The two Mississippi graduates of the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, pictured from left are Liz Rooks-Barber (St. Francis of Assisi, Madison), Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology, and John Lebert Smith, Sr. (West Point, Immaculate Conception), Master of Arts in Theology with a Concentration in Sacred Scripture. They were part of the largest graduating class in the Institute’s 20-year history and the first to graduate from the new Florissant, Missouri campus on May 3, 2025. Both are dedicated parish volunteers who found joy and purpose in this labor of love. (Photo courtesy of Liz Rooks-Barber)
