Mount Mary College

"Gratitude is the antibiotic to fight this infection of entitlement in today’s world. God has been so good to me. Among His many gifts to me are life, health, family, talents, friends, faith, education, my country. I thank Him for those gifts, use them to the very best of my ability, and share them with others. That’s gratitude; that’s Christianity; that’s decent, civil, humane, thoughtful, mature, responsible living. That’s what your families, the Catholic faith that animates this college, your country, and Mount Mary have taught you.

In the end, it’s all about giving, not getting; sharing, not hording; bridges, not fences; handshakes, not fists; loving, not hating; forgiving, not revenge; helping, not harming. In the end, it’s not all about me -- it’s all about God and His People."