It s a sort of a Fellowship of Christian Athletes for Catholics, if you will. The idea here is to tap into the nationwide resources of Catholics and to strengthen that common bond of sacrament and virtue. With this kind of encouragement, Catholic students can graduate as rich, deep, intellectual Catholics going out into the marketplace. Voss, an assistant professor in the English department at Georgia State who specializes in Renaissance Literature, believes that we can give college students real alternatives if we are ready to give them examples of authentic virtue being practiced everywhere around them. We need to revive the living intellectual tradition of Christ s Church here on earth, he insists.
Students have a real yearning for the transcendent, a yearning that isn t fulfilled by pop culture.
The beauty, prayers, and consciousness of the Catholic Faith appeal to all the senses. . . . This is followed by what they call a case study. Together, the students study an instance of virtue that was seen on campus, on TV, or in the newspaper. Speakers, books and other media are used to fortify the growing zeal and discernment of these young people. I just hope they still sing a moving rendition of Kumbaya.