The Catholic imaginative vision arises from a robust tradition of inquiry and the interplay of faith and reason. Universities founded upon this tradition exist fundamentally as communities of believers sharing life, passing the great tradition on to students in an atmosphere alive with the "gaudium de veritate" - "joy in the truth" - of St. Augustine.
When faith and reason are properly understood, it becomes clear not only that do they not contradict, but also that faith has a central role to play in the project of higher education.
Saint Benedict taught us that the key to living a rich, full, and useful human life is to keep our eyes fixed on the things of God.
The Ratio Studiorum was founded on the conviction that faith embraces and completes the best that the world has to offer.
Historian Christopher Dawson recognized within the life of the Church six distinct "Ages," each possessed of a unique origin, distinctive achievements, and Age-ending crisis.
The vocation of the university professor is comprised of two essential elements: stewardship for truth and a responsibility to the souls entrusted to his or her care.
Every educational program demands a specific image of the human person and human flourishing and is founded upon a particular philosophical – even theological – understanding of the world.
The medieval university was founded as an expression of the Christian imaginative vision. As the anthropological bases of society grow more confused, universities face identity crises.
Catholic and secular universities are founded upon strikingly different assumptions concerning the existence and action of God, the proper bases of knowledge, and the doctrine of the Fall.
The Catholic university professor has received a high calling, requiring an attitude of service to truth, service to others, and an apostolic impulse.
What is Catholic Social Teaching, and why is it important? Why should Catholic teaching have anything to do with society?