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Catholic Conversions at UC Santa Barbara and in the US with Fr. Ryan Thornton, OFM

Podcast: Catholicism and Culture
Published: Oct 21, 2025
Duration seconds: 2564
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Summary

Fr. Ryan Thornton, OFM, Pastor at St. Mark's University Parish, discusses the massive increase in the number of college students at UC Santa Barbara who are in OCIA, and similar trends happening around the country. Watch a short video about St. John Seminary's Online in M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program: https://vimeo.com/79053099 If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]