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It was our great joy to invite the University of St. Thomas community into the excitement of these past days. The media features and mentions below showcase our men witnessing to “the joy of the Gospel” throughout campus.

In this season of fond farewells, we’d like to introduce our Senior Class of 2025. You’re sure to have a smile on your face as you read the thoughtful answers these 20 Men in Christ shared in response to four quick questions.

Underneath a thoughtfully managed organization built up by roles, meetings, and tasks, a mission-focused family is daily in pursuit of Heaven through their labors for Saint John Vianney College Seminary. Our team looks forward to many more seasons of loving labor in Our Lord’s Vineyard as they continue forming Men in Christ, Men of the Church, and Men for Others.

SJV was blessed to catch up with Judge John Sandy, appointed the 38th judge to the Iowa Court of Appeals in June 2024. “SJV helped flame the fire of ‘gift of self.’ Helping the sick, the abandoned, and the marginalized was always a calling. Over time, I came to discern that such could occur as a lawyer.”

SJV was blessed to catch up with Fr. Michael Johnson, JCL, ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis in 2009. “My ministry as judicial vicar is a unique way to participate in the salvation of souls (which all my students should know is the supreme law of the Church) by and through the judicial process.”

SJV partnered with NoGreaterLove.Life to journey with seminarians who are ministering to others at campus, on the streets, and from the sidewalks of Planned Parenthood. We hope this series inspires and encourages your own adventure of being loved by and bringing others more deeply into the Heart of the Father.

How do we step onto the mission field when we don’t feel equipped? Our new “Heart of the Father” series was inspired by the extraordinary apostolic outreach experiences of our seminarians in formation at SJV. Being trained to live as missionary disciples is built into the daily program of our seminarians, but these aren’t just

SJV was blessed to catch up with Fr. Jonathan Meyer, ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in 2003. This marks his tenth year as pastor of four parishes comprising seven churches in Dearborn County, Indiana. He maintains a presence on the internet with weekly homilies and other teachings and began ministering as a National Preacher for the Eucharistic Revival in 2022.

We were honored to catch up with three men whose time at SJV prepared them for the Lord’s call to live their fatherhood in the domestic church and lay ministry.

Our 39 new men have already made a mark on SJV as the largest class in 10 years!