Nancy Carpentier Brown
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Nancy Carpentier Brown, (born in 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
) is an author and blogmistress. Her first published work is The Blue Cross Study Edition published in 2006 by Hillside Education. Brown's study guide concerns the first Father Brown
mystery, a literary work that high school, college, and book study groups can read, think, and write about. This study guide
is useful to teacher
s and leaders of study groups, including Chesterton Society's throughout the world. This Study Edition includes the entire original text of the G. K. Chesterton
story "The Blue Cross", from the Chesterton book, The Innocence of Father Brown, which is now public domain
.
Brown has also written A Study Guide for Chesterton's St. Francis of Assisi. G. K. Chesterton had a devotion to Saint Francis and his biography
of the saint became one of his most popular books. Brown's study guide will help readers to gain more detail from Chesterton's work, and learn more about both St. Francis and Gilbert Chesterton.
Her most controversial work, The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide was published in 2007 by Our Sunday Visitor
Publishing. Brown suggests that Catholic
parents have the ability to discern for themselves, by pre-reading, whether the Harry Potter
novels would be appropriate for their family
. By reading the books herself, and studying J.K. Rowling's life, Brown determined that the claims that the books would lure children into witchcraft and the occult were unfounded, and that the Catholic family could benefit from reading the books aloud together.
Also in 2007, her popular book "The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton" was published by Hillside Education. This book gives young children, ages 8–12, the opportunity to be introduced to Chesterton's famous work of fiction, the Father Brown stories. It features four popular works, The Blue Cross, The Flying Stars, The Strange Feet, and The Absence of Mr. Glass.
In September 2009, Brown launched a podcast
for the American Chesterton Society, called "Uncommon Sense" and available on iTunes
and most audio outlets. http://uncommonsense.libsyn.com/
In August 2010, Brown contributed to the book, "Stories for the Homeschool Heart" edited by
Patti Maguire Armstrong and Theresa A. Thomas. She has two stories, "Help! My Daughter Wants to Go To School", and "Late Night Catechism", in this book for homeschooling families.
In the fall of 2010, Brown's second adaptation, "The Father Brown Reader 2: More Stories from Chesterton" was published by Hillside Education, and features the stories: The Perishing of the Pendragons, The Eye of Apollo, The Mirror of the Magistrate, and The Invisible Man.
Brown has also contributed a chapter in The Catholic Homeschool Companion, entitled "Grammar
phobia". This book is edited by Maureen Wittmann and Rachel Mackson. This collection of works by over 40 authors about every aspect of homeschooling
, including chapters by dads and grads, special needs, and every normal school subject area is covered thoroughly.
Brown is the blogmistress for the American Chesterton Society blog, http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com as well as managing the Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/americanchestertonsociety and http://www.facebook.com/uncommonsensepodcast and the Twitter page http://www.twitter.com/amchestertonsoc
Brown is an award winning poet
. Her poem "Clarence" was published in St. Anthony Messenger May, 2000 and won the 2001 Catholic Press Association award for Best Original Poetry.
Brown has also been published in This Rock, New Beginnings, Our Sunday Visitor newspaper, Sunshine Artist magazine, Heart and Mind: A Resource for Catholic Homeschoolers, Canticle, and Gilbert magazine. Brown is a former contributing editor
for Heart and Mind, and a contributing editor and columnist
for Gilbert magazine.
Brown is a graduate of Marquette University
, and resides in Antioch, IL with her husband and children.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
) is an author and blogmistress. Her first published work is The Blue Cross Study Edition published in 2006 by Hillside Education. Brown's study guide concerns the first Father Brown
Father Brown
Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 52 short stories, later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor , a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922...
mystery, a literary work that high school, college, and book study groups can read, think, and write about. This study guide
Study guide
Study guides can be broad based to facilitate learning in a number of areas, or be resources that foster comprehension of literature, research topics, history, and other subjects....
is useful to teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s and leaders of study groups, including Chesterton Society's throughout the world. This Study Edition includes the entire original text of the G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction....
story "The Blue Cross", from the Chesterton book, The Innocence of Father Brown, which is now public domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
.
Brown has also written A Study Guide for Chesterton's St. Francis of Assisi. G. K. Chesterton had a devotion to Saint Francis and his biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of the saint became one of his most popular books. Brown's study guide will help readers to gain more detail from Chesterton's work, and learn more about both St. Francis and Gilbert Chesterton.
Her most controversial work, The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide was published in 2007 by Our Sunday Visitor
Our Sunday Visitor
Our Sunday Visitor is a Roman Catholic publishing company in Huntington, Indiana which prints the American national weekly newspaper of that name, as well as numerous Catholic periodicals, religious books, pamphlets, catechetical materials, inserts for parish bulletins and offertory envelopes....
Publishing. Brown suggests that Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
parents have the ability to discern for themselves, by pre-reading, whether the Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
novels would be appropriate for their family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
. By reading the books herself, and studying J.K. Rowling's life, Brown determined that the claims that the books would lure children into witchcraft and the occult were unfounded, and that the Catholic family could benefit from reading the books aloud together.
Also in 2007, her popular book "The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton" was published by Hillside Education. This book gives young children, ages 8–12, the opportunity to be introduced to Chesterton's famous work of fiction, the Father Brown stories. It features four popular works, The Blue Cross, The Flying Stars, The Strange Feet, and The Absence of Mr. Glass.
In September 2009, Brown launched a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
for the American Chesterton Society, called "Uncommon Sense" and available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and most audio outlets. http://uncommonsense.libsyn.com/
In August 2010, Brown contributed to the book, "Stories for the Homeschool Heart" edited by
Patti Maguire Armstrong and Theresa A. Thomas. She has two stories, "Help! My Daughter Wants to Go To School", and "Late Night Catechism", in this book for homeschooling families.
In the fall of 2010, Brown's second adaptation, "The Father Brown Reader 2: More Stories from Chesterton" was published by Hillside Education, and features the stories: The Perishing of the Pendragons, The Eye of Apollo, The Mirror of the Magistrate, and The Invisible Man.
Brown has also contributed a chapter in The Catholic Homeschool Companion, entitled "Grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
phobia". This book is edited by Maureen Wittmann and Rachel Mackson. This collection of works by over 40 authors about every aspect of homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
, including chapters by dads and grads, special needs, and every normal school subject area is covered thoroughly.
Brown is the blogmistress for the American Chesterton Society blog, http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com as well as managing the Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/americanchestertonsociety and http://www.facebook.com/uncommonsensepodcast and the Twitter page http://www.twitter.com/amchestertonsoc
Brown is an award winning poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. Her poem "Clarence" was published in St. Anthony Messenger May, 2000 and won the 2001 Catholic Press Association award for Best Original Poetry.
Brown has also been published in This Rock, New Beginnings, Our Sunday Visitor newspaper, Sunshine Artist magazine, Heart and Mind: A Resource for Catholic Homeschoolers, Canticle, and Gilbert magazine. Brown is a former contributing editor
Contributing editor
A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. The contributing editor regularly contributes articles to the publication but does not actually edit articles, and the title...
for Heart and Mind, and a contributing editor and columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
for Gilbert magazine.
Brown is a graduate of Marquette University
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
, and resides in Antioch, IL with her husband and children.