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People participating in Catholic Studies alumni event panel.

Catholic Studies Alumni Celebrate 30 Years

On Sept. 21, 2023, Catholic Studies alumni from the past 30 years gathered with faculty and staff at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. to reconnect with classmates and friends and give thanks for this transformative program.

Some alumni were undergraduate majors or minors; some were graduates of the Catholic Studies master’s degree program. All enjoyed great food, beverages and a lively faculty panel moderated by Jonathan Liedl ’16 CSMA.

See photos from the event below by Katzie & Ben Photography.

Nothing has better prepared me for
my priesthood or for my broader
life in the Church than my time in
Catholic Studies.”

Father Coady Owens ’13, Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana

I feel as though my Catholic Studies
education is in constant conversation with
my life and work. As an alumnus, my
perspective changed so much, and now I am applying my new frame of thinking daily.”

Derrick Diedrich '21, ‘24 CSMA

Catholic Studies has put before my eyes the truth I didn’t have the capacity to see or understand before. It continues to transform my mind and heart in ways that I believe have been significant for my own salvation.”

Nicole Tekippe ‘20
Alumni at Catholic Studies anniversary event.
Alumni at Catholic Studies anniversary event.
Alumni at Catholic Studies anniversary event.
A speaker at Catholic Studies 30th anniversary alumni event.
Alumni at Catholic Studies anniversary event.
Alumni at Catholic Studies anniversary event.
John Boyle at Catholic Studies 30th anniversary alumni event.
Michael Naughton at Catholic Studies 30th anniversary alumni event.
President Rob Vischer at Catholic Studies alumni event.
President Rob Vischer at Catholic Studies alumni event.
O'Shaugnessy Distilling Co.
Anne Spinharney.
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This story is featured in the winter 2024 issue of Lumen.