In episode 1 of the Conversatio podcast Dr. David Williams, Dr. Joseph Wysocki, and Dr. Mary Imparato discuss the history of abortion laws including Roe vs. Wade and Planned Parenthood vs. Casey, the leak of the potential overturn, and what America might look like after the decision is made.
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On the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Roe v. Wade is Overturned
From the desk of Dr. Bill Thierfelder, President of Belmont Abbey College:
For decades we have prayed for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Today it has finally happened!
“The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” the decision, written by Justice Samuel Alite declared.
To all of the students, faculty, staff, monks, and friends who have prayed and worked for an end to abortion, to those who made the long, cold trip to Washington, DC each year for the March for Life, who prayed on the steps of the Supreme Court for the end to abortion, I want to thank you for your incredible fidelity and perseverance. Prayers are answered!
I realize that there is more work to do on the State level but we should stop and give thanks to God for His infinite grace and mercy.
I also do not believe in coincidences. This announcement was released on the Feast of the Sacred Heart!
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on the octave day of the feast of Corpus Christi. In the 17th century Jesus appeared in a vision to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque asking her to request that this feast be celebrated in honor of his Sacred Heart in reparation for the ingratitude of mankind toward the sacrifice of his love on the Cross. Pope Pius IX extended the feast of the Sacred Heart to the universal Church in 1856. The imagery of Christ pointing to his heart, on fire with love, signifies his immense and infinite love for humanity which took Him to the Cross to die for our salvation. The Sacred Heart of Jesus desires that all mankind draw close to Him in love and trust. Today this devotion, given to the faithful by Our Lord himself, is among the most popular of the Catholic Church.
Academic Awards List Spring 2022
Listed are those who were awarded Dean’s List and President’s List for Spring 2022. The President’s List is for students with a 4.0 GPA. The Dean’s List is for students with a 3.4 GPA.
President’s List
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME |
|---|---|
| Camrynn | Aiello |
| Monica | Amery |
| Elfrieda | Andren Olsson |
| Francisco | Aran Martin |
| Thomas | Baird |
| Helen | Behe |
| Eunjae | Benson |
| Gabrille | Braud |
| Kaitlyn | Briones |
| Josiah | Brown |
| Grace | Bruno |
| Elijah | Buerkle |
| Genevieve | Calvino |
| William | Carney |
| Sarah | Ciampa |
| Andrew | Combs |
| Gabrielle | Cox |
| Zach | Cramer |
| Patrick | Dattolo |
| Andrew | Daunt |
| Anna | Davis |
| Laura | Dimarzio |
| Christina | Fabrizio |
| Seth | Farris |
| Mary | Giggie |
| Sarah | Gilmore |
| Ryan | Grice |
| Madison | Hager |
| Luke | Hahn |
| Jesse | Hall |
| Victoria | Hall |
| Lauren | Hamilton |
| Caleb | Harris |
| Emily | Helms |
| Michael | Hess |
| Ashley | Hubbard |
| Brittany | Hudspeth |
| Tabitha | Ilges |
| Jane | Kearns |
| Sydney | Keller |
| Ronald | Klein |
| Zachary | Knott |
