How a WKU student “found his
truth”
Jason Hatfield reading his bible during a bible study in the St. Thomas Aquinas Center on WKU campus in Bowling Green, KY. April 18th, 2025.
Jason Hatfield, a sophomore biology major at WKU, was
lost at the end of his freshman year. “I was left empty after
chasing the false promises of happines and joy given by
drugs, alcohol, partying, and sex. My soul was damaged
and seeked refuge… I wasn’t looking for the truth, I was
looking for my truth” said Hatfield. Doing this led Hatfield
to lay out all his christian beliefs and decide on one. The
one he landed on was Catholicism.
Jason Hatfield
reading his bible
during a bible
study in the St.
Thomas Aquinas
Center on WKU
campus in Bowl-
ing Green, KY.
April 18th, 2025.
Hatfield has spent this past year learning all about catho-
lic teachings and beliefs. During this time he learned that
Catholics believe the saints in heaven pray for the people
on earth just as the people on earth pray “I believe whole-
heartedly that it was her prayers that brought me home
to the Church” said Hatfield when talking about the Virgin
Mary.
Jason Hatfield
and Brennan
Thompson-Ross
attending a bible
study in the St.
Thomas Aquinas
Center on WKU
campus in Bowl-
ing Green, KY.
April 18th, 2025.
Jason Hatfield kneeling to pray during mass at the St. Thomas Aquinas Center on WKU campus in Bowling Green, KY. April 17th 2025
Jason Hatfield standing to sing
during mass at St. Thomas Aquinas
Center on WKU campus in Bowling
Green, KY. April 17th 2025
A catholic rosary made by Jason
Hatfield. April 17th, 2025.
each bead on the rosary rep-
resents a prayer and is used by
members of the catholic church
to contemplate the mysteries of
the life of Jesus and Mary.