Immaculate Heart of Mary National Home School and Parent Conference
Chantilly, VA / Washington D.C. |June 8 & 9 | info@ihmconference.org
Friday
Time Speaker Talk

9:00

Rosary, Consecration and Scapular Enrollment/Address

10:00 1. Fr. Joseph Mary Brown Fraternal Charity in the Home and in the World
Jesus Christ has commanded us to love one another as He loves us. How do I incarnate this commandment of love in my family life, work place and every day activities? What does it mean to love as Jesus loves? These and other questions on fraternal charity in the home and in the world will be addressed.
2. Mrs. Carole Breslin Starting Homeschooling: You CAN Do It!
Learn of the many resources available for the new home educator, especially the graces of the sacrament of Matrimony which will carry you through the hard times, as well as practical advice to make the journey a profitable one for both parents and children.
11:00 1. Mrs. Virginia Seuffert Recipe for Raising Catholic Leaders for the Third Millennium
The goal of every Catholic parent must be to raise men and women of strong character and high ideals. Will your children be ready to assume leadership in their families and communities? Achieve this goal by creating a supportive home life, using an organized Catholic curriculum, and implementing a rigorous Faith formation.
2. Fr. Frank Papa Preserving the Innocence of Your Children
How can parents protect their precious ones from today’s dark society? Learn how to keep your little lambs from the attacks of wolves, how you can be in, but not of the world, and how you can start your children on the road to holiness.

Noon-1:30 pm

Vendor Area Opens/Lunch
1:30 1. Mrs. Laura Berquist Ten Things That Really Make a Difference in Homeschooling
Acquiring the cooperation of your children, in the right way, becomes a matter of grave importance. Without cooperation, the goals of homeschooling cannot be achieved. Discover ten techniques that can help you gain this vital cooperation.
2. Fr. Eric Albertson The Faith in Action: Photos & Stories From the Battlefield
Share the experiences of a Catholic priest in the US Army Rangers through inspirational stories and photos from combat in Iraq and other countries. This presentation will paint a vivid picture of the American soldier.
2:30 1. Fr. Paul Scalia Your Children: One, Good, True and Beautiful
Well, maybe not always, but these four things provide solid goals for the formation of children. Far from just filling their heads with facts and knowledge for the purpose of future employment, genuine Catholic education looks to forming persons who participate in these four attributes of God.
2. Mrs. Carole Breslin Preparing Children for the World Beyond Home Schooling
Children need to be prepared to face the world outside the Catholic home. What challenges might await your children, and how can they be met? Heavy emphasis will be placed on both the spiritual and the practical preparation for college and university education, especially if the institution is not Catholic.
3:30 1. Dr. Mary Kay Clark Answering Most Frequently Asked Academic Questions
Almost every problem, concern, or question has been posed by some other homeschooling parent over the past 25 years. Learn the answers to academic questions which other parents have asked so that your experience will be easier and your time will be more effective.
2. Fr. Robert Levis The Sorry Closing of American Catholic Culture
Every homeschooling family should be made aware of today’s militant secular culture and its dangers to Christianity. This presentation will point out and discuss the dangers of Catholic compromise in a world of changing values.
4:30 1. Fr. Joseph Mary Brown Mercy and the Cross: Why Today's Confession Crisis?
Because of a turning away from the Cross, modern man hides from the God of Mercy. As he refuses to look at the Cross, he refuses to see his sinfulness and the need to receive God’s infinite mercy.
2. Dr. Catherine Moran Educational Foundation: Learning Styles and Teaching Methods
What do you do when your child just can’t seem to continue with his lessons? Various learning styles and methods for teaching reading, writing, and mathematics will be explored. Learn how to identify and establish the necessary core foundation for your child with numerous practical tips.

5:30 –
7 pm

Vendor Sales/Dinner
7:00 1. Dr. Alice von Hildebrand Mary, Role Model for Women
The beautiful union that God had established between Adam and Eve was shattered by their sin of disobedience. Even though feminism has officially launched a war between the sexes, there is hope. Mary’s radiant purity brings us the healing salve that has blossomed in holy marriages and friendships, and she changes defeat into victory.
2. Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian Moral Imagination
What is the moral imagination and how is it formed? A healthy moral imagination envisions goodness as beautiful and attractive; it pictures evil as repulsive and ugly. However, a corrupt moral imagination glamorizes evil as thrilling and reduces goodness to boredom. Learn how music, literature, drama, and film form the moral imagination for good or evil.
8:00 1. Mr. James Stenson Preparing Now for Your Children's Adolescence
For parents, the prospect of dealing with their younger children later as adolescents causes some concern and even anxiety. Discover how some parents and their teens, despite society’s pressures and temptations, have come to enjoy an excellent trusting relationship, and how your children can become the competent and responsible young adult you want them to be.
2. Fr. Pablo Straub Family Life at Nazareth
According to Pope Paul VI, life in the Holy Family was characterized by work, joyous silence, and prayer. Our families need all three. Here is how to do it.
Saturday
Time Speaker Talk
9:00 Rosary/Vendor Area Opens
9:30 1. Dr. Ray Guarendi Back to the Family
Discover how parents reached unreachable adolescents, how house rules were established, and what discipline proved most effective in handling everything from a child’s first temper tantrum through his first date, and beyond. In short, you will learn how successful families live and love.
2. Fr. Robert Levis The Interior Spiritual Life for Moms and Dads
Learn about the themes of abandonment to God, the call to holiness for all, and solutions for homeschooling parents to overcome hurdles arising from the dark nights of the soul described by St. John of the Cross.
10:30 1. Mrs. Virginia Seuffert Home Schooling: The Remedy for Society's Toxins
Homeschooling seems to be the most effective prescription against the poison of despair that is plaguing so many of our young people today. Why is this so, and how can you fill your child’s life with peace and joy?
2. Dr. John Cuddeback Our Children's Virtue Formation: A Parental Responsibility
If true education is truly directed toward man’s last end as Pope Pius XI said, formation in virtue must be an essential part of education. This presentation will focus on practical ways that parents can direct the hearts and wills of their children.
11:30-1PM Vendor Sales/Lunch
1:00 1. Dr. Ray Guarendi Laughter: The Sanity of the Family
Anyone who works with children today is having his confidence, peace of mind, and authority undercut by widespread myths of “experts” and the media. Dr. Ray identifies several of the most pervasive of these myths, and helps moms and dads realize they are better parents and teachers than they might think.
2. Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian The Lost Arts of Modern Civilization: Hospitality, Letter-Writing, and Conversation
The personal nature of friendship, joy, and love needs restoration in today’s depersonalized world where TV, Internet, video games, and voice mail have reduced human interaction. The Lost Arts support Christian culture and enrich our lives.
2:00 1. Fr. Pablo Straub The Kingdom of God is Within You
God—while always respecting the free will He gave us—does everything in His power to convert us and then make us fall in love with Him.
2. Mr. Kieran McGuire Principles of Catholic Education
What does St. Thomas Aquinas say about the role of the family in education? Uncover the proper relationship between the development of the virtues and the various subject matters a student is learning.
3:00 1. Mr. James Stenson Family Rules: The Power of WE
Children growing up today need balanced and unified direction from both parents to grow in conscience and character. They need a set of standards to live by. Experience shows that the father and mother, working as partners, make different but complementary contributions to their child’s development.
2. Mr. John Clark The Home School Father's Ultimate Weapon
One aspect of fatherhood which is often underappreciated is the father’s role as spiritual head of the family. In this role, the Rosary is of central importance and has an effect not only on the family, but on the Church and society as well.
3:45 Speaker Section of Conference Ends