| Patricia | Kolakowski |
| Hannah | Kurtz |
| Morgan | Lanzo |
| Michelle | Leahy |
| Michael | Lugo |
| Nicholas | Lukanich |
| Evan | Lutz |
| Dawn | Manus |
| Rebecca | Marcucci |
| Vincent | Marino |
| Filumena | Martin |
| Nicholas | Mauer |
| Sarah | Mccullers |
| Hallie | Mele |
| Alyssa | Merkel |
| Reagan | Merkel |
| Kirstin | Naegele |
| Jeanne | Neel |
| Abigail | Newsome |
| Talonga | Nji |
| William | Nobers |
| Ronan | Ostendorf |
| Emma | Pherson |
| Barbara | Phillips |
| Rebeka | Plecnik |
| Christina | Popovich |
| Matthew | Ratcliff |
| Keegan | Reeve |
| Katharine | Reeves |
| Ethan | Rehmann |
| Charles | Reimer |
| Daniel | Rhame |
| Rachel | Roche |
| Benjamin | Sabelhaus |
| Adrienne | Scearce |
| Amelia | Shechet |
| Joshua | Sica |
| Jennifer | Smith |
| Anna | Smith |
| Jo | Snow |
| Brianna | Sroka |
| Aspen | Terrell |
| Thomas | Thierfelder |
| Kelli | Thomas |
| Mark | Timmons |
| Julia | Treat |
| Katherine | Tucker |
| Marcelino | Valdenegro |
| Bailey | Van Nosdall |
| Regina | Vehige |
| Amil | Werr |
| Cameron | White |
| David | Wilson |
| Rita | Yarmey |
| Marissa | Young |
| Michaela | Ziegler |
| Clayton | Zimmerman |
Dean’s List
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME |
|---|---|
| Jhon | Acevedo |
| Alyssa | Adkins |
| Zachary | Aehlert |
| Clement | Akerblom |
| Anna | Alayo-Matos |
| Kenneth | Albert |
| Katherine | Altmeyer |
| Alexis | Andrews |
| Andrea | Antezana |
| Lily | Aranyos |
| Irene | Araya |
| Joshua | Atkinson |
| Taylor | Babcock |
| Angela | Bagatta |
| Blane | Baillargeon |
| John | Baird |
| Megan | Baker |
| Gray | Barber |
| Kelly | Barnhart |
| Alex | Barrera |
| Isabella | Barrett |
| Elizabeth | Barry |
| Robert | Bauman |
| Madison | Bell |
| Charles | Bergman |
| Michael | Berkelbach |
| Leslie | Bermejo Castillo |
| Nicholas | Berrios |
| Caden | Bertagnole |
| Iris | Bertin |
| Ada | Bianco |
| Kelcie | Biggs |
| Logan | Bigley |
| Connor | Billingsley |
| John | Bireley |
| Johnathon | Blanton |
| Kelsey | Blanton |
| Albany | Bock |
| Hailey | Boda |
| Ella Grace | Bodie |
| Robert | Bogen Castano |
| Donald | Bohannon |
| Marshall | Bolling |
| David | Borges |
| Baylea | Botello |
| Maximos | Bournos |
| Pierre Louis | Boutrand |
| Susan | Brandolini |
| Oxana | Braun |
| Michael | Brennan |
| Maxwell | Brook |
| Mario | Brown |
| Mary | Brugger |
| David | Brunner |
| Maximus | Buico |
| Haley | Bumgardner |
| Elizabeth | Burger |
| Kateri | Buser |
| Michael | Butler |
| Daeton | Byars |
| Stephanie | Byrd |
| Kenneth | Byrd |
| Jennifer | Calderon Villegas |
| Michael | Camilleri |
| Sabrina | Camp |
| Evan | Campbell |
| Tameka | Campbell |
| Megan | Canavan |
| Carson | Cannon |
| Caleigh | Carey |
| Lauren | Carpenter |
| Meghan | Carroll |
| John | Casteel |
| Guillermo | Castillo |
| Albert | Catahan |
| Daniel | Cerqua |
| Erena | Chaples |
| Alyssa | Chapman |
| Ryan | Charles |
| Adam | Charlton |
| Caroline | Chase |
| Claire | Chmelik |
| Joanna | Cloutier |
| Christopher | Cochran |
| Dominic | Coffman |
| Sophia | Colantuno |
| Jesse | Coleman |
| Bailey | Coleman |
| Frank | Condello |
| Julia | Conger |
| Megan | Conroy |
| Sambujang | Conteh |
| Cameron | Cooper |
| Grant | Cooper |
| David | Cornwell |
| Laronda | Cothern |
| Nathanael | Cox |
| Abigail | Crain |
