Dynamics of Catholic Education
Louis DeThomasis, FSC, PhD, was president and professor of InterdisciplinaryStudies at Saint Mary s University of Minnesota from 1984to 2005 and former president of the Christian Brothers InvestmentServices (CBIS). He is currently the president of CBIS-GLOBAL in Rome,where he now resides. He is the author of many books and articles onChristian education and has received much recognition for his serviceto the church as a De LaSalle Brother for more than four decades. Heis the recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award conferred by PopeJohn Paul II in 1998, knighthood in the Equestrian Order of the HolySepulcher of Jerusalem in 1989, and five honorary degrees from U.S.colleges and universities.