Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P., is Assistant Professor of Theology at Providence College and a 2011 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree. He entered the Dominican order in 2010, was ordained a priest in 2016, and earned his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 2022. Topics Discussed: philosophy in his vocation story; relation between teaching philosophy and teaching theology; use of the term "preach"; philosophical conversion experiences; constants & changes in student attitudes over time; his advice to potential philosophy/theology majors. Providence College: https://www.providence.edu/ Providence Theology Dept: https://theology.providence.edu/ Dominican Order: https://opeast.org/about/our-province/