Featured Testimonial About Creighton University
We feel very blessed to have had this once-in-a-lifetime experience and speak with him.
By Micah Mertes
For Megan and Andrew Ronnfeldt, BSBA’12 — both lifelong Catholics — it’s hard to imagine a better way to start a marriage than with a blessing from the Pope himself.
The Ronnfeldts received the special blessing from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this fall, along with more than 100 other couples from around the world.
“We feel very blessed to have had this once-in-a-lifetime experience and speak with him,” Andrew said.
The Ronnfeldts applied to receive their marriage blessing through the Pontifical North American College in Rome. The only condition was that the blessing had to take place within one year of their wedding, which was Sept. 14, 2024. That also happens to be Pope Leo’s birthday. During their audience with him, the Ronnfeldts gave him a card ahead of his 70th birthday.
Megan also presented him with a U.S. Navy prayer coin, a token of her time in service. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, she was commissioned into the Navy as an officer in the intelligence community stationed in Washington, D.C. That’s where she and Andrew met.
“Having the commonality of our Catholic faith was incredibly important to us,” Megan said. “We both come from strong Catholic backgrounds that helped us grow into the people we are today. We both really stay involved and active in the Catholic community at our parish in northern Virginia.”
Andrew, who is originally from the Minneapolis area, attended a Catholic grade school and high school, and he knew he wanted to continue his education at a Jesuit college.
“I looked at several options, and Creighton was actually the last one I visited,” he said. “I fell in love with the community and how welcoming it was, and there was no question that this is where I should go.”
He cherishes the many Sunday evening candlelight Masses he shared with his friends and classmates at St. John’s Church. Creighton was his chance to join a new faith community, one he remains a part of today. “Most of my closest friends are from my time at Creighton,” he said.
Megan said she feels just as much a part of the Creighton community even though she’s not an alumna.
“Creighton is such an important part of our lives,” she said. “It’s let us connect with our faith in new ways, with friends and their families across the country.
“I feel so fortunate to have married into the Creighton community.”
