Making Difficult Conversations Possible
Pro-Active Parenting in the Internet Age
5:00 pm - church hall (for parents of children K-8): Fr. Kilcawley and Dino Durando
Parents will be provided with ways to help protect their children from an industry that is attempting to ensnare them and learn ways to help their children practice the virtue of chastity at every age.
Help for Talking About the “Tough Stuff” with Your Teens
7:30pm - Gymnasium (for parents of teens): Dino Durando
Parents will be provided insight on the difficulties of navigating the sexualized culture and given examples of how to open up real conversations with your teens about the issues that worry you most.
The Core of Your Identity & Your Deepest Desires
7:30 pm - church (for teens): Fr. Kilcawley
Teens will be given an understanding of why they were created; what will really make them happy, and how attain true freedom in Christ.
About the Speakers
Rev. Sean Kilcawley graduated from West Point and served as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army before he became a priest for the diocese of Lincoln. In 2013, he completed an STL degree at the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Rome. He serves as the Director of the Office of Family Life for the Diocese of Lincoln and is the Program Director for Integrity Restored, a national ministry dedicated to education, training, and resources to break free from pornography and heal relationships. www.integrityrestored.com
Dino Durando serves as the Director of the Office of Family Life for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. He holds a B.A. in Theology and Philosophy and an M.A. in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University of Steubenville and has spoken on Marriage and Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Omaha, the Dioceses of Oakland and Sacramento, and at the Summer Conferences at Franciscan University. Dino is an adjunct faculty member of the Bishop Helmsing Institute and also provides workshops for liturgical ministers and facilitates training for Adult Faith Formation teams. Raised as a Methodist, he was received into full communion with the Catholic Church in 1995. Dino and his wife Cathy have 9 children and live on a small farm in Holt, Missouri.