Help Yourself

Ann is often working on resources to accompany her books and to help communities gather, pray, and work better together. Below are some of these resources, free for the taking, which we hope help you make the greatest use of Ann's ideas. You can also sign up below to receive an email when Ann posts a newsletter or new material here.

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for Christian leaders

In writing Redeeming Power, Ann interviewed over 40 ministry leaders to learn about how they have wrestled with questions related to the healthy and holy use of power in their own leadership journeys. She enjoyed talking to bishops and social media influencers, school superintendents and chancellors, pastors and CEOs, program directors, and even a rabbi!  Highlights from these interviews are shared in the new podcast series: Waking Up Goliath.

Hear the Series

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for Christians on social media

* To view Ann's 60 minute webinar for Christian professionals who manage their ministry's website/social media page

* Want to find out more about the sources that Ann cites in her webinar?

* Check out Ann's interview with Rhonda Miska on Ethical Social Media Engagement, featured in the Collegeville Institute's Online Bearings

An introduction to the eight "rules" in Showing Up Christian Online, featured in NCR and a follow up article on Aquinas vs. QAnon: What Catholics Can Do about Conspiracy Thinking

* Ann has two free discussion guides available for this book--one for parishes and one for Catholic school parents.  Both are available at the bottom of this Ave Maria webpage.

* The Canadian Catholic Bishops have a new 2024 pastoral letter out on social media!

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for those daring to talk about truth

  • 10 Lesson Plans on Truth (Ten downloadable lesson plans intended for use with high school students, though easily adaptable for either middle or college students; includes accompanying slide deck and handouts.  Scroll down to the bottom of the link to find the three separate files.)
  • On Being a Dominican School” Center for Dominican Studies, 2012 (An invitation to Dominican schools to center their educational approach around the core value of truth)
  • Teaching about Truth in a Time of Doubt and Discord” – Catechist Magazine, 2020 (Short article for Catholic catechists and school teachers)
  • "Aquinas vs. QAnon: What Catholics Can Do about Conspiracy Thinking" - NCR, 2022 (Essay on conspiracy thinking as a theological issue and tips for what we can do when it enters into conversations with those we love)
  • A Resource for the 2024 Election (A guide for preachers and teachers who want to talk about the importance of truth in helping their students / congregants think about the 2024 election season)
     

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Redeeming Conflict

for those managing challenging conversations

for educators

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Redeeming Administration

for administrators

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Preaching to the Choir

for preachers

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Year With Sophia Caveletti

for fellow catechists of the Good Shepherd