Justice Education
Kathy Coffey
Jaime Cortez
Catherine Dooley, OP
Msgr. Ray East
Tom East
Rita Ferrone
Edward Foley, Cap
Mark Friedman
Donna Glaser
Adele Gonzalez
Patrick Hannon
Kathy Hendricks
Maureen Kelly
Tom Kendzia
Liam Lawton
Janet Miller
Ida Miranda
Carmen Ortiz
Danielle Rose
Joyce Springer
St. Louis Jesuits
Paul Tate
Janet Vogt
Presenters
Donna Anderle is an accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer. Donna artfully weaves together elements of Scripture, ritual and liturgical movement. She believes that the beauty of dance is an effective medium for finding oneness with God and for healing the soul. Donna has performed and choreographed dance programs for national and regional liturgical conferences for many years. Currently she is assistant to the campus minister and director of liturgical movement and dance at the Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She holds a degree in theatre arts and English from Drake University.
Christopher Anderson is the Executive Director of the National Association for Lay Ministry, a Catholic a professional organization that supports, educates and advocates for lay ministers and promotes the development of lay ministry in the Catholic Church. Prior to joining NALM in 2003, Mr. Anderson has served as the associate director of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership from 1997.
John Angotti’s music touches the spirit and life of the contemporary — no matter the age — and is very popular, especially in the Contemporary Christian Rock market. He performed with the US Navy Band for two years where he traveled extensively throughout the US and parts of Europe. John’s experience as Director of Children’s Choirs, Young Adult, Adult and Contemporary Music Choirs, has prepared him for his current ministry as Director of Music at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett, Tennessee, near Memphis.
Nancy Bird has been involved in religious education for the past 29 years as a master professional catechist, parish catechetical leader, and youth minister. Nancy has been a featured speaker at national conferences and diocesan events as well as given workshops and led retreats for DREs and catechists throughout the country. Presently she serves as Lead Manager of the Northeast Regional Manager for RCL.
Monica Brown is one of Australia’s most highly respected Christian composers and workshop facilitators. She is a qualified teacher with studies in spirituality, pastoral guidance and creative arts. Her expertise is in religious education, liturgy, ritual, and scripture story telling through the integration of creative process. She has composed and recorded 15 collections of songs for children and adults. Monica tours extensively in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America and shares her ministry with Hilary Musgrave, a Sister of Charity from Dublin, Ireland who travels the world as a clown.
The Catholic Collaborative on Justice Education
The Catholic Collaborative on Justice Education includes educational staff from national Catholic organizations: USCCB, CCHD, CRS, Education for Justice at CoC, NETWORK and the Georgetown Center on Liturgy.
Kathy Coffey is author of Hidden Women of the Gospels, Women of Mercy, God in the Moment: Making Every Day a Prayer, (Orbis) Dancing in the Margins (Crossroad), Immersed in the Sacred: Discovering the Small s Sacraments (Ave Maria), and catechetical resources such as Children and Christian Initiation, Baptism and Beyond and Confirmation: Anointed and Sealed with the Spirit (Living the Good News).
Jaime Cortez is a gifted and popular composer, arranger and performer. Born in New York and raised in El Salvador, Jaime is fluent in Spanish and has dedicated a portion of his ministry to promoting better Hispanic liturgies and bringing cultures together for worship. His main instrument is guitar, although he is proficient in piano and other string instruments, such as charango, vihuela and bass guitar. Jaime is currently music director at St. Bridget Church in Mesa, Arizona. He lives in Mesa, Arizona, with his wife, Kari, and three children.
Catherine Dooley, OP is an associate professor in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America. She authored To Listen and Tell: Commentary on the Introduction to the Lectionary for Masses with Children, and edited The Echo Within: Emerging Issues in Religious Education.
Msgr. Ray East, nationally known inspirational speaker and revivalist, is Executive Director of the Office of Black Catholics and Vicar for Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. He is also pastor of St. Therese of Avila parish in South-West Washington, a vibrant African American Catholic community deeply engaged in a plethora of ministries for its members and for its surrounding neighborhood.
Tom East is Director of the Center for Ministry Development, Project Coordinator for Youth Ministry Services, and Coordinator of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry Studies. Previously, he was the Director of Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Tom is author of Total Faith™ Initiative Coordinator’s Manual, Ministry Resources for Prayer and Worship and Effective Practices for Dynamic Youth Ministry (Saint Mary's Press).
