Abstract
In the last 25 years, many Catholic universities have struggled to recognize the core pillars of Catholic higher education articulated in "Ex Corde Ecclesiae"-namely, that 1) all subjects should be studied with an understanding of their relationships and relevance to other disciplines, a study that clarifies both the strengths and limits of each particular field of study (unity of knowledge); and 2) there should be dialogue between faith and reason that is at the heart of authentic human development and the complex nature of truth (complementarity of faith and reason). The language of the two pillars is often supplanted by the general categories of ethics, wellness, service and leadership To limit the mission of the university to teaching around a set of moral and social principles will eventually undermine the principles themselves. expressed in phrases like "committing to social justice," "providing radical hospitality," "educating for civic responsibility," "sustaining the environment" and "celebrating diversity."