Catholic Studies Centre at SLU draws together faith, reason

By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker

Father David Meconi (left), SJ, and St. Louis University students Meghan Campbell, Adam O'Neill and Caleb Wiseman had an evening meal together Monday during a meeting of the Campion Society at the new Catholic Studies Center on the SLU campus.

The new Catholic Studies Centre at St. Louis University is the Jesuit institution's latest step in fulfilling a mission of seeking God in all things.

The center opened this summer in the former Marion Rumsey-Cartier Hall, which for years served as the residence of SLU's president. The three-story building now houses several academic offices: the Catholic Studies Program, introduced in 2014 as a minor; the College of Philosophy and Letters, the Jesuit scholastics' program; and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

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