19 lay and religious students receive Master’s degrees or certificates from The Saint Paul Seminary

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Nineteen lay and religious students received or will receive their Master’s degrees or graduate certificates in the 2023-24 academic year.

The Saint Paul Seminary is celebrating the 19 lay and religious students who have received or will receive their Master’s degrees or graduate certificates in the 2023-24 academic year.

The Saint Paul Seminary’s lay graduate theological programs equip lay leaders to become more wholly configured to Christ in service of their local Church. Using the same four dimensions of formation as priestly preparation — human, intellectual, spiritual and pastoral — the seminary recognizes the great need for the laity and religious to play a prominent role alongside clergy in their parishes, schools, families, workplaces and communities.

This year’s lay Master’s and certificate program graduates are:

Master of Arts in Pastoral Leadership

Jill Bueno

Thato Mokhochane

Br. Logan Murray, BH

Chelsie Stevens

Master of Arts in Theology

Keanu Daley

Catherine DiFuccia

David Flynn

Emilio Galvan

Maggee Hangge

Jacob Hornecker

Kaitlyn Miksch

Cathy Mohs

Certificate in Catholic School Leadership

Alexander Barker

Elizabeth De Leon

MaryKatherine Deschamp

Claudia Hnasko

Tamara Kost

Sr. Ines Sandoval, OCD

Susan Andrea Villalobos Sakr

saint paul seminary lay student taylor croissant presents her theological research to a room full of people
Saint Paul Seminary lay student Taylor Croissant recently presented her theological work to a full Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library as part of Graduate Scholars’ Night.

Three students present research to seminary community and guests

Additionally, three lay students presented on their current academic research during the seminary’s recent Graduate Scholars’ Night in the Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library:

  • Catherine DiFuccia, “The Holy Family as Moral Exemplar of Family Life”
  • Jacob Hornecker, “The Inerrancy of Scripture According to the Magisterium: Identifying the Extent of the Definition and Clarifying Freedom of Research”
  • Taylor Croissant, “Ordered to Public Mission: The Confirmation Priesthood”
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