| The Fellowship of Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses Presents: The "Welcome Home!" Catholic Conference |
| The Fellowship of Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses presents: The "Welcome Home!" Catholic Conference in Weirton, WV August 1st -3rd 2008 at The Holiday Inn Hotel and Resort. The goal of this conference is to: 1. Help support Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses who are Catholic. 2. Assist former Jehovah's Witnesses who are interested in and investigating the Catholic Church. 2. Help Catholics who have lost loved ones to the Jehovah's Witnesses. 3. Equip Catholics to effectively deal with Jehovah's Witnesses both apologetically and socially. Our Speakers will include: Mr. Mark Shea Mr. Shea is a convert to the Catholic Church and is the author of several books on Catholic apologetics. He is also the senior content editor of Catholic Exchange and a weekly columnist for The National Catholic Register. He entered the Catholic Church in 1987. Mr. Tom Cabeen Mr. Cabeen worked at The World Headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses where he served as a Bethel Elder. After leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mr. Cabeen was instrumental in forming the group known as Biblical Research and Commentary, Inc. (BRCI) whose goal was to assist many former Jehovah's Witnesses as they made the transition out of the life of the Watchtower. After spending many years in many different denominations, Mr. Cabeen and his wife Gloria entered the Catholic Church in 2007. Mrs. Mary Kochan Mrs. Kochan was raised as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness and is an expert in all aspects of cultic behavior. She is the senior editor for Catholic Exchange. She entered the Catholic Church in 1996 on Trinity Sunday. Mr. John Davis Mr. Davis is a former Jehovah's Witness elder and evangelist. Mr. Davis has been a guest on the EWTN program "The Journey Home". He entered the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil of the Jubilee Year 2000. Rev. Nicholas Gregoris Fr. Gregoris, a native of New York, was ordained a priest on May 26, 1997, in the Diocese of Scranton, where he has fulfilled several pastoral ministries and contributed extensively to the publishing apostolate of Newman House Press. He earned a B.A. in Classical Languages at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, an S.T.B. at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and his Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Theological Faculty "Marianum," also in Rome. At the Pontifical College "Josephinum" in Columbus, Ohio, he taught courses in Divine Revelation, Christology, Mariology, Sacraments, and Latin, and has conducted summer courses and workshops, particularly in his area of expertise, Mariology. He is the author of the authoritative work: "The Daughter of Eve Unfallen": Mary in the Theology and Spirituality of John Henry Newman, Newman House Press, 2003. Fr. Gregoris has also published numerous articles in such publications as L'Osservatore Romano, Homiletic & Pastoral Review, and the National Catholic Register. Fr. Gregoris also celebrates the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, holding bi-ritual faculties from the Ukrainian Eparchy of Philadelphia. He is currently serving as the Chaplain at Wyoming Catholic College. Dr. Jeffery Schwehm Dr. Schwehm is the President and Founder of The Fellowship of Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. He was raised a Jehovah's Witnesses and served as a Bethelite and full-time evangelist for the Jehovah's Witnesses. He has been a guest on the EWTN program "The Journey Home". He entered the Catholic Church on Pentecost Sunday 2003. And others...........(Return here regularly as we continue to add to our list of speakers) For registration information click on the link below: Registration Information |