Six Catholics in Arkansas earned bachelor’s degrees in theology from St. Gregory University in Shawnee, Okla., during a Mass at St. John Center in Little Rock Sept. 12. They participated in classes through Little Rock Theology Institute.
They are Lilia Hernandez, St. Edward, Little Rock (front row, from left), Amanda Adams, Our Lady of the Holy Souls, Little Rock; Joan Dobry, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Marche; Edward Bell, St. Michael, West Memphis (middle row, from left); Cat Howard, St. Edward, Texarkana; and Byron Newton, St. Vincent de Paul, Rogers (back row, middle).