A professor of history at Notre Dame, Rev. Wilson Miscamble — “Father Bill” to his countless friends — has just launched a new website, NDCatholic. Why? Below, a screenshot from the website itself:

The website presents practical advice, listing the profiles of about 100 members of the faculty whose courses students should consider. (“[N]ot all colleagues recommended here are themselves practicing Catholics,” Fr. Bill explains, “nor do they endorse fully Catholic doctrine and teaching.” Fr. Bill isn’t attempting to restore the Spanish Inquisition. He’s attempting to direct students to faculty who take seriously the good, the beautiful, and the true.)

Yes, yes. I know. We have reached a sorry point when a prominent member of the faculty at one of the nation’s greatest Catholic universities concludes that the university’s students require quite a lot of help in attaining a truly Catholic education. But we have reached that sorry point. What’s remarkable is that Fr. Bill has decided to do something about it.