Meet Megan Langfield
When asked why she joined the JPG team, Humanities Fellow Megan Langfield said:
From a very young age, I remember loving stories. As a child, I eagerly waited for my parents to read a beloved rotation of bedtime stories. Later, I relished hunting through the stacks of libraries and book fairs. In high school, I enjoyed any opportunity to talk about stories which “caught the heart off guard,” as the poet Seamus Heaney once beautifully wrote. At Gonzaga University, I quickly became an English Literature major. Through my literature studies, I grew a much keener awareness of the desire for fulfillment – ultimately, for God – which rested at the heart of all my favorite tales. Around the same time, I developed another love – a love for philosophy, which I added as a second major. The grounding principles of philosophy gave me confidence that Truth could be known in an ever-more relativistic and self-referential world. Through these studies, I came to a real, albeit initial, understanding of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. I graduated in 2014 with dual undergraduate degrees and senior student awards in English literature and philosophy, along with a history minor and certificate of leadership studies.
Equipped with my degrees and a passion to serve, I became a volunteer corp English teacher at St. Louis University High School in St. Louis, MO. During my service year, I fell in love with the life of a school. I knew that God was calling me into the rhythm of classes, Masses, showcases, competitions, celebrations and sometimes outright shenanigans which define life at the most beloved schools. Desiring to return to my home and family in the West, I taught Language Arts at St. Mary Catholic School for two years and English Literature at Regis Jesuit High School for five years. I completed my Master’s degree in English Studies while teaching and growing my beautiful family with my husband, Justin. In the midst of “the grind,” I wanted more, but I also felt called to wait for God, in his generosity, to reveal the good that I could not even imagine for myself. As my children have grown and as I have neared a decade of teaching, discussions regarding educational approaches and their results have become more and more personal to me. I have prayed for excellent schools which I might confidently entrust with my own children’s education, and it has become a dearest wish to also serve one of those communities with my own teaching craft. These desires have brought me to the classical educational paradigm - both its compelling worldview and Truth-centered tradition. I am so thrilled that God has given me the opportunity to contribute to the community and school life of St. John Paul the Great.
