It is with great pleasure that I announce our 2007-2008 Leadership Lecture Series.

For the past 200 years, Mount St. Mary’s University has provided students and seminarians a setting for enrichment of faith, discovery, leadership and community. The Mount is continually striving for excellence not only spiritually and academically, but in all forms. As we celebrate our Bicentennial, we watch with great pride the legacy we are providing for future generations. Please join us as we welcome the leaders of our community who are striving to leave their indelible mark in history.

Thomas H. Powell
President, Mount St. Mary’s University

George Weigel Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center
May 21, 2008, Noon Metropolitan Club, Washington, D.C.
A Roman Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading commentators on issues of religion and public life. He serves on the boards of several organizations dedicated to human rights and the cause of religious freedom. His book: Witness to Hope, based on firsthand interviews is quoted as being: “An extraordinary chronicle of the rise of Pope Benedict XVI as well as an unflinching view of the Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era.”