Johanna Graß

At St Patrick’s Pontifical University, you never make it to your classroom without having already met a couple of people smiling at you in the hallway. The friendly, caring, welcoming, and thoughtful attitude of both lecturers and students are unique and really make a difference not only in terms of getting settled and feeling at home in the country but also when it comes to the learning atmosphere. As far as the lectures are concerned, you will encounter a broad range of theologies, positionings, Catholic cultures, and Christian self-understandings, some of which can be challenging at times. I appreciated and tried to embrace this as an opportunity of self-reflection and an invitation to develop my stance on things and mature personally and spiritually.