Cardinal Joseph Bernardin (1928-1996) was archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death. Shortly before he died, he entrusted his legacy to a Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union. He wrote, “I am very pleased that you will continue my legacy and ecclesial vision, which are based on the teaching and reforms of the Second Vatican Council.” Today, CTU continues Cardinal Bernardin’s ministry of reconciliation and peacemaking, interreligious dialogue, leadership development for the Catholic church, the consistent ethic of life, and the search for common ground in the church and the world. More than one hundred CTU graduates have been Bernardin Scholars, supported by a scholarship as they have studied Cardinal Bernardin’s life in order to continue his ministry through their own. Dr. Steve Millies is the fourth director of The Bernardin Center.
