Marcel LeJeune
Marcel LeJeune is a national speaker who is known for his passion, wisdom, and his ability to hold an audience’s attention, while challenging them to go deeper with Christ and His Church. He is the author of Set Free to Love: Lives Changed by the Theology of the Body and he is a contributor to two other books. Marcel’s articles have been published in many national Catholic magazines, newspapers, and websites. He is a regular guest on EWTN radio and Relevant Radio. He has also been featured on EWTN Television. He blogs at Aggie Catholics blog, one of the most popular Catholic blogs in the country.
Since 2006, Marcel has been the assistant director of Campus Ministry at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M University, the largest campus ministry in the country. He oversees the ministry team and all of the daily operation of the ministries and programs. He holds a Master’s of Theological Studies, specializing in Pastoral Theology and is a certified campus minister.
The most important part of his life and his vocation, is being a husband and father. Marcel and his wife, Kristy, homeschool their five children.
"Marcel is one of the most knowledgeable and enthusiastic witnesses of our Christian faith. He is a dynamic speaker whose presence will light up the room. He not only knows the teachings of the Church, but is able to help others understand how to practically apply them to their daily lives. His presentations are very down-to-earth and his use of humor helps everyone feel comfortable to share and ask questions. You will be riveted by his message and amazed by his passion!" – Abby Johnson, Pro-Life Advocate & former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic
Presentations:
Being a Catholic MAN
Homeschool - A Shipyard For Saints NOT Just a Safe Harbor From the World
How to Succeed as a Catholic in College
Catholic Evangelization: Fear Not
Since 2006, Marcel has been the assistant director of Campus Ministry at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M University, the largest campus ministry in the country. He oversees the ministry team and all of the daily operation of the ministries and programs. He holds a Master’s of Theological Studies, specializing in Pastoral Theology and is a certified campus minister.
The most important part of his life and his vocation, is being a husband and father. Marcel and his wife, Kristy, homeschool their five children.
"Marcel is one of the most knowledgeable and enthusiastic witnesses of our Christian faith. He is a dynamic speaker whose presence will light up the room. He not only knows the teachings of the Church, but is able to help others understand how to practically apply them to their daily lives. His presentations are very down-to-earth and his use of humor helps everyone feel comfortable to share and ask questions. You will be riveted by his message and amazed by his passion!" – Abby Johnson, Pro-Life Advocate & former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic
Presentations:
Being a Catholic MAN
Homeschool - A Shipyard For Saints NOT Just a Safe Harbor From the World
How to Succeed as a Catholic in College
Catholic Evangelization: Fear Not
Fr. Michael Keating
Fr. Michael Keating is associate professor of the Catholic Studies program at the University of St. Thomas. He received B.A. and M. A. degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and an M.A. in theology from Dominican Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy. He received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Notre Dame.
Presentation: The True Meaning of Education | Denise Eide
Author Denise Eide is an educator, speaker, and curriculum designer. She has worked in the field of literacy instruction since 1995. She specializes in teaching reading and spelling instruction to educators and parents by unveiling the logic of English and demonstrating to teachers methods that ensure success for all students. She seeks to make methods
that have been reserved for remedial reading centers available to all students, parents, and educators. Presentations: The Logic of English Teaching Reading to Kids Who Won't Sit Still |
Professor Carol Reynolds
Dr. Carol Reynolds became interested in homeschooling during her career as a professor of Music History at Southern Methodist University.
