“ On 27 December 1970, at the age of twenty-five, Christoph Schönborn was ordained a priest of the Dominican Order.  In 1987 Fr. Schönborn was selected to serve as the Editing Secretary for the pontifical commission charged with drafting the new Catechism of the Catholic Church.   On 21 February 1998, at the age of fifty-three, he was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II, with the titular title and church in Rome of  "Jesus the Divine Worker. 

In collaboration with the Archbishops of Paris, Brussels, Lisbon, and Budapest, Cardinal Schönborn is deeply involved in the re-evangelization of Europe.  Cardinal Schönborn has led the way in reconciling Christians and Jews.  In April of 2005 Cardinal Schönborn was one of the youngest cardinals to participate in the election of Pope Benedict XVI.  

In June of 2005, he published an article in the New York Times that has been widely acknowledged as a landmark in the debate on evolution.  Fluent in German, French, English, Italian, Spanish, and Latin Cardinal Schönborn continues to expand and explain his position on this issue.   He is popularly called ‘The Healer.’ “

The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology is a community of scholars committed to the pursuit of truth as revealed in the Gospel and discovered by human reason. Inspired by the Dominican practice of disciplined inquiry and learned preaching, the School draws its students into the rich tradition of classical philosophy and Catholic theology, especially as exemplified by St. Thomas Aquinas, and from this tradition engages contemporary scholarship and culture in mutual enrichment.