Graduates
Our degree courses qualify students for ecclesiastical professions and for the teaching of religious education. They are further a basic qualification for various other professions.
Once a year we invite our graduates to a meeting to keep up the connection and share experiences.
“As a pastoral assistant, I have turned my passion into my profession: being with the people and helping to shape the church. Studying theology has enabled me to look at faith and the church from a critical perspective.”
“I was able to gain a well-founded and at the same time critical insight into the various theological subjects during my diploma studies in "Catholic Theology" at the PTH Brixen. Now I have decided to do a ThD in Fundamental Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the LFU in Innsbruck and to close my "philosophical gaps".”
“Because of the pastoral focus of the "Youth service" (Jugendienst), I always have the chance to work on various religious topics with young people in a practical way - this opens new perspectives and always offers an added value also for myself.”
“Music connects people across many borders. Experiencing this and contributing to it in religious education or at concerts fills me with great joy and gratitude.”
“In my job as a journalist, I am fascinated by the daily changes of my job and by the many exceptional people I meet.”
“I love the variety! As director of the academy, I was responsible for the wide range of courses. Theology, faith and church were in the core of our offer.”
“In my job I can make the difference by being present for others, offering support, inspiring interpretation and quest for meaning. This gives me motivation and strength.”
“In this job I can experience moments of intimacy and confidence with single persons and with their relatives, who are concerned with illness and death.”
“Pastoral health care means proximity to life, faith, God and the people. In my job I meet a wide range of people and am free to build different relationships with them.”
"As a more analytical type, I have always thought a lot about faith and the church. I was critical of the topics "religion" and "faith". During my studies, I was able to deepen many questions and critically question my own thinking and actions."
“Studying theology is one of the best decisions of my life. I was able to prepare myself for a wonderful, very enriching profession and at the same time to learn a lot for and about life. Heart, head, soul and spirit have been touched and I still benefit from it today! As a religion teacher and now also as assistance for Church funerals, I am able to accompany people, support them and offer them a sense of meaning of life. In this way, I have not only found my profession, but also my vocation.”
Priest: One profession, many facets
By studying theology, young men also prepare themselves for priestly ordination.
What moves someone to become a priest?
On the website of the Seminary of Brixen, South Tyrolean priests tell about their vocation story and their multifaceted work (German – Italian).
“Being a boarding school director means being part of a Christian community. A community which is characterised by the holistic view of the human being, in which Christian values and faith are lived and celebrated. My work opens up opportunities for me to shape and make decisions.”
“As spiritual assistance at the hospital, I am allowed to live my desire to accompany people in faith from birth to death.”
What I am living for: in dialogue with Ancilla Lechner (in German)
“I like being a religion teacher because it fulfils me to philosophise with curious young people about life, God and the world and at the same time to notice that I as a person can contribute something to their value formation!”
