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- The Institute for Pastoral Initiatives
is making a difference in the lives of persons
with special needs.
Very effective online information for catechist
and religion school teachers who catechize
or teach such persons.
Since 2015 when the IPI rolled out the first
ever online special needs eCourses.
We have had over 719 persons take these eCourses.
And we have heard great and wonderful remarks
from all over the U.S. and as far as
Trinidad and Tobego and Mauritius.
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- The Forum for Young Catechetical Leaders
is making a difference in the loves of students
and the parishes that they are able to serve.
The forum teaches students to develop as catechists
in sharing the faith and forming of community.
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- The formation and leadership program for
Hispanic use at IPI is making a difference
in the lives of young people in their role in the church.
By facilitating the formation of the youth
leadership in the church, young people become
great leaders and young realizers.
But the most beautiful thing is to see
the capacity to love and follow Christ.
They are becoming leaders.
Where we realize and serve as a role models
of faith for all the young people.
We thank you for your support.
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- Something wonderful about being a part
of the virtual learning community for
faith formation is that we have an opportunity
to make a difference in the lives of people
on six continents.
Most of what I do is in the background
working with the web platform.
So I usually don't hear from people unless
there's a problem.
But when we help someone with a technical issue,
whether it's a student trying to access a class,
or a facilitator who wants to update course content,
or a partner who needs a special report,
we're helping people all over the world
stay in touch with their Catholic faith.
And that's a good feeling.
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- The Institute for Pastoral Initiatives
is really making a difference with Catholic schools.
Through the integration of applied pastoral research
and practice, we have created a number of initiatives
that really do make a difference.
With Ohio Catholic Schools, we introduce
faculty and students in the methodology of
Christian Meditation for nurturing their
spiritual lives and the ethos of the Catholic school.
In collaboration with Bayard Press,
the institute continues to chair the Catholic
Schools of Tomorrow Award for innovation
in education and technology for over 20 years.
On the international level, the institute
has co-chaired for the past 25 years,
the Caribbean School for Catholic Communications
with the Living Water community in Trinidad, West Indies.
Finally, our work reaches out to working
with the Antilles Episcopal Conference,
the Caribbean bishops, for implementing their
new pastoral letter on communications,
New ways of being church in a digital age.
Through offering an online eSeminar,
at individual diocese and consultations
for enhancing the communications mission of
the Catholic church.
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