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Evangelization & Catechesis

2006 Emmaus Conference Proceedings

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The Diocese of Raleigh's 6th annual Emmaus Conference was held last October at Immaculate Conception Church and DeSales Formation Center, Carolina Beach. The conference theme was "Who Do You Say I Am." Keynote speakers from the United States Council of Catholic Bishops; Catholic Charities USA; and the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh, and other leaders in the Diocese of Raleigh engaged the conference participants to respond to Jesus' profound question: Who Do You Say I Am?

Throughout the Emmaus Conference, catechists prayed, listened, learned, celebrated, and discerned their response and returned to their communities, parishes, schools and homes to live their answers through their vocation of teaching.

Please join in the spiritual journey of Emmaus 2006 by selecting and reflecting on some of the keynote speakers and topics.

  • Robert Colbert, Director of Mission and Catholic Identity, Catholic Charities USA, examined the key points of Pope Benedict XVI's First Encyclical Letter, "God is Love." In English only. Listen (Windows Media Audio)
  • Sr. Doris Mary Turek, SSND, Specialist in Multicultural Liturgical Issuse, Secretariat for the Liturgy, US Catholic Council of Bishops, made the connection between "How Catholics Pray and Worship in Liturgy." Listen in English | Listen in Spanish (Windows Media Audio)
  • Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge inspired us with the "Four Ps." In English only. Listen (Windows Media Audio)
  • Gary Daigle, Contemporary Liturgical Musician and Recording Artist, created an environment of music for us to "See Christ in Song." Bilingual. Listen (Windows Media Audio)
  • Msgr. Thomas P. Hadden, Vicar for African Americans, Diocese of Raleigh, taught us, through the telling of his great personal story, a brief history of ministry in the Diocese of Raleigh. In English only. Listen (Windows Media Audio)