| Rebecca | Creekmore |
| Reagan | Cullen |
| Luke | Cumby |
| Paige | D'Agostin |
| Riley | D'Andrea |
| Kevin | Daly |
| Gwendolyn | Darakjy |
| Haley | Davidson |
| Carlie | Davis |
| Ashley | Davis |
| Ethan | Davis |
| Alexa | Davis |
| Benjamin | Davis |
| Patrick | De Amicis |
| John | Dean |
| Nathan | Deimling |
| Lauren | Denhard |
| Benjamin | Derrig |
| Layne | Diffley |
| Lisa | Dimond |
| Patrick | Doering |
| Clare | Donohue |
| Emily | Doty |
| Liam | Duffy |
| William | Duffy |
| Xavier | Dunham |
| Elijah | Dunham |
| Anne | Edge |
| Olivia | Egbor |
| Braeden | Emerson |
| Peter | Fabrizio |
| Connor | Fahey |
| Abigail | Fallon |
| Hannah | Farmer |
| John | Farr |
| Morgan | Farrar |
| Renzo | Fassioli |
| Kendyl | Felton |
| Benjamin | Fielding |
| Ella | Flowers |
| Emily | Fodale |
| Nicholas | Fotinos |
| Gavin | Fragale |
| Maximilian | Frei |
| Mary | Frey |
| Juan-Sebastian | Gacha |
| Daniella | Galeano |
| Mary | Gallagher |
| Olivia | Garner |
| Marco | Garofalo |
| Brian | Garofano |
| Hailey | Gass |
| Anna | Gawley |
| Grace | George |
| Anna | Gibson |
| Dustin | Gilbert |
| Michael | Gilday |
| Rowland | Giller |
| Kevin | Gillett |
| Martin | Ginski |
| Savanah | Goad-Cortes |
| Benjamin | Gobbel |
| Luis | Gomez Flores |
| Laura | Gonzalez |
| Erick | Gonzalez |
| Sianna | Gordon |
| Timothy | Gosnell |
| Kane | Grant |
| Isabella | Grasso |
| Dennis | Graveline |
| Dalton | Green |
| Korynn | Green |
| Mckayla | Green |
| Joshua | Gregg |
| Jazmin | Guerrero-Garcia |
| Brandy | Guiton |
| Michelle | Guppy |
| Jackson | Gurr |
| Noah | Haas |
| Truman | Hale |
| Evan | Hammett |
| Brandon | Haney |
| Molly | Hanley |
| Germaine | Hanley |
| Minona | Hardin |
| Angela | Harris |
| Tyaisa | Harris |
| Margaret | Harris |
| Jamie | Harris |
| John | Harrison |
| Shadeed | Hart |
| Sydney | Hedrick |
| Felicity | Hein |
| Madeline | Henderson |
| Frankee | Hendricks |
| Hannah | Hendrickson |
| Emanuel | Hernandez |
| Endre | Hetland |
| Marcus | Hipp |
| Matthew | Hitchcock |
| Tucker | Hoeniges |
| Jordan | Hollar |
| Sarah | Holley |
| Thomas | Holt |
| Elizabeth | Hommel |
| Emily | Hotek |
| Anna | Howell |
| Jessica | Huber |
| Julia | Iseman |
| Quan | Ivey |
| Ian | Jackson |
| Andreya | Jacobs |
| Dana | Jakubielski |
| Jessica | Janson |
| Anthony | Jaworowski |
| Micah | Jenkins |
| Sean | Jeter |
| Amanda | Johnson |
| Benjamin | Johnson |
| Rylee | Johnson |
| Claire | Johnson |
| Preston | Jones |
| Mariah | Jones |
| Mackenzie | Kaderabek |
| Micah | Keim |
| Charles | Keller |
| Abigayle | Kelley |
| Brendan | Kelly |
| Thomas | Kelly |
| Gavin | Kelly |
| Joseph | Kelly |
| Brice | Kendrick |
| Timothy | Kirchner |
| Pedro | Knippling |
| Brian | Knoerr |
| Meghan | Koelbel |
| Andrew | Kohut |
| Madeleine | Kortsch |
| Evan | Kraft |
| Alexander | Kuczynski |
| Mason | Kump |
| Anna | Lancellotti |
| Jordan | Laner |
| William | Lang |
| Jessica | Langley |
| Bradley | Lara |
| Ciara | Latimer |
| Daniel | Lee |
| Sadie | Lee |
| Danielle | Lendino |
| Luke | Lenhard |
| Noah | Lessaris |
| Joseph | Link |
| Charis | Littrell |
| Kai | Lloveras |
| Ryley | Long |
| Katalina | Lopez |
| Benjamin | Loudermilk |
| Allison | Luczak |
| Gabriel | Lugo |
| Julianna | Lutz |
| Samuel | Lynch |
| Ryan | Ma |
| Erin | Maher |
