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National Catholic Reporter, April 11, 2003 by Arthur Jones

Landy said he hopes these presentations help faculty imagine "how in their own disciplines they might bring this mix to life and t it into their work as a chemist or political scientist."

Sometimes the program brings a modicum of reconciliation for faculty members "working through a longstanding difficulty with the church, though they have to spend their careers working at a Catholic college or university." Equally, he said, Collegium programs might help faculty members who are not Catholic correct faulty perceptions they might have about the Catholic church, or to answer their question, "If I'm not Catholic do I belong in this institution at all?"

The answer to that, said Landy, is in the welcome they receive. At their colleges and university. And at Collegium.

Arthur Jones is NCR editor at large. His e-mail address is arthurjones@attbi.com