Graduation! + Update
I, Daniel Williams, am a member of the first graduating class of John Paul the Great Catholic University. We graduated on December 12, 2009, about half a week ago!
It was a roller coaster ride during my years at John Paul the Great Catholic University. Lectures and homework assignments, projects and finals, vacations and new beginnings… through all of it, I was able to stay close to God. Every time I was concerned, stressed, or just in need of comfort and strength, Jesus Christ was waiting for me in the Adoration Chapel just down the hall. I was nourished with the Eucharist at the school’s daily Mass, giving me the grace to do my work and fulfill my duties. When I fell and was in need of forgiveness, the sacrament of Reconciliation was available during the week. How bountiful the Lord has been, showering blessings upon me and my classmates!
While I value the spiritual aspects above all, I cannot leave out the educational aspect of my experience. Since September 2007 when I arrived at JP Catholic, I have gained an abundance of knowledge, something that I am very grateful for and will treasure. I would like to thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to learn, my fiancée Lisa for supporting me through it all, each of my professors for sharing their wisdom and knowledge with me, and the staff of JP Catholic for making it possible to gain so much, enabling me to serve God though my future work.
This leads me to the update on Katholikos that you may be expecting, due to the title of this post. Over the past quarter we have:
- Compiled a Press Kit and 40+ page Business Plan
- Created a 60-second commercial, promoting our first catechetical video
- Begun initial production on the first video
- Produced a 3-minute promotional video, giving a little company background, an introduction to its members, and reasons why we chose the topic of the priesthood
Please keep an eye out for this commercial and promo video, as they may be added to our Katholikos Facebook business page within the next several weeks or so!
If you are already a Facebook member but not a Katholikos fan, type the word “Katholikos” into the search bar on the top right corner and look for a group with (as of the date of this post) roughly 225 members with a logo that says “Katholikos Video Catechetics” on it. If you are not yet on Facebook but would like to see the video in several weeks, look for a link on this blog!
Have an excellent day and week, and God bless!
