Class of ’24: Commencement Speakers Range From ‘The Chosen’ Actor to Cardinals
Commencement ceremonies will soon be underway at the nation’s Catholic colleges and universities, many of which are annually highlighted in the Register’s “Catholic Identity College Guide.”
Notable speakers include Cardinal Stephen Chow at Boston College on May 20 and Father Mike Schmitz, of The Bible in a Year and The Catechism in a Year podcasts, who serves as chaplain at the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Newman Center, who will speak to Ave Maria University’s Class of 2024 on May 4. In an April 10 Instagram video, Father Schmitz greeted the graduates he will soon address: “I will see you at graduation in the beginning of May. God bless till then.”
In the nation’s capital, The Catholic University of America (CUA), the national university of the Catholic Church in the United States, announced that Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, the star of The Chosen, will deliver the commencement address on May 11.