Nineteen degrees and thirteen certificates were awarded at the 178th annual commencement of Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, held on Friday, May 10, in the Archabbey Basilica. Commencement speaker Sister Judith Marie Kubicki, C.S.S.F., gave the address and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. She is the provincial minister for the Felician Sisters of North America, Our Lady of Hope Province, with headquarters in Beaver Falls.
Seminarians from the Archdiocese of Hanoi, and the dioceses of Allentown, Brooklyn, Charleston, Greensburg and Pittsburgh, from Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, as well as Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, received degrees.
This commencement is the first conferral of academic credentials by the Saint Vincent Seminary Institute for Ministry Formation, and includes students who completed the program in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Members of religious orders from Saint Joseph Monastery in Lucerne Valley, California; Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church, Spokane, Washington; and Saint Emma Monastery in Greensburg, as well as lay persons from throughout the country earned degrees and certificates from the IMF.
DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG
Sister Maria Johanna Uhlott, O.S.B., of Saint Emma Monastery, Greensburg, earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. A graduate of Oil City High School, Oil City, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology/chemistry and anthropology and a teaching certification in secondary science education from the University of Pittsburgh. At Saint Emma, she serves in a number of roles, including sub-prioress, novice mistress, treasurer, vocations and spiritual direction.
DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH
Barbara Cyphers Kralik earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. A graduate of Keystone Oaks High School, Pittsburgh, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in information science and a Master of Science degree in telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh. She earned a Master of Arts degree in pastoral ministry from Duquesne University and a certification from the CatholicPsych Institute, Stamford, Connecticut, in CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism (CPMAP). She has also studied at Carlow University. She is a CatholicPsych certified mentor and partner, and mentor coordinator at Foundation of HOPE, which provides prison ministry, and is a professed lay Missionary of Charity. A member of Resurrection Parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, she is married to Deacon Joseph Kralik Jr.
DIOCESE OF SPOKANE
Sister Mary Eucharista, S.M.M.C., of the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church, Spokane, Washington, earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. She is a graduate of Saint Michael’s Academy, Spokane, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitworth University, Spokane, in English/literature/teacher certification. She also earned a Master of Philosophy degree from Gonzaga University, Spokane. She works in program management and spiritual direction at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center. She is from Saint Peter Parish, Spokane, in the Diocese of Spokane. Her parents are Carl and Mary Dolores Mazurik.
SAINT JOSEPH MONASTERY
Minh Ngoc Pham, O. Cist. S’19, of Saint Joseph Monastery, Lucerne Valley, California, earned the Master of Arts degree in ministry from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2024, and also earned certificates in Catholic theology and spiritual direction from the Seminary’s Institute for Ministry formation. He earned the Master of Divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2019. He is the son of Peter Pham and Maria Nguyen of Nghe An, Vietnam. He graduated in 1999 from Minh Khai High School, Ha Tinh, Vietnam, where he was a member of Bui Ngoa parish, Hung Trung, Hung Nguyen, Nghe An, Vietnam.
MASTER OF ARTS
Anne Brooke Ryan earned the Master of Arts degree in ministry from Saint Vincent Seminary, as well as certificates in Catholic theology and spiritual direction from the Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation.
CERTIFICATE IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
Maria Jomelia Brondial earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. She is a staff member of the Apostolate for Family Consecration, Bloomingdale, Ohio.
Sheila Margaret Dwyer-Grove earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. A graduate of Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Erie, she earned the A.B. degree from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in special education and elementary education and a Master of Arts degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude. A member of Saint Peter Cathedral Parish, Erie, where she assists in parish ministry, she is a retired licensed psychologist and retired multi-media journalist from the Diocese of Erie.
Michael Joseph King earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. He is a graduate of Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology/mental health, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in pastoral studies. He is an adjunct professor and spiritual director at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, and vision and mission coordinator at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. He is a member of Saint Francis Cabrini Parish, Allen Park, Michigan and is married to Shawn Renee King.
Emily McAllister earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. She is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with high distinction and earned the Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor. A member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in the Diocese of Des Moines, she and her husband Coleman McAllister reside in West Des Moines.
Angela M. Rosson earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. The resident of Vancouver, Washington, is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, where she earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in mental health/theology and a Master of Arts degree in counseling. She is a lay Franciscan and works in integrity counseling and also is involved with the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults at Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon.
Gregory Glen Sherwood earned the certificate in spiritual direction from Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation. The Aurora, Oregon, resident is a graduate of South Salem High School, Salem, Oregon. He earned a degree in education/geology from Oregon State University, Corvallis. He is currently on staff at Saint Michael the Archangel Parish, Portland, which is also his parish. He leads various ministries, including Alpha, adult confirmation, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, faith formation circles and provides spiritual direction.
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Pictured with the Saint Vincent Seminary Institute for Ministry Formation (IMF) staff are students who received degrees and certificates from the IMF at the Seminary’s Friday, May 10, commencement. Front, from left, are Dr. Helene Paharik, associate professor of theology; Barbara Kralik of Pittsburgh, certificate in spiritual direction; Sister Maria Johanna Uhlott, O.S.B., Saint Emma Monastery, Greensburg, certificate in spiritual direction; Brother Minh Pham, O.Cist., Saint Joseph Monastery, Lucerne Valley, California, Master of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in ministry and certificates in Catholic theology and spiritual direction; Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., director of the IMF. In row two are, from left, Michael Joseph King of Allen Park, Michigan, certificate in spiritual direction; Anita Wright, assistant program manager, IMF; Bobbie Anne Abson, project manager, IMF; Kristin Molitor, parish outreach coordinator, IMF.
Receiving degrees and certificates from the Saint Vincent Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation at the Seminary’s commencement on Friday, May 10, were, from left, Barbara Kralik of Pittsburgh, certificate in spiritual direction; Michael Joseph King of Allen Park, Michigan, certificate in spiritual direction; Sister Maria Johanna Uhlott, O.S.B., Saint Emma Monastery, Greensburg, certificate in spiritual direction; Brother Minh Pham, O.Cist., Saint Joseph Monastery, Lucerne Valley, California, Master of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in ministry and certificates in Catholic theology and spiritual direction. They are pictured with Father Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., director of the IMF.
Not pictured but also receiving degrees and certificates were Anne Brooke Ryan, Master of Arts, summa cum laude, in ministry and certificates in Catholic theology and spiritual direction; Maria Jomelia Brondial, Sheila Margaret Dwyer-Grove, Emily McAllister, Angela M. Rosson, Gregory Glen Sherwood, Sister Mary Eucharista, S.M.M.C., of Saint Joseph Monastery, who all received certificates in spiritual direction.
