Diana Pasulka

And so I finally got that. I did it. So that's what I did. It was a rocky kind of trip there. But I finally went to a Catholic school, which is where at that point nuns were running the school. So it was a really good school. So I graduated really early when I was 16.

And so I finally got that. I did it. So that's what I did. It was a rocky kind of trip there. But I finally went to a Catholic school, which is where at that point nuns were running the school. So it was a really good school. So I graduated really early when I was 16.

And so I finally got that. I did it. So that's what I did. It was a rocky kind of trip there. But I finally went to a Catholic school, which is where at that point nuns were running the school. So it was a really good school. So I graduated really early when I was 16.

I did go to college, and then I went to the Jesuit School of Theology, which is a school where you can do an academic degree with priests. So priests were my peers. So I went to school with priests in formation to be priests. So I got an education that priests get. And then after that, I got my PhD, and I've been doing this ever since. Yeah.

I did go to college, and then I went to the Jesuit School of Theology, which is a school where you can do an academic degree with priests. So priests were my peers. So I went to school with priests in formation to be priests. So I got an education that priests get. And then after that, I got my PhD, and I've been doing this ever since. Yeah.

I did go to college, and then I went to the Jesuit School of Theology, which is a school where you can do an academic degree with priests. So priests were my peers. So I went to school with priests in formation to be priests. So I got an education that priests get. And then after that, I got my PhD, and I've been doing this ever since. Yeah.

Yeah, I still have the same Bible, too.

Yeah, I still have the same Bible, too.

Yeah, I still have the same Bible, too.

Yeah, it did freak my parents out, to tell you the truth. They thought it was odd, but my father was more okay with it. He's passed away. But my mother, I felt like she was worried about me. You know, she thought maybe I'd— She thought I'd become a nun. And I actually know nuns, and they're good people, and I keep thinking that's not the worst case scenario.

Yeah, it did freak my parents out, to tell you the truth. They thought it was odd, but my father was more okay with it. He's passed away. But my mother, I felt like she was worried about me. You know, she thought maybe I'd— She thought I'd become a nun. And I actually know nuns, and they're good people, and I keep thinking that's not the worst case scenario.

Yeah, it did freak my parents out, to tell you the truth. They thought it was odd, but my father was more okay with it. He's passed away. But my mother, I felt like she was worried about me. You know, she thought maybe I'd— She thought I'd become a nun. And I actually know nuns, and they're good people, and I keep thinking that's not the worst case scenario.

There's definitely worse career paths than being a nun. Yeah, exactly.

There's definitely worse career paths than being a nun. Yeah, exactly.

There's definitely worse career paths than being a nun. Yeah, exactly.

You bet. Sure. So I started it earlier than that. So it was something that I started as soon as I became an assistant professor. And this was in 2002, 2003. And in order to keep that job, you have to publish, which is normal for a professor. I was interested in, you know, ideas of the afterlife and the soul. These things interested me.

You bet. Sure. So I started it earlier than that. So it was something that I started as soon as I became an assistant professor. And this was in 2002, 2003. And in order to keep that job, you have to publish, which is normal for a professor. I was interested in, you know, ideas of the afterlife and the soul. These things interested me.

You bet. Sure. So I started it earlier than that. So it was something that I started as soon as I became an assistant professor. And this was in 2002, 2003. And in order to keep that job, you have to publish, which is normal for a professor. I was interested in, you know, ideas of the afterlife and the soul. These things interested me.

And in the Catholic tradition, which is what I was trained in, there's this thing called purgatory. And this is also Eastern Orthodox. So most Christians that are not Protestant believe in this thing, this thing called purgatory. And it's like a way station for souls that aren't good enough to go to heaven, okay?

And in the Catholic tradition, which is what I was trained in, there's this thing called purgatory. And this is also Eastern Orthodox. So most Christians that are not Protestant believe in this thing, this thing called purgatory. And it's like a way station for souls that aren't good enough to go to heaven, okay?