The Catholic University: A Mission of Hope

By Fr. Charles Sikorsky, LC, JD, JCL Institute for Psychological Sciences By Fr. Charles Sikorsky, LC, JD, JCL is the President, of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Arlington, VA, a Catholic Graduate School of Psychology. Washington, D.C. (I.P.S) - In his address to Catholic educators, Pope Benedict harmonized his thoughts on education with the general theme of his visit to the United States, “Christ our Hope.” Specifically, he focused on the relationship between truth and hope. He made this point near the beginning of his address when he said, “Set against personal struggles, moral confusion and fragmentation of knowledge, the noble goals of scholarship and education, founded on the unity of truth and in service of the person and the community, become an especially powerful instrument of hope.” In order for... [read full story]