| Viktorya | Manno |
| Konstantinos | Manolis |
| Johnny | Marcum |
| Francis | Marie |
| Jennifer | Martin |
| Gabriel | Martin |
| Maura | Martin |
| Peyton | Martin |
| Quinten | Masciarelli |
| Ryan | Maslow |
| Hannah | Matousek |
| Jordan | Maw |
| Matthew | Maxwell |
| Colby | Maxwell |
| Charles | May |
| Ashlin | Mcardle |
| Davis | Mcbee |
| Victoria | McBrayer |
| Reilly | Mccarthy |
| Madeleine | Mccauley |
| Davis | Mcculley |
| Jenna | Mccullough |
| Abigail | McDermott |
| Ella | Mcdonald |
| Maggie | McNicol |
| Patrick | Means |
| Christopher | Mee |
| Adeline | Mezzanotte |
| Maxwell | Middleton |
| Lanie | Miles |
| Andrew | Miller |
| Marie | Mills |
| Matthew | Millsaps |
| Lauren | Mingus |
| Hunter | Mingus |
| Kaylani | Miranda |
| Jack | Mitchell |
| Yatziry | Montiel-Rosales |
| Samantha | Moore |
| Jason | Moore |
| Carson | Moore |
| Matthew | Morant |
| Audrey | Moreau |
| William | Morgan |
| Zion | Morris |
| Rebecca | Morrison |
| Bianca | Moten |
| Amelia | Muckenthaler |
| Caleb | Mulcahy |
| Riley | Mulkey |
| Liseyra | Munoz-Castillo |
| Zachary | Murrow |
| Michael | Nelson |
| Meghan | Nettuno |
| Katherine | Neville |
| Josiah | Newsome |
| Samuel | Newton |
| Riley | Nickol |
| Kendall | Oates |
| Isabel | Olivas |
| Yen Xuan | Ong |
| Nikolaus | Opel |
| Thomas | Ort |
| Kensly | Owens |
| Nicole | Pacheco |
| Mary | Paige |
| Gregory | Pakaluk |
| Makenna | Pallozzi |
| Chloe | Parker |
| Caitlin | Parrott |
| Logan | Parry |
| Catherine | Peoples |
| Broderick | Perry |
| Joseph | Phelan |
| Paeton | Phillippi |
| Rebecca | Picillo |
| Lauren | Pipes |
| William | Pires |
| Ian | Pitstick |
| Sydney | Pon |
| Abdiel | Prado |
| Richard | Price |
| Brandon | Przywara |
| Joseph | Pulliam |
| Lynsey | Purser |
| Kirsten | Rafferty |
| Paige | Rawlins |
| Mah | Reh |
| Justin | Reid |
| Aundrea | Retzbach |
| Juliana | Richards |
| Grace | Ridge |
| Noah | Rivas |
| Thomas | Roberts |
| Rebecca | Roberts |
| Ellen | Roberts |
| Seth | Robertson |
| Olivia | Rodriguez |
| Bailey | Rose |
| Andrew | Rose |
| April | Rose |
| Alexis | Rosson |
| Jai | Rowe |
| Peter | Ryalls |
| Hailey | Ryan |
| Dana | Sasenick |
| Tyler | Schaap |
| Ella | Schellenberg |
| Jorden | Schlossman |
| Mary | Schneider |
| Hannah | Schudlik |
| Alexis | Schulz |
| Nathan | Schweitzer |
| Gabrielle | Schwindt |
| Katherine | Scifers |
| Joshua | Sears |
| Noah | Sexton |
| Richard | Seyler |
| Vipsa | Shah |
| Timothy | Shar |
| Robert | Shelton |
| Mason | Shelton |
| Carmella | Shindler |
| Jacob | Shomette |
| Jordanna | Shorts |
| Paloma | Shrauder |
| Meghanne | Siders |
| Jessica | Silva |
| Patton | Sims |
| Macie | Sims |
| Andrew | Singleton |
| Matthew | Sloan |
| Morgan | Smith |
| Emily | Smith |
| Emily | Smith |
| Dalton | Smith |
| Jack | Smith |
| Quinn | Smith |
| Stephanie | Soares |
| Colin | Sokolowski |
| Reagan | Sommariva |
| Lindsey | Sommers |
| Shelby | Sosebee |
| Henry | Sparks |
| Mackenzie | Sprinkle |
| Rebecca | Spurgeon |
| Madison | Srinivasa |
| Nelson | Stafford |
| Noah | Stanger |
| Matthew | Stanley |
| Elijah | Stansberry |
| Matthew | Staskunas |
| Forrest | Steele |
| Caroline | Stein |
| Anna | Steiner |
| Kathleen | Stinneford |
| Margaret | Stocking |
| Colin | Stone |
| David | Stone |
| Shardei | Stradford |
