The sophomore class visited the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen and St. Mary’s Seminary on, Tuesday, February 4.

During this trip, students learned about the life of an ordained member of the Catholic faith. The sophomore girls spent the day at the Cathedral and heard from sisters while the sophomore boys spent the day at the seminary talking with the seminarians.

At the cathedral, students also visited the crypt which holds the bodies of several archbishops and bishops of Baltimore.

This trip was different from the past because students did not stay together for a full class celebration of Mass. This change was made because the Campus Ministry office wanted students to have more time to listen and talk to the sisters or seminarians.

The sophomore class takes this trip every year, so they can learn more about this vocation and because it directly relates to what they will be learning in their second semester religion class.

Director of Mission and Ministry Deacon Ken Goedeke hopes that the students had a good time on the trip and were able to take a lot of new information out of it.

Deacon Goedeke hopes that the trip will allow students to understand that “no matter what vocation someone is called to, they will become in communion with God and one another.” He added that without God in our lives, we will not live a life of fulfillment.

Students had a fun time learning about their vocations and talking to members of the church.

Alayna Casey said her favorite part of the trip was looking at all the stained-glass windows in the Cathedral.

Devin Jablon said, “I enjoyed listening to the nuns talk about their lives.”

Quinn Haisfield commented, “This one guy was cool to talk to; he was very insightful and had a very cool accent.”

Sophomore John Abromaitis commented his favorite part was touring the building and seeing all it had to offer.

Sophomores returned as a group to JC at the conclusion of the trip.