Archbishop Cupich Speaks at Saint Xaiver University

Photos by Mary Compton for Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL -- Saint Xavier University welcomed Archbishop of Chicago Blase J. Cupich to its Chicago campus on Thursday. Archbishop Cupich was one of the featured speakers in SXU’s 2015/16 Catholic Colloquium Lecture series sponsored by the university’s Office for Mission Integration and Mercy Heritage.

In his presentation, “Catholic Higher Education as a Partner in the Church’s Mission,” the archbishop discussed how Catholic universities express their Catholic identity and partner in the church’s mission.

For centuries, Catholic education has enjoyed the challenges of shaping young minds and helping to develop students. Catholic higher education has thus associated knowledge with wisdom, and the search for truth with the pursuit of the good. Saint Xavier University’s mission is to educate men and women to think critically and serve compassionately in support of the common good and dignity of life.

Audience members were invited to consider how the goals of Catholic higher education harmonize with the mission of the church. Archbishop Cupich also asked the audience to reflect upon the identity and objectives of Catholic higher education in the 21st century.

Photo 1 -- Archbishop of Chicago Blase Cupich speaks to an audience at McGuire Hall located on the campus of Saint Xavier University in Chicago.

Photo 2 -- Audience members react to the comments made by Archbishop Cupich as he spoke at SXU in Chicago on Thursday evening.

Photo 3 -- Posing for a photo; Graziano Marcheschi, Vice President, University Mission and Ministry, Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich and Dr. Christine Wiseman, SXU President.

Photo 4 -- Graziano Marcheschi, Vice President of St. Xavier University Mission and Ministry looks on as Most Reverend Blase Cupich hugs a member of the audience at SXU.

Source: Saint Xavier University