Another great article that includes a sound and true depiction of my experience of Boston College as well.  BC need not apologize nor take a back seat to any school in terms of its Catholic identity.  It is running strong through every vein in its being.

I wonder if the marriage of big time college athletics and the Catholic university might merit our attention in terms of preservation and development of the mission of the school.  I get part of Burtchaell's concern over the lay character of the Boards of Directors of these schools.  Men and women are appointed sometimes with much greater emphasis on their ability to contribute than on their ability to loudly support the mission of the school.  In occasionally selling out to the god of sports may we not be sending the message that the mission is not paramount but the bottom line financially is?