Rita Ferrone is a nationally known speaker and writer, and is currently working on two books: Rediscovering Vatican II: The Liturgy and This Is the Night: a Pastoral Commentary on the Easter Vigil (Paulist Press). She also writes a column for Rite Magazine (Liturgy Training Publications). Rita has written numerous articles for publications such as Catechumenate, Today’s Parish, Today’s Liturgy, and Ministry and Liturgy. She has contributed to religion textbooks for several major publishers and served as editor of the Guidelines for Catechesis currently in use in the Archdiocese of New York.
Edward Foley, Cap is professor of liturgy and music and the founding Director of the Ecumenical D.Min. Program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He has published 13 books, including Preaching Basics, Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals coauthored with Herbert Anderson, Ritual Music (1995) and the well known From Age to Age. With World Library Publications Father Foley is the Editor of Preach: Enlivening the Pastoral Art magazine and has recorded The Eucharist as Mystagogy, a collection of five CDs of reflections centered on the Sunday Eucharist and integrated with familiar music. Foley is Past-President of the North American Academy of Liturgy. A well known speaker and teacher, he has lectured throughout the United States, in Canada, Ireland, India and Europe.
Mark Friedman has been a liturgist, cantor and music director for more than 20 years. He is composer, with Janet Vogt, of four collections of music for young people published by OCP. Mark and Janet Vogt were named the 2005 Co-Music Educators of the Year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians’ Music Education Division. Mark presents workshops, concerts and keynotes around the country, including the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, NCEA and NPM. Currently Mark is a music minister and liturgist at St. John Fisher Parish in Cincinnati.
Donna Glaser, Associate Director of Marketing for RCL, has over 25 years experience as a DRE in rural, suburban and urban parishes, and served schools and parishes in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana as an independent consultant in religious education. A popular workshop and retreat presenter, Donna is a recipient of NCEA’s Religious Education Excellence Award, and holds the MAAT degree from Wheeling Jesuit University.
Adele Gonzalez is the founder and president of Get-With-It, LLC, (Ponte en Onda), an organization committed to human and spiritual growth through the fostering of healthy relationships with self, others, the world and God. Adele has a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota, specializing in the area of Incarnational/Contextual Spirituality, and a Master Degree in Religious Studies from Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. She holds a certificate in Spiritual Guidance from the Shalem Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, and is a qualified user of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Patrick Hannon is a young Holy Cross priest from Oakland, California. He has ministered on the streets of Portland, Oregon, to students and Holy Cross Associates at the University of Notre Dame, as a high school literature teacher and principal in Chicago, and currently as a parish priest in Colorado Springs. He is the author of Running into the Arms of God: Stories of Prayer/Prayer as Story (ACTA Publications 2005) and is widely regarded as an excellent homilist and storyteller.
Kathy Hendricks is a creative consultant for William H. Sadlier and a contributing writer for their materials, including Gather In My Name, an online program of whole community catechesis. She offers talks and retreats on the topics of catechesis, spirituality, and family and is author of A Parent’s Guide to Prayer, Everything About Parish Ministry I Wish I Had Known, and The How-To’s of Intergenerational Catechesis.
Maureen Kelly is a national author and speaker. Serving as Harcourt Religion Publishers’ National Catechetical Consultant, she is Editor of Today’s Catechetical Leader newsletter and author of Call to Celebrate sacrament preparation programs for Baptism, Eucharist, and Reconciliation—all published by Harcourt Religion Publishers.
Tom Kendzia has been the music and worship director of the East Coast Conference for Religious Education since 2002. He has 15 collections of liturgical and instrumental music published by Oregon Catholic Press — his most recent titles including; “Lead Us To The Water”, “Clothed in Love” — winner of the 2004 Unity Awards for album and song of the year (The Eyes and Hands of Christ) and The Ships That Sailed. He is music director at Christ the King Church in Kingston, RI.
Liam Lawton’s name is becoming well known in liturgical music circles in a time when Celtic music has come to prominence. From Ireland — a priest of the diocese Kildare and Leighlin — Liam has been composing music in the Celtic idiom for the past five years. In his work Liam has given life to the great and beautiful history of Ireland, using the ancient prayers and traditions as the main source of his texts. In his liturgical music there is a sense of great joy, with melodic tunes suitable for all assemblies, mixing both contemporary and traditional instruments. His most recent collection from GIA is titled Ancient Ways, Future Days.
