John Paul the Great Catholic University

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  After spending some time in community college, I transferred to JPCatholic looking for an educational foundation which would ultimately end in getting advanced degrees in biblical studies and theology. I'm so indescribably grateful for my experience here. Undergrad: I completed the Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in New Evangelization. It included theology, philosophy, business, and media classes. I came for the theology and philosophy, and dreaded the business and media portion of the degree. My experiences in the business and media classes was most unexpected. The professors had the ability to draw my interest in such a way that I don't regret any of those courses. They taught me about entrepreneurial business and made me really start to like it! I had no interest in film/media, but I acquired the skills to create media from the excellent professors at JPCatholic. And I had a lot of fun doing it! I really came for the philosophy and theology, and I was not disappointed. In the course of my studies, I read the Bible and Catechism in their entirety (how many Catholics can say that nowadays?)! I'm so grateful for the undergraduate preparation I received; it has prepared me to dive into real academic work at the graduate level. Graduate: I'm currently in the Master's program for biblical theology, and I never cease to be impressed by my humble, but incredible, professors. They have a real command of the subjects, and they do actual work in their field. They're not just professors, they're professional academics impacting the professional culture for Christ and his Church. I was blessed with the opportunities (two years in a row) to observe the professors interact with academia at the annual Society of Biblical Literature conference. In each course, they guide us through Scripture and Theology from a Catholic perspective. We learn to critique, interact with, and contribute to modern biblical scholarship. We also learn to be able to expertly teach the faith at the parish level. My favorite aspect of the program here at JPCatholic is that I'm learning how all branches of theology (e.g. trinitarian, sacramental, moral, etc.) are at their heart, Biblical Theology. As far as I am aware, there isn't another institution in the world which marries Biblical Studies and Theology in the unique way that JPCatholic does. For this I am immensely grateful. The real highlight of my education here, though, is that my relationship with Christ has flourished. The professors encourage us to do our studying "on our knees." Prayer is so important for the Catholic life, and we learn to do it in an intimate way here at JPCatholic. I'm so glad I came here, and would recommend it to absolutely anyone and everyone.
  By Luke Heintschel, June 15, 2017

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