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John Kincaid, PhD, serves as Vice President of Academics for the Emmeaus Institute, having previously served as Administrative Chair of University-Wide Programs and Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Mary.

Matthew Gerlach, PhD, serves as Dean of the Institute for Lay Ministry and Associate Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, MI.

Joseph T. Stuart, PhD, serves as Program Chair of History and is a founding faculty member and Fellow of Catholic Studies at the University of Mary.

Catholic universities face the cultural lions of relativism, fundamentalism, and pessimism. The proper response is faith, hope, and charity born of prayer.

The lion of fundamentalism stands opposed to charity, tempting Christians to an enclosed autonomy, exclusive of the world around us.

The lion of relativism wraps itself in seemingly sane and humane wording, hiding its deadly tendency to draw away the lifeblood of strong religious conviction.

The lion of pessimism – of fatigue and disenchantment – is to be opposed by the extravagant hope of Christianity.

The funeral homily of the founder of the Catholic Studies program serves as a tribute to a man who awakened countless souls to the profundity of the truth of Christ.

Human history has been impacted powerfully by figures possessed of the imaginative vision needed to recognize the problems of their times and incarnate their vision in institutional forms.

Whether arising from fear, pride, or a psychological disorder, scrupulosity forms a serious obstacle to our ability to recognize and rejoice in God's mercy toward us in our weakness.