It's not what I say.  

Leadership [and here I'm emphasizing that of academics] is the framework of imitating Christ in today's world.  When any academic leader commits her/himself to following in the Lord's footsteps, they commit themselves to a particular way of life.  That way of life not only takes common sense and practical planning, but it calls for constant reflection upon what that particular academic leader is called to be.  A good Catholic academic leader affirms people who are trying to live/follow Christ.  A good Catholic academic leader also challenges them to become all that God calls them to be.  None of us are called to be bland, warmed-over Catholic/Christians, exactly the same as every other Catholic/Christian in the world.

It's a wonderful call----and sometimes it's an awful challenge.