Past Event Resources

Click each title for the video link:

Opening Keynote by Cara Morales, “Grounding Ourselves in the Love That Never Ends”

Keynote by President Steve Minnis, “Transform Culture through Our Lady, the Mission and Faith in God”

Keynote by Dr. Greg Bottaro, “Raising Resilient Children in an Anxious World: A Catholic Guide to Forming Interior Strength”

Keynote by Bishop Thomas Daly, “Defining Thriving Catholic Schools”

Keynote by Dr. Shane Rapp, “Fear and Joy in Leadership”

2025 DIA Schools Summit Program

Thanks to our partners at Shalom World, the following keynotes and workshops are available to view:

Keynote Speaker: “What Can God Do In Your Life and With Your Life?” with Jackie Francois Angel.

Keynote Speaker: “Making Every Class Catholic: Foundation, Imagination, Process” with Dr. Brett Salkeld.

Workshop: “Tilling the Soil: Creating a Culture of Vocational Discernment in Catholic Schools” with Sr. M. Karolyn Nunes, FSGM.

Workshop: “The Holy Eucharist and the Renewal of Catholic Education: Encouraging and Supporting Parents as Primary Educators in Light of Eucharistic Doctrine” with Roland Millare, STD.

Workshop: “The Ministry of Catechesis for Students with Disabilities” with Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSGM, PhD.

2024 DIA Schools Summit Program

Plenary Sessions

Bishop Thomas Daly – “Catholic Schools, Now More Than Ever”

Tim Busch – “Building Demand Through Mission”

Helen Alvaré – “Religious Freedom After the Sexual Revolution; What’s a Catholic School to Do?”

Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. – “How to Help Our Young People Maintain Their Faith in an Increasingly Secular Age”

Dr. Peter Kilpatrick – “The Renewal of Catholic Education”

Dr. Richard Ludwick – “Disruptively Catholic”

2023 DIA Schools Summit Program

Plenary Sessions

• Mary Rice Hasson – “Catholic Education for Challenging Times”
• Christopher Kaczor – “Why We Teach Virtue and the Faith Life in Catholic Schools”
• Sr. Miriam, O.P.  – “Strategies Towards a Virtue-Based School Culture”
• John Zimmer – “Catholic Education in an Age of Apostolic Mission”

Plenary Session Recordings

Presenter Resources

2022 DIA Schools Summit Program

Plenary Sessions

• Bishop Thomas Daly – “Catholic Schools: Bringing the Truths of Jesus Christ to the Young in a Time of Pandemic and Other Challenges”
• Dr. Heather Thomas – “Answering DEI: Identity, Human Dignity, and Social Justice in the Catholic School”
• Mark Lippelmann – “The Greatest Threat to Catholic Schools”
• Dr. Edward Sri – “Who Am I To Judge? Talking About Morality in a Relativistic World”
• Andreas Widmer – “How St. John Paul II Evangelized Me: Three Lessons for the New Evangelization”

Plenary Session Recordings

Presenter Resources

2021 DIA Schools Summit Program

Plenary Sessions

• Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. – The Human Person – Key Principles from St. Thomas Aquinas
• Katie Prejean McGrady – Empowering Teens to Live the Faith Beyond High School
• Fr. Roger Landry – Evangelization: Communicating the Art of Living
• Professor Helen Alvaré – Witness Matters in Faith and at Law
• Fr. Sean Kilcawley – Evangelization as Teaching the Art of Living, the Art of Being Human
• Dr. Leonard Delorenzo  – Listen: It’s Not As Easy As It Sounds

2020 DIA Schools Summit Program

Dr. Greg Bottaro’s series continues, “The Art of Accompaniment: Enhancing Your Ability to Respond Effectively in the Face of Distress”

Session 5 Recording

Session 6 Recording

Session 7 Recording

Session 8 Recording

Final Session 9 Recording

CatholicPsych Institute’s Dr. Greg Bottaro is presenting a nine-part series in 2025-26, “The Art of Accompaniment: Enhancing Your Ability to Respond Effectively in the Face of Distress”.

Part 1 (sessions 1-3): “You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have”

• Session 1 recording
• Session 2 recording
• Session 3 recording

Part 2 (sessions 4-6): “Relationships are Everything”

• Session 4 recording
• Remaining sessions are in “2026 Past Event Resources“

Dr. Greg Bottaro of the CatholicPsych Institute presented “Whole Person Integration for K-12 Schools” on February 25, 2025.

CLT Exam’s Jeremy Tate, Chief Executive Officer, and John Paul Thurau, Director of Catholic School Partnerships, presented “Classical Education and Its Place in Catholic Schools” on March 26, 2025.

Holy Cross College and DIA co-hosted a webinar, “From the Heart of the Church: The Holy Cross College Integrated Curriculum and Catholic Intellectual Tradition” on April 11, 2025.

Sr. John Dominic, O.P., and Sr. Miriam, O.P., hosted “Raising Teens in Virtue”, a webinar co-hosted by Openlight Media and DIA Schools Collaborative on June 2, 2025.

CLT Exam’s John Paul Thurau and Jeremy Tate presented the webinar “Restoring Human Dignity to Student Assessment” on December 9, 2025.

Throughout the year, DIA hosts informational webinars on current topics facing Catholic schools and dioceses. These valuable conversations with experts in education and leadership are greatly appreciated!

View the webinar recordings and/or presentation collateral:

• School Choice with Shawn Peterson of Catholic Ed Partners
• CLT Exam discussion on assessments
• Hiring for Success with Randy Street; presentation slides are linked here.
• English Curriculum Redesign with Marin Catholic High School; presentation slides are linked here and here.
• Booster Inc’s discussion on growing your donor base, summary article and original presentation slides here.

• “Catholic Schools and the Culture of Encounter” by Most Rev. Andrew Cozzens,  Diocese of Crookston. Presentation Slides.
• “The Reimagined Catholic School: Showing Families The Way, The Truth, and The Life” panel discussion including leaders of DIA founding schools. Panel Discussion Summary.