Val Limar-Jansen, a conference mainstay, will be helping again to lead our conference prayer. She is a highly regarded singer and recording artist with OCP. Known especially for her work with gospel, contemporary Christian and gospel-jazz styles, she sings a wide range of music, including spirituals and traditional, organ-based choral music. In 2005 she released her first solo collection, You Gotta Move.
Janet Miller is an editor, author, consultant, and workshop presenter has been involved with faith formation for more than thirty-five years. First a catechist and CCD coordinator, then a Catholic school teacher, she is now the Editor of Celebrating The Lectionary, a whole-community faith formation curriculum and previously authored Catechizing for Justice, both published by Resource Publications. She served in the Diocese of Fresno, Calif., assisting in the development of master catechist and youth ministry formation programs. In addition, Janet has been a presenter in the ministry formation and deaconate programs. A featured guest for many years on Channel 49, KNIT, Fresno, she is a frequent presenter in the Diocese of Fresno and beyond.
Ida Miranda is a bilingual author and national speaker. Her latest article,³ Multicultural Catechesis and Whole Community Catechesis: As Seen Through the Lens of the Hispanic/Latino Community,² is featured in Whole Community Catechesis: Come to the Table, published by Twenty-Third Publications and distributed by Harcourt Religion Publishers. The National Consultant for Hispanic Catechesis for Harcourt Religion Publishers, Ida has recently contributed to Un llamado a la fe, their new bilingual religion program.
Carmen Ortiz has worked as a motivational speaker, consultant and workshop facilitator. Her wide range experience of forty years in ministry engages catechists and parish leaders in learning creative ideas and effective teaching skills. She is a native of San Antonio, Texas; married forty-six years and a mother of five. Her ministerial experience has been that of a teacher, counselor, director of religious education and currently, a speaker for Silver Burdett Ginn Publishers.
Danielle Rose, a Spring, 2002 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, she performed with the world renowned Notre Dame Folk Choir. Inspired by that experience she started composing and singing her own original material, which resulted in the recording of the CD, “Defining Beauty” and in 2003 she recorded a 2-CD set entitled MYSTERIES, both published by World Library Publications. Danielle’s music has moved and inspired audiences at World Youth Day, the National Pastoral Musicians (NPM) Convention, Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, and the National Catholic Youth Conference.
Joyce Springer spent 14 years as a Catholic School teacher of Religion and part-time DRE. For the past 20 years, Joyce has been working as a national and international speaker for various publishing companies. A resident of Dallas, she currently is the Director of Sales for the East and Southwest Regions for Silver Burdett Binn Religion.
St. Louis Jesuits, considered the fathers of contemporary American liturgical music, wrote such songs as "Lift Up Your Hearts," "Here I Am, Lord," "One Bread, One Body" and "Be Not Afraid." They arose in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, which encouraged church songs to be sung in English and accompanied by popular instruments. As young seminarians at St. Louis University, Bob Dufford, Roc O’Connor, Dan Schutte, John Foley and Tim Manion brought the ancient traditions of the Church into the present with acoustic guitars and simple melodies. At a time of great change, churches were hungry for a new kind of music that would encourage everyone to join in the worship. People discovered that these folk-like melodies and clear, scriptural lyrics are an enduring way to pray in song.
Paul Tate is a composer, pianist, vocalist, and recording artist living and working in the Atlanta area. A product of Catholic school education, Paul received bachelor's and master's degrees in Music Composition from the University of Georgia. An active clinician and concert performer in the USA and abroad, Paul's liturgical compositions may be found in a number of hymnal resources. Paul's original music is characterized by fresh harmonizations, vocal counterpoint, and scripturally-solid texts.
Fr. Bob VerEecke, S.J. is pastor of St. Ignatius Church in Chestnut Hill, MA and Jesuit Artist-in-Residence at Boston College. He is also co-author of “Introducing Dance in Christian Worship” (Pastoral Press)
Janet Vogt combines her extensive musical education with more than 20 years of liturgical and teaching expertise. She has been a featured faculty member at the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) Guitar School and the Music Ministry Series in Birmingham, Alabama, where she has taught voice, keyboard and ensemble skills. She is the composer, along with Mark Friedman, of several collections of music published by Oregon Catholic Press. Janet and Mark were named the 2005 Co-Music Educators of the Year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians’ Music Education Division.