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Proud to Join Ave Maria School of Law Board of Regents as Honorary Member

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Back in May of 2017, I was proud to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Ave Maria School of Law in Florida.

As a Catholic and a proponent of high-quality education, I have great respect for Ave Maria as an institution of learning. 

And so I am equally proud now to accept the invitation of the Ave Maria School of Law to join its Board of Regents as an honorary member.  It is a privilege to be allied with Ave Maria in its important mission of teaching high legal, ethical, and moral standards that integrate the Christian intellectual tradition.

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A Special Day for Me at Ave Maria School of Law

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Recently, I was proud to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Ave Maria School of Law in Florida. I’m grateful to Tom Monaghan, Jeff Randolph, and Kevin Cieply for including me in this special day for the graduates and their families.

As a Catholic, and someone for whom having a spiritual relationship with God is deeply important, I have great respect for Ave Maria’s focus on teaching high legal, ethical, and moral standards that integrate the Catholic intellectual tradition. I believe firmly that the Catholic value system, and the Judeo-Christian value system of which it is a part, provide the bedrock on which sound ethical and moral judgments rest. This has never been more important than today, when the pace of life is fast and the challenges complex.