Earning a Master of Divinity from the Kenrick School of Theology

Dedicated to education and the Catholic Church, Father Thomas Maikowski serves as a parish administrator and the director of a parish preschool. Father Thomas Maikowski has demonstrated his commitment to education by earning eight degrees from Catholic colleges and universities, including a master of divinity from Kenrick Seminary in Missouri.

To earn a master of divinity from Kenrick Seminary, now known as Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, seminarians must complete the curriculum and assessments required by the Kenrick School of Theology, which is the main seminary for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Additionally, students focus on one of the four dimensions of formation: spiritual, human, pastoral, and intellectual.

The four-year theological studies program is designed to align seminarians with the heart of the Good Shepherd and ready them for the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Accredited through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the theologate is based on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Program of Priestly Formation and the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II, “Pastores dabo vobis.”                            

University of Saint Francis Celebrates New Academic Year

A retired United States Air Force chaplain and longtime educator, Father Thomas Maikowski serves as a parish administrator and the director of a parish preschool in the southwestern United States. Father Thomas Maikowski has also garnered eight academic degrees in various subjects from Catholic academic institutions, including a master of science in education degree from the University of Saint Francis, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

At its annual Founder’s Day celebration in August, USF announced that it experienced strong new student enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year after one of the university’s most substantial classes in decades graduated this past May. USF explains that a number of new programs helped foster a 13 percent increase in the number of incoming first-year students between 2014 and 2015.

During the Founder’s Day opening convocation and Mass, USF president Sister M. Elise Kriss, OSF, also highlighted the university’s most recent achievements and upcoming events, such as the upcoming celebrations marking the school’s 125th anniversary. Sister Elise additionally discussed the university’s Franciscan value for the new school year, “Reverence the unique dignity of each person,” while urging USF stakeholders to review Pope Francis’ recent encyclical that asks all individuals to care for the earth.