CATECHETICAL WORKSHOP

Teaching Through Beauty, Palm Beach, Fall 2025

Name: Teaching Through Beauty, Palm Beach, Fall 2025
Start: 2025-10-13T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-13T14:30:00-04:00
Location: St. Juliana School

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St. Juliana School

4355 S Olive Ave #2725
West Palm Beach, FL United States

October 13, 2025

8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Workshop Overview

What is beauty? What forms does it take? Is it simply in the eye of the beholder? How does God reveal Himself in beauty to draw us closer to Him? Explore answers to these questions and reflect on the true nature of beauty while receiving lesson plans and practical ideas to lead your students to be transformed by beauty.

This Workshop blends scholar presentations with interactive pedagogical sessions, giving you a chance to explore content with a respected scholar, as well as explore and simulate practical teaching strategies with ready-to-use classroom materials. Share best practices and enjoy catered breakfast and lunch with your fellow Diocese of Palm Beach teachers and catechists.

Schedule

8:30-9:00am

Breakfast and Check-In
9:00-9:15am

Program Introducion
9:15-9:45am

Sing a New Song Unto the Lord

Reflect on and discover a variety of pieces of music that will help draw your students into contemplation at the beauty of God and His work in our lives.
9:45-10:30am

Beauty: What Is It?

Enjoy the first talk by Sr. Johanna.
10:30-10:45am

Break
10:45-11:30am

The Wonders of Creation

From the properties of light to the mysteries of biodiversity, behold God’s majesty found in the beauty of creation and how it reveals the harmony between faith and reason
11:30-12:15pm

Holy Mass
12:15-1:00pm

Lunch
1:00-1:45pm

The Enemies of Beauty

Enjoy the second talk Sr. Johanna
1:45-2:20pm

Practicum: Create Your Own Sacred Art Lesson

Using the template and art selections provided, collaborate with colleagues to design a lesson that sparks wonder, deepens faith, and reveals the beauty of God’s truth.
2:20-2:30pm

Additional Resources, Evaluation

Join us, and you'll receive…

Catechetical Formation

Engaging sessions by a catechetical scholar provide background knowledge.

Practical Application

Research-based teaching strategies, and concrete tools to apply this knowledge in the classroom.

Spiritual Formation

You'll explore your vocation as a teacher, and your calling as a witness to Christ.

Ready-to-Use Materials

Receive a free supplemental guide featuring 10-12 lessons with activities and sacred art.

Presenters

Jose Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez joined the team at Sophia Teachers in 2014 after more than 10 years as a Catholic high school teacher. In addition to teaching, Jose has experience working in parish and diocesan ministry. Jose has been leading Workshops in over 70 dioceses for more than 11 years, and contributes regularly to our teacher’s guides and digital instructional resources. He has a BA in theology with a concentration in religious education from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and an MA in evangelization and catechesis from the Augustine Institute. Jose and his wife, Mary Beth, have five children.

Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSMG, Ph. D.

Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSGM, is Emeritus Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. A member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, she holds a BA in theology and elementary education from St. Louis University an MA in catechetics from the Angelicum, the Pontifical Catechetical Diploma as well as an undergraduate degree in deaf communication. She earned her doctorate at Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, England. She has been involved in catechetics in all its forms, at every level, including 15 years as a Catholic school teacher. She was a professor of theology and catechetics at Franciscan University at Steubenville from 1999 to 2025. Sr. Johanna presently serves as a consultant for catechetics in parishes and Catholic schools, and travels throughout the country presenting workshops for catechist training, catechesis for persons with disabilities, retreats and parish missions. She is also engaged in deaf ministry, Franciscan spirituality, and research on the role of Catholic sisters in the American Civil War.

Teaching Through Beauty, Palm Beach, Fall 2025

Workshop Overview

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Jose Gonzalez

Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSMG, Ph. D.

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Teaching Through Beauty, Palm Beach, Fall 2025

Workshop Overview

Schedule

Join us, and you'll receive…

Catechetical Formation

Practical Application

Spiritual Formation

Ready-to-Use Materials

Presenters

Jose Gonzalez

Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSMG, Ph. D.