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2012
CHAPLET
Homeschool
Conference
The
13th
Annual
CHAPLET
Conference:
Saturday,
April
21,
2012
at Mater
Ecclessiae in Berlin, NJ
ANNOUNCING
Our
Featured Speakers:
Regina
Doman:
Evangelizing
the
Imagination
John
Clark:
The
Strength
of
Christ:
The
Role
Model
for the Catholic Homeschooling Father
Rev.
Allain
Caparas,
Sr Theresa Kovacs & Sr. Jessica Whitman:
Nurturing
Vocations
in
the
Homeschool:
What to Do, What Not to Do
Kellie
Miller:
The
Toddler
and
the
Preschool
Circuit
Get
to
know
our
Speakers
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Regina Doman
is a Catholic wife, mother, author and editor. Currently she works for
Sophia Institute Press as the editor of their fiction line, whose
recent offering, Rachel's Contrition,
is
a
#1
Best
Seller in Amazon's Women's Fiction category, and winner of
the 2011 Catholic Arts and Letters Award for best adult fiction. As an
author, she has written the Fairy
Tale Novels, a series of books for teens and adults that places
fairy tales in modern settings with Christian themes interwoven. The
fifth book in that series, Alex
O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves, won the 2011 Catholic Arts
and Letters Award for best young adult fiction. Her only picture book Angel in the Waters has sold over
100,000 copies. Find out more about Regina's writing activities here: www.chestertonpress.com
Regina
and
her
husband
Andrew live in Virginia's
Shenandoah Valley where they homeschool seven of their eight children.
To the question, “How do you manage to get it all done?” Regina
responds, “What makes you think I get it all done?”. |
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John Clark
was homeschooled by his mother, Dr. Mary Kay Clark, for seven years in
the 1980s, after which he earned a BA from Christendom College in 1992.
He is currently a second-generation homeschooling father of nine
children, from ages 2 to 18. He writes a popular homeschooling column
in the Seton Home Study School newsletter; he has given a number of
lectures on the topic of the father's role in the homeschooling family;
and he is the author of the book Who's
Got
You?
Observations
of a
Catholic Homeschooling Father.
Before retiring from his company in 2011, he was CEO of Paladin
Financial Group for over 15 years, and is still recognized as an expert
on the topic of Catholic morality and financial markets. He resides in
Front Royal, Virgina with his wife and children.
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Rev.
Allain
B.
Caparas is a priest of the
diocese of Camden, New Jersey. Born in the Philippines, Father Caparas
has had the desire to be a Priest since he was a young boy. He
immigrated with his family to the United States in 1986. A graduate of
Seton Hall University, Father Caparas was ordained to the Priesthood in
2006 and has served since then in several parishes in New Jersey.
Father is currently pastor of the newly-formed Our Lady of the Blessed
Sacrament Parish (formerly the parishes of St. Rose, St. Mary's and
Queen of Angels) in Newfield, NJ. In addition to his duties as
Pastor,
Father continues to work with the youth and young adults and teaches
religious education.
Sr.
Theresa
Kovacs,
SFm
is
the vocations
director for the Franciscan Sisters Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
and of Mary Immaculate. Sr.
Jessica
Whitman,
SFm
is
a sister in the
order and is the oldest of ten siblings, all homeschooled. Both sisters
are stationed at St. Peter Convent in Merchantville, New Jersey.
The Franciscan Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus and of Mary
Immaculate is a religious community of contemplatives in the world.
Their days are spent in prayer (Liturgy of the Hours, Mass, Community
Rosary, Adoration and Meditation). They serve in shrines, parishes, the
medical field, and education. They are open to the soft whisper of the
Spirit mirroring Mary Immaculate in the Annunciation and the
Visitation. To see the official website of the order (in Italian)
visit: http://www.roccaporena.com/
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Kellie
Miller
is a former Division I athlete, a huge sports fan and a "granola" with
regard to diet. Residing in south Jersey, Kellie is a non-practicing
attorney and is married to a hard-working patent lawyer. A convert to
the Catholic Faith, Kellie is a dedicated stay-at-home mom and
homeschooler of five young children ages 7 to newborn. To help her cope
with this abundance of little blessings while continuing to advance the
homeschooling experience for her older children, Kellie developed the
Toddler and Pre-School Circuit which is the topic of her talk at the
conference.
Kellie is also an avid blogger. See her posts at www.buildingcathedrals.com
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Talks
given by our guest speakers may be recorded
and available
to order the day of the event.
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