An integral part of CTU, the Bernardin Center has many distinctive initiatives which include:
 

• Catholic Common Ground Initiative works to lessen polarities and divisions that weaken the communion of the Church.
• Catholics on Call invites young adults to explore the meaning and discernment of vocation.
• Peacebuilders Initiative is a year-long experience that prepares high school students for lives of service.
• Catholic-Jewish Studies and Catholic-Muslim Studies both offer opportunities for interreligious dialogue among the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faith communities.
• The In Good Faith dinner series brings together members of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities for education and fellowship.
• Endowed faculty chairs: the Vatican II Chair in Theology; the Erica and Harry John Family Chair in Ethics; and the Crown Ryan Chair in Jewish Studies.