After retiring and moving to a ranch, she began designing historically rigorous fine-arts curricula for secondary students, particularly homeschoolers. In 2009, she published an unprecedented multimedia course entitled Discovering Music: 300 Years of Interaction in Western Music, Arts, History, and Culture (DVDs, audio CDs, Text). In 2011 she released Exploring America’s Musical Heritage (DVDs) which covers American arts, literature, and history from the Puritans to 1950. She is compiling a new curriculum: “History of Sacred Music from Jewish Liturgy to 1600,” which includes footage shot in the Holy Land. She consults with homeschooling families and co-ops on college preparedness and her book The Homeschooling Edge: A Professor’s View of College Prep will be released this year. She and her husband, Dr. Hank Reynolds, have two grown children. Presentation: Bringing History Alive with the Arts | Patti Armstrong
Patti Armstrong and her husband, Mark, are the parents of 10 children including two adopted AIDS orphans from Kenya. Patti has been writing for
over 30 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work and master’s in public administration. Before staying home full-time to raise her children, she worked in both those fields. Writing began as a hobby between diapers and naps. She has published hundreds of newspaper, magazine, and website articles and authored 9 books: Catholic Truths for Our Children (Scepter Publishers), a guide to help parents pass on their faith; co-authored the best-selling “Amazing Grace” book series (Ascension Press), and Stories for the Homeschool Heart, and wrote the children’s book Dear God I Don’t Get It! Patti has been a guest on EWTN Television’s “Live” program with Father Mitch Pacwa and Doug Keck’s ”Bookmark” program, Catholic TV’s “This is the Day,” and Catholic radio programs around the country. Presentations: Homeschooling a Large Family (Can you say "juggle"?) Homeschool Parents: Everyday Heroes |
Ling Becker
Ling Becker and her husband Steve are the parents of three active children, ages 13, 12 and 6. Homeschooling since 2003, she has grown to love the excitement of homeschooling as her older children have ventured into learning through a variety of extra-curricular activities. Having a particular love for opportunities that foster friendship and group learning within home environments, Ling has taught literature classes in her home for the past five years. In addition, Ling has worked extensively with middle schoolers and for the past seven years has been a youth leader for a group of 6th-8th grade girls in a Catholic charismatic covenant community in the Twin Cities.
Presentation: Motivating Middle Schoolers through Extra Curriculars | Anne Gross
Anne and her husband, Michael, are parents of nine children. She is passionate about how the Catholic Faith defines deeper meaning to the “ordinary events” of everyday life. Anne is a frequent speaker at homeschool events, although she no longer asks (as stated a previous Conferences), “Really? Should I be homeschooling our (His) precious children?” But she now proclaims: “I will do this for His greater glory!”
Presentation: Rising Above "Ground Zero" |
Cathie Baier
Cathie Baier and her husband, Kevin, are blessed with six children and have home educated them since 2003. Before children, Cathie developed curricula and taught classes for adults around the world on a variety of
topics in the computer industry at the corporate and post-secondary level. She loves to develop curricula, teach homeschool co-op classes and organize book clubs for her kids. She’s also the Spelling Bee coach and the Magistra for a middle-school Latin Club. She has a special place in her heart for home educating kids with special needs and gifted children. Cathie has previously held board positions for five years with a large Catholic home education support group in the Twin Cities area as general coordinator, membership coordinator, and advisory board member. Cathie blogs at (on) The Road (to becoming a) Scholar. Presentations: Beginning Homeschooling This Old Schoolhouse | Linda López
Linda López has been part of the home school movement 1988 and has homeschooled her four children through high school graduation. Three of her children have attended prestigious private
colleges and were awarded almost $200,000 in merit scholarships. Her youngest child is currently attending college. Linda was a public high school counselor and coordinator of counseling for the Yakima, Wash., school district. She administers the annual PLAN testing for home school students. She makes presentations at the statewide conferences of all three Minnesota home school associations. Linda has a B.A. in psychology from New Mexico State University and an M.S. degree in counseling psychology from Central Washington University. Presentation: High School & Beyond Workshop |
Charles Midwinter
Charles Midwinter, owner and lead teacher at Ace Prep, is an educator, a writer, and an aspiring historian of science. He holds a B.S. in Physics, an M.Ed. in Science Education, and is currently pursuing a PhD in the History of Science, specializing in the history of Quantum Mechanics and Solid State Physics. He has several years of experience as a high school math and science teacher. He is also a short fiction author whose stories have appeared in Asimov’s Magazine of Science Fiction.
Presentation:
ACT Prep Workshop
Presentation:
ACT Prep Workshop