| Caitlin | Struckhoff |
| Nathan | Sturgis |
| Cailin | Sullivan |
| Emma | Sullivan |
| Theresa | Surina |
| Lamekia | Sykes |
| Katherine | Tan |
| Patrick | Taylor |
| Evan | Taylor |
| Blythe | Terrell |
| Aamani | Thomas |
| Eric | Thomas |
| Katherine | Thorpe |
| Sarah | Tobin |
| Connor | Toomey |
| Wilmer Anders Noah | Torin |
| Maria | Torres |
| Peter | Townsend |
| Blake | Traylor |
| Ashlin | Treat |
| Jason | Tronetti |
| Carmen | Tucker |
| Danashia | Tucker |
| Ross | Tucker |
| Connor | Tucker |
| Alex | Turner |
| Nathan | Upchurch |
| Stephanie | Van Horn |
| Xaveam | Van Wijk |
| Colette | Vance |
| Sophia | Velasco |
| Evelyn | Vesely |
| Nikolas | Von Spakovsky |
| Mark | Waclawik |
| John | Walker |
| Emma | Walsh |
| Jack | Walsh |
| Lauren | Walton |
| Jack | Warren |
| Connor | White |
| Jason | White |
| Gavan | White |
| Payton | Whitley |
| Kyleigh | Whittemore |
| Steven | Wieder |
| Robin | Wiley |
| Bailey | Williams |
| Maggie | Williamson |
| Savannah | Willis |
| Eric | Wilson |
| Kinzie | Wilson |
| Sarah | Wilson |
| Suzanna | Wilson |
| Alex | Winiarczyk |
| Ian | Wishard |
| Thomas | Wood |
| Cameron | Woody |
| Deanna | Woolard |
| Emily | Wueste |
| Nathan | Wylie |
| Whitney | Yancey |
| Alexandra | Yancey |
| Kate | Youmans |
| Megan | Zelaski |
| Mia | Zuniga |
Phi Alpha Theta
On Saturday, March 5, Belmont Abbey College’s History Department hosted the 2022 Carolinas Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference. Phi Alpha Theta is the national history honor society and it was our department’s great pleasure to welcome them to our campus for the first time. The conference attracted more than 35 student presenters from across the Carolinas, Tennessee, and beyond. The keynote lecture was delivered by Fr. Charles Gallagher, S.J., of Boston College.
Among the undergraduate presenters were SIX Abbey students: Helen Behe, Angela Harris, Preston Jones, Katalina Lopez, Ricky Seyler, and David Stone. Their papers covered topics ranging from the spread of Christianity among the Vikings to Christianity to major events in the history of Gaston County. All six performed admirably.
At the end of the day, prizes were awarded for the best four undergraduate presentations. Remarkably, two of the winners were Abbey students: Angela Harris and Katalina Lopez. Furthermore, one of the two graduate awards went to Caleb Kuali, who graduated from the Abbey in 2021 before commencing graduate study at North Carolina State University.
The History Department is delighted to congratulate Helen, Preston, Caleb, Ricky, David, and especially Angela and Katalina, on their exceptional achievements.
We also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Daniel Hutchinson, who worked incredibly hard to make the event the great success that it was, and to the donors to our Founders’ Day fundraiser last year, whose support made it possible for our students to have this experience.
Belmont Abbey College Receives Initial Approval on BSN Program
Belmont Abbey College is answering the call to train and graduate nurses by creating a new degree program. The college just got initial approval from the NC Board of Nursing to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, which will start in August 2022. The first graduating class will be around 40 strong.
