AMDG. Today, we bring to you the speakers from the 2026 Kolbe Commencement.
Kolbe Academy’s senior enrollment director Jon Bates serves as Master of Ceremonies, introducing Fr. Raymond Pendelton, who gives the invocation, and Kolbe Academy’s chief academic officer Megan Lengyel, who gives the welcome address. Then we hear from student speakers Laura Hill and Holden Mora, Kolbe instructor and theology chair Nick Senz, and Dr. Stephen Minis, president of Benedictine College.
We hope that you enjoy the words of wisdom from all of these individuals, however, if you’d like to jump to a particular speaker, here are the timestamps for each speaker:
- Invocation by Fr. Raymond Pendleton: 01:16
- Welcome address by Mrs. Megan Lengyel: 02:41
- Laura Hill: 04:36
- Holden Mora: 12:03
- Nicholas Senz: 31:14
- Stephen Minnis: 53:41
Relevant links & Kolbecast episodes:
- Kolbecast episodes with faculty speaker Nick Senz:
- 300 The Gift of the Sacraments with Brendan Murphy discussing Nick’s book on the sacraments
- 91 Kernels of Truth with Chrissy Almanzar
- Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, is one of Kolbe Academy’s college partners.
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