WEBVTT 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:12.375 I looked into a bunch of other programs, and nothing was really hitting the mark for me. 00:00:12.375 --> 00:00:19.255 I had a lot of questions about how the faith interacted with psychology, and I wanted to go to a place where I could figure out how that actually worked. 00:00:19.255 --> 00:00:24.455 I knew that I wanted to counsel people, and I knew that I I wanted to do that with my faith. 00:00:24.455 --> 00:00:30.250 So originally, I thought I was gonna do that by studying theology and then having to integrate it on my own. 00:00:30.250 --> 00:00:33.450 I was trying to find, how those two could coincide together. 00:00:33.450 --> 00:00:37.950 Basically, putting together those two aspects that I find really important in my faith and psychology. 00:00:48.395 --> 00:00:50.975 Really about serving needy people. 00:00:51.515 --> 00:00:58.170 We have a mission of mercy to reach out to those who are suffering, and and that's really what we're all about. 00:00:58.170 --> 00:01:05.230 So you have all this science and all this knowledge and all these stats and everything like that, but in the end, it's about the person you're trying to help. 00:01:05.290 --> 00:01:08.025 And the first way you need to meet that person is with love. 00:01:08.265 --> 00:01:17.405 Medicine has become very specialized, and there's a sense of only looking at one aspect of the person, and the full person is often lost in in the mix. 00:01:17.545 --> 00:01:29.320 Catholicism has a terrific theological and philosophical understanding of the person that allows you to ground your understanding of the person in those other disciplines. 00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:34.040 We're very excited about the beginning of the school of counseling. 00:01:34.100 --> 00:01:48.545 It's a brand new program at Divine Mercy University and it will be our second online program, which means we'll be accessible to people throughout The United States and, eventually beyond. 00:01:48.765 --> 00:01:51.840 We have students that come from many different backgrounds. 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:57.220 We had religious sisters, we've had priests, we've had single men and women, we've had married men and women. 00:01:57.520 --> 00:02:03.360 So it's really a program that is able to reach across all generations, all spans and times of life. 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:04.333 Well, I think we are a voice of transformation. 00:02:04.333 --> 00:02:14.795 As I travel, I talk to a lot of people in the church, a lot of priests, and priests, and I constantly hear the need we have for mental health professionals that they can trust. 00:02:14.855 --> 00:02:17.355 The mission of the school is now my mission in a way. 00:02:17.415 --> 00:02:20.670 The work that we do here is the work that I really want to do. 00:02:21.290 --> 00:02:23.390 Discover your possibilities today. 00:02:23.450 --> 00:02:26.190 Divine Mercy University is an accredited university. 00:02:26.570 --> 00:02:30.910 To learn more about our programs and how to apply, contact us today.