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The Center for Law and the Human Person provides a forum for the systematic study of the connection between the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the law. It is the central resource at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law for reflecting on and promoting the ideals of the dignity of each human person, respect for the inviolability of all human life, justice rooted in the common good, the recognition and protection of human rights as gifts of the Creator, care for the poor, the neglected, and the vulnerable, and the obligation of love for one another, as understood and elaborated across the great depth and breadth of the Tradition. The Center supports relevant scholarship, curricular development, and student formation, as well as engaging broader academic, professional, and public policy communities.
The logo of the Center for Law and the Human Person places man within the context of the cosmos, as created and sustained by God through the light of Christ.
The human figure is the Universal Man of St. Hildegard of Bingen. Man, as presented by St. Hildegard, is the pinnacle of God’s creation and made in His image. St. Hildegard’s man is not autonomous and self-sovereign; rather, the human person is part of creation, embedded in a network of relations, drawn to the common good, and governed by God’s Providence.
Man receives the gold rays of God’s light and participates through the natural law in God’s eternal reason. That divine light, emanating from the Father and radiating through Christ and the Holy Spirit, illumines man’s path to virtue and ultimately beatitude with God.
The design is set within the shape of the Tudor Rose medallion that was appended to the gold Collar of Esses worn by St. Thomas More, the patron saint of lawyers, in the service of King Henry VIII, as depicted in Hans Holbein’s portrait.
The blue font surrounding the design echoes the blue in the shield of the Catholic University of America and confirms that the Center is fully aligned with the mission of the University and the Columbus School of Law.
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