On Tuesday, May 14, the John Paul II Institute celebrated its thirtieth graduation liturgy at the Redemptor Hominis Chapel of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. His Excellency Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America, was the principal celebrant and homilist (click here for homily text), and Mr. Carl Anderson, Vice-President of the Washington Session of the Institute and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, closed the event with remarks to the graduating class (click here for the text).
The 2019 graduating class included:
For the Degree of Master of Theological Studies
Alicia Bradford
Fairfax, Virginia
Denisha LaShelle’ Brinkley
Lexington Park, Maryland
Jessica Ann Cink
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Maria del Carmen Ferre Martí
Alicante, Spain
Nicholas Fresco
Boston, Massachusetts
Gina Marie Galassi
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Alice Anne Knaeble
Stillwater, Minnesota
Alycia Elizabeth Mae Murtha
McDonough, Georgia
Benjamin Edward Nicholson
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Karen Schindler
Spokane, Washington
Henry Joseph Wickus
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Rebecca Williams
Mequon, Wisconsin
For the Degree of Licentiate in Sacred Theology
Rev. John P. Floeder
St. Paul, Minnesota
Rev. Andrew LaFramboise
Auburn, Michigan
Siobhán Elise Maloney
Medina, Ohio
For the Degree of Doctorate in Sacred Theology
Rev. Steven R. Costello, LC
Rye, New York
For the Degree of Ph.D. in Theology
Rachel M. Coleman
New Castle, Delaware
Carly Henderson
Kokomo, Indiana
Daniel Meola
Bowie, Maryland
Erik Jan van Versendaal
Madison, New Jersey