Gender Seminar
Does Gender Really Matter?
A 2-Day Seminar Cracking Open the Gender Question for Catechists and Youth Ministers
In collaboration with Dumb Ox Ministries and Ignis
An International Online Course
July 9 & July 16, 2022
10:00AM - 12PM (CT)
Saturday, July 9, 2022 | Dr. Jennifer Morel: Breaking open the Scriptures and the radical novelty of Christ’s teaching in Matthew 22 that we will be resurrected as women and men.
Saturday, July 16, 2022 | Alex Deschenes: Diving into Gender Theory, learning about the science and protagonists, and how to aid and minister to youth, parents, and in schools.
Pricing:
Africa: $10 USD
Asia: $10 USD
Canada: $60 USD
Europe: $70 USD
Latin America: $60 USD
The United States: $70 USD
*For group rate and registration information, email adam@dumboxministries.com*
*For more information on the seminar, e-mail jemorel@cultureandgender.com*
DR. JENNIFER MOREL
Cajun by birth, Dr. Jennifer E. Morel completed her undergraduate degree in theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2002. After two years in youth ministry, her spiritual director told her, "You're young, you're single, go to Rome and study!" She proceeded to the eternal city - with almost no Italian and no money! - and earned graduate degrees at the Pontifical Universities of the Angelicum and the Gregorian, studying as well at the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. In 2013, she obtained her doctorate with a thesis in Catholic social doctrine at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross while serving as coordinator of studies for the Markets, Culture, and Ethics Research Centre, marrying a love of the family with a desire to better address poverty. Former professor of moral theology at Notre Dame Seminary, Graduate School of Theology in New Orleans, and having taught courses and presented around the world on Catholic Feminism and on Gender Identity, Dr. Morel is currently the Director of Research for the International Institute of Culture and Gender Studies. Since she rediscovered and married her best friend, Mr. Jean-Claude Morel, after a COVID lockdown in Paris, Dr. Morel now teaches internationally on gender from her home base in France while finishing her Scriptural and cultural research for a book on “a theology of masculinity and femininity.”
ALEX DESCHÊNES
Alex is married and the father of three little funny clowns. He is founder and director of Ignis (from the latin "fire"), a ministry dedicated to helping youth, couples, and parents to live the Theology of the Body. He is currently doing a Ph.D. in Philosophy and writing a thesis on the Phenomenology of sexes. He has been teaching Theology of the Body since 2011. He loves a good glass of wine, literature, stargazing... and pretty much everything beautiful God has put on planet Earth.
BRIAN BUTLER, EMCEE
Brian is executive director and co-founder of Dumb Ox Ministries, which cultivates chastity and authentic masculinity and femininity with teens, young adults and families via the lens of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Brian has authored several books and programs, including “YOU: Life, Love & Theology of the Body.” He has produced numerous initiatives as part of the New Evangelization, including the original productions of GARDEN, the musical. He is the founder of a dynamic retreat for teens and young adults called ECHO, and his latest book is entitled GARDEN Meditations. Brian’s bachelor’s degree is in Communications and he holds a Masters in Theology. He has 20+ years of ministry experience at the parish, school, diocesan and non-profit levels, and is a popular speaker and trainer around the country. Brian enjoys music, sports, the outdoors, and spending time with his wife, Lisa, and their four children.