Resources
Listen to audio from recent Center webinars and audio from presentations at recent conferences.
Son Rise Morning Show 02/15/2023: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Ecclesia in America and the Laity’s Role in Evangelization
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. concludes the series on Saint John Paul II’s 1999 apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, addressing the Church in the Americas. Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. discusses the sixth chapter about “the new evangelization” and how lay people are especially called to proclaim “the Good News,” calling others to a deeper encounter with Christ.
Son Rise Morning Show 02/01/2023: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Ecclesia in America and Solidarity and Social Sins
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s 1999 apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, addressing the Church in the Americas. Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. discusses the fifth chapter about “the path to solidarity” and how social sins and the culture of death are contrary to the Gospel.
Son Rise Morning Show 01/18/2023: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Ecclesia in America and the Role of the Laity
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s 1999 apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, addressing the Church in the Americas. Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. discusses the fourth chapter about “the path to communion” and the role of the laity.
Son Rise Morning Show 01/11/2023: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Ecclesia in America and Ongoing Conversion
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s 1999 apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, addressing the Church in the Americas. Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. discusses the third chapter about “the path of conversion.”
Son Rise Morning Show 01/04/2023: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Remembering Pope Benedict XVI and His Encounter with Christ’s Love
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. remembers Pope Benedict XVI’s emphasis on a personal encounter with Christ and his love, particularly in his first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est “God is Love”, as the Church mourns his passing at the age of 95.
Son Rise Morning Show 12/21/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Christmas Charity
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. discusses the need to exercise the virtue of Charity with those God has put into our lives: family, friends, and neighbors in this Christmas season.
Son Rise Morning Show 11/09/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Saint John Paul II on Globalization and Media
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, and discusses the section about growing respect for human rights and the rights of Catholic citizens to advocate for the poor and suffering.
Son Rise Morning Show 11/02/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Catholics Advocating for Human Rights
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, and discusses the section about growing respect for human rights and the rights of Catholic citizens to advocate for the poor and suffering.
Son Rise Morning Show 10/19/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on the Christianity in America
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, and discusses the second chapter about encountering Jesus Christ in America today and how Christianity was received in the Americas.
Presentation: Growing as Disciples: Resources for Catholics
As parishes re-focus after a long summer, they can generate a lot of spiritual growth through the idea of discipleship. Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C, and Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP, provide a way to think about and exercise discipleship today. Using the evangelization document, Living as Missionary Disciples, they look at ways in which Catholics carry out discipleship and ways in which we can grow as disciples. This will be followed by a presentation of new resources for discipleship from the Catholic Apostolate Center and Paulist Evangelization Ministries.
Son Rise Morning Show 10/12/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Encountering Christ in Ecclesia in America
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on Saint John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, and discusses the first chapter about encountering Christ and the call to bring others to encounter Christ.
Son Rise Morning Show 10/05/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Pope John Paul II’s Ecclesia in America
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. introduces a new series on Saint John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in America, written following the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, which met in 1997.
Presentation: In the Midst of the Diocesan Launch Year: Next Steps
In this webinar, as a continuation of the Eucharistic Revival, the panelists talk about best practices for dioceses after Corpus Christi, as well as opportunities to integrate existing efforts into the wider themes of the revival.
Son Rise Morning Show 9/28/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on the National Eucharistic Congress
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on the Eucharistic Revival and how the Revival culminates with the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2024 and continues thereafter with going forth as Eucharistic missionaries.
Son Rise Morning Show 9/21/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on the Eucharist’s Inspiration for Missionary Disciples
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on the Eucharistic Revival and discusses the fourth goal of the Revival: to form, inspire, and launch missionary disciples, filled with the love of God and neighbor that comes from an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, to the margins of the Church and the world.
Son Rise Morning Show 9/14/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Rediscovering the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of our Church
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on the Eucharistic Revival and discusses the third goal of the Revival: to elevate the truth and practices of our Catholic Faith through the rediscovery of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, the source and summit of our Church and of who we are as the people of God.
Son Rise Morning Show 9/07/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on Sparking Personal Conversion Through the Eucharist
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. continues the series on the Eucharistic Revival and discusses the second goal of the Revival: to spark personal conversions through the joyful discovery of a relationship with Christ by encountering the love of God present in Jesus in the Eucharist.
Presentation: Toward Participation: Unpacking Leadership of the Laity in the Church
The Catholic Apostolate Center and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth are pleased to announce the fifth webinar in a series surrounding synodality. Included in this webinar is a discussion of engaging the laity into leadership positions, co-responsibility with priests and the laity, and promoting shared work as part of mission for the Church.
Son Rise Morning Show 8/31/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on the Body of Christ
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. discusses the Body of Christ found in the Eucharist, the Church, and on the cross as a continuation in the series on the Eucharistic Revival.
Son Rise Morning Show 8/24/2022: Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. on the Goals of the Eucharistic Revival
In this segment from the Son Rise Morning Show, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. introduces a new series on the goals of the Eucharistic Revival and discusses the unitive qualities of the Eucharist.