Thus, the College affirms and enriches the age-old tradition, inherited from Greco-Roman civilization, of studying the humanities through the masterworks of Classical and Christian civilization.  It holds with equal conviction that the path to Wisdom is best found with the good companions of the Catholic intellectual tradition—the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, whose lives were dedicated to understanding and living according to the Word of God.  In pursuing its mission, the College does not neglect the desires and insights of those from other cultures and other ages, which strive to answer the greatest questions of Man’s existence.  All mankind has been created to know the highest truths and discover happiness in its final end.   The search, marked strongly by the desire for God and knowledge of metaphysical truth, is only sustained when men and women live according to both the classical and theological virtues. Thus, the Board of Trustees is committed to supporting the moral as well as the intellectual life of the College community, and so, in the words of its patron, St. Thomas More, it seeks to establish, govern, and sustain a Catholic academic community in which “learning is joined with virtue.”

For this reason, the College affirms that Catholic education is integral to the mission of the Church in Her proclamation of the Good News.  The College must be, therefore, a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth.  This relationship should elicit in all members of the College community a desire to grow in knowledge and understanding of Christ and His teachings.  Far from separating reason, the study of culture, or science from faith, this Catholic humanism allows faith to illuminate reason, enliven culture, and give meaning to all learning.  Equally, it allows reason to give voice to humanity’s orientation towards the truth. Such a dynamic between faith, reason, and culture demands a response in contemplation, prayer, charity, and action, and it necessitates that the College support each of its members in their discernment of discovering God’s particular vocation and living it.  In this way those who meet the Truth are drawn by the very power of the Gospel to lead a new life characterized by all that is beautiful, good, and true; a life of Christian witness nurtured and strengthened within the community of our Lord’s disciples, the Church.