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VERITAS Newsletter
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Testimonials
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 Over my almost forty-eight years as an Oblate priest, the Lord has asked me to do a number of things for the Church and for the salvation of souls, and as an Oblate, to honour his Blessed Mother. Not the least of these tasks were my early years of teaching at St. Patrick’s High School in Ottawa, my time as chaplain at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and my years of work in the field of marriage and family.
I am now into my second semester here at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, and I am convinced that all of the past Obediences have prepared me for the privilege of serving the Lord and his Blessed Mother here at the Academy.
The Academy is like an oasis of faith where one can drink deeply from the content of our faith and live it. A faith which, in the words of Pope Benedict XVI, “opens new horizons to human reason.”
I can strongly recommend Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, its faculty, staff, and its liberal arts program, to any young person who wants to deepen his or her faith, in content and practice, and at the same time receive an excellent intellectual training. I am amazed by the maturity exhibited by so many of these young people, and it has been a joy and an honour to offer direction in their lives and spiritual journeys.
To witness what the students are receiving from their time at OLSWA—both in the classroom and in the vibrant student life and spiritual life offered—is a great source of joy for me and is a sign of hope for our future.
Without a doubt, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy is vital to our world, our Church, and our youth. Our Blessed Mother is doing something great here, and it is a privilege to be a part of it. Thank you to all of you who have given in your various ways to bring this dream to fruition. Please do continue to pray for this work, and to support us as you are able.
In J.C. & M.I.
Love & prayers,
Fr. J. Hattie, OMI
-February 11, 2012
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Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops (Rome), Former Primate of Canada |
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From its humble beginnings in 2000, the year of the Jubilee, your institution has grown steadily in great fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church, following faithfully the principles laid out in Pope John Paul II's Ex Corde Ecclesiae. You strive to offer a strong academic programme as well as a Catholic way of life on your campus, which motivate the students both intellectually and spiritually. I congratulate you for your efforts.
I read with pleasure that Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy is one of only twenty-one Catholic post-secondary institutions, to be listed in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College (2007). They represent the top 10 percent of Catholic schools in the United States chosen for their academic excellence and identity. The fact that your institution is the only one in Canada to receive this recognition is impressive.
I wish you well in your endeavor to obtain the right to grant academic degrees. The quality of the post-secondary education you offer is already recognized by some very good Colleges and Universities in the United States. [...] It seems right that you should now be granted full recognition as a degree-granting institution.
May Our Lady of Schools, Mother of Knowledge and Love, who brought a delegation of your Academy to the Cathedral of Quebec City on her Feast day last October, give you light and guidance "so that under her protection you may fulfill your mission as Catholic educators, serving God, the Church and our Country".
Quebec City, March 27, 2008
 Cardinal Oullet with OLSWA students and staff on the feast of Our Lady of Schools, Oct. 20th, in Quebec City
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Archbishop Luigi Ventura, Papal Nuncio to Canada |
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It is a privilege for me to witness first-hand the important work being carried out at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy... The more we give, the more we receive: that spirit is in the Academy.
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Michael O'Brien, Catholic Artist and Novelist |
I have been continually moved and impressed from the beginning of OLSWA's foundation by both the outstanding quality of its scholastic education and its dynamic orthodoxy. The spirit of genuine community, enthusiasm, and sacrifice among the students and teachers is edifying, and these and other distinctive aspects of the academy make it one of the positive signs that a new springtime of hope is not only possible but well underway. This is a gem of a school—one of the more or less hidden treasures of the Church in North America.
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Dr. Donald DeMarco, Professor Emeritus, Saint Jerome's University |
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I am pleased to lend my unqualified support to Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy. It is attempting to do something that is vitally needed in our current Canadian society, that is, to provide an education that is centred not on political correctness, but on truth. At the same time, it is doing something that is vitally needed for the Catholic communtiy, namely, to prepare educated leaders who are faithful to their Church and her tradition.
I am pleased also to acknowledge the dedication, faith and courage that are exemplified by the founders and faculty members of this institution. They are selfless and unflagging in their determination that Our Lady Seat of Wisdom will fulfill its bright and noble promise.
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