John Paul the Great Catholic University

What I love most about JPCatholic is being able to do what I love most, with the most supportive and kind people, in the beautiful state of California! -Tanner Tomingas, sophomore Acting student #StudentsofJPCatholic #JPCatholic #actingstudent #filmshoot #california #sandiego

New video! Animation student Tam Nguyen shares his journey as a 3d artist, how animation blends artistic and technical skills, and how he uses his skills for evangelization. Watch below to hear his insights, and see some of his incredible artwork!

Shout out to our Facilities team who have worked tirelessly throughout the past year in adapting our campus for COVID. We are blessed to have had in-person classes available since Fall Quarter, courtesy of The Harbor and St. Paul Pavilion, while also keeping the classes available online. And we are still taking campus visits by the way! We have in-person experiences available like campus tours, classroom visits, and University Day (next one is Feb. 20th). For those who can’t make it here in-person, we have a number of experiences like Virtual Campus Tours, Online Faculty Q&A, Career Services Q&A, and Virtual Classroom Visits. Check it all out here: https://tinyurl.com/y4egc5ju

"What I love most about being at JPCatholic is the fact that we have Humanities classes. Particularly the philosophy classes! I think that a really important thing for a university is that it finds value in offering humanities courses. Having classes in theology and philosophy required even for film/art students shows how much we believe that we need to be formed in these subjects in order to make the art we want to make and how to impact the culture in the best way that we can." Ruvianne Mercado, senior, New Evangelization emphasis @ruvicaritas #studentsofJPCatholic #JPCatholic #newevangelization #humanities #theology #philosophy

This month we've been adding some awesome new artwork to our Student Showcase! Here are some of the most recent additions in 3d art, illustration, and animation - see more at jpcatholic.edu/showcase We are also frequently highlighting and reposting student or alumni work over on Instagram - follow at instagram.com/jpcatholic

In our newest #WhyWeCreate video, Directing student Eleazar Palma shares about the Catholic inspiration that drives his filmmaking.

St. John Paul the Great, pray for us!

Prospective students and parents - you're invited to join us at our University Day on Saturday, November 14th! You can find more details and register for free at jpcatholic.edu/campus

This March (just weeks before the lockdowns began), our students had a great experience performing The Addams Family musical. Check out this BTS video with the cast, and stay tuned for updates on next year's theatre productions!

Nice article about our alumnus Fr. Richard Pagano, his installation as pastor of St. John Paul II parish, and his work on The Catholic Talk Show!

Last quarter our film students produced a bunch of great work for Senior Projects, Directing II, After Effects, and more!

"2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, everywhere, said President Derry Connolly. The arrival of our new freshman class and the re-opening of our campusthough highly COVID constrainedfeels like a new birth. New faces, new dreams, and above all, a new group of young men and women ready for formation to Impact Culture for Christ. Praise God. Read more about last weekend's socially distanced Orientation and the incoming class in our News Center!

Orientation First Day of Classes Midterms will be here before you know it!

Big welcome to our incoming class of new students!!! (And special shout-out to our online students who couldn’t make the photo!) We had a wonderful and socially distanced Orientation last weekend, and classes officially kicked off today, both in-person and online. God is good! . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #orientation2020 #classof2023 #jpcatholic #escondido See more

Students all checked in yesterday, and Orientation is officially kicking off this morning! Talks are happening at both The Local Hub and at the Student Life Center! Welcome #JPCatholic #ClassOf2023 !!!

Getting positive feedback from complete strangers is incredibly humbling. People often assume that writing and reading are solitary activities, but there is so much connection that happens between an author and a reader." Are you a fan of Cinderella? Beauty and the Beast, or the The Little Mermaid? Emily Deady's "Fairy Tale Royals" novels offer exciting, wholesome, and clever twists on these classic stories. The series has already seen great success on Amazon, both with #1 category rankings and with positive reviews that average 5-stars. In this interview, Emily shares about her journey into writing novels, what drives her storytelling, and which fairy tale legends she'll be adapting next. Click through to read more!

Today is the feast day of St. Joseph of Cupertino! He is one of the patron saints of our university, alongside St. Genesius, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Pope Saint John Paul II. "St. Joseph of Cupertino is the patron of students taking exams. He was born to a homeless and widowed mother in a stable in 1603 near Naples. Though rejected by the Franciscans because of his ignorance and dismissed by the Capuchins because of his ecstasies, hope and continual prayer landed him a job in ...a Franciscan monastery stable. Ordained in 1628, he was infused with supernatural knowledge, surprising many with his ability to answer intricate questions despite reading poorly. His life was a long succession of visions, ecstasies and levitations that would occur frequently during Mass caused public admiration but disturbance to his community and for 35 years, he was not allowed to say Mass in public. He died in 1663, was beatified in 1753, and was canonized in 1767."

Within the BA Humanities, JPCatholic offers an emphasis in Theology & Philosophy. In this video, Prof. Steve Kramp discusses the intellectual rigor of the program, the diversity of professors and electives, and what paths students are prepared for upon graduation. Learn more at jpcatholic.edu/go/theology