Convention Keynote and General Sessions George R. Brown Convention Center General Assembly Theater

Tuesday, April 2, 10:30 a.m. Opening General Session Speaker Father Robert Barron, STD Father Robert Barron, rector of Mundelein  Seminary in Chicago and the well-known host  of “Catholicism,” a 10-part documentary series and study program about the Catholic faith, will address the opening session to speak about the New Evangelization. He is the founder of Word  On Fire programs that are broadcast regularly on WGN America, Relevant Radio, CatholicTV, EWTN,  the Word on Fire YouTube Channel, and the Word on Fire website, which offers daily blogs, articles, commentaries and more than 10 ten years of weekly  sermon podcasts.
Wednesday April 3, 9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, MHSH, D. Min Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies and director of the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives at the University of Dayton, will help us assess how we think about our teaching—no matter the subject—and incorporating the latest brain research, cultural awareness and journeys in the Internet and cyberspace. She is an international consultant for pastoral communications planning and pioneering new methodologies for catechesis and adult faith formation.