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The Reverent Dr. R Presutti, by a painting presented to him in honor of his dedication at a former University. " We are trying to not simply protect the faith from being shriveled up from the influence of psychology, but rather to protect psychology from certain psychologists, from certain narrowness of view ". This is the mission statement of a stronghold of Catholic faith in the Heart of America. Vice President of Academic & Students' Affairs Rev. Robert Presutti, L.C., Ph.D. conversed recently with me about the importance of the Catholic university and he speaks to me about such grandiose issues as freedom of enquiry, faith as light of knowledge, the correlation of mental health and psychology; and the need to end with the old dichotomies of faith vs. reason, science vs. religion, psychology vs. spirituality; and intellectual honesty and what not, as well as the role of theology and philosophy in preserving this freedoms. He keeps repeating striking terms such as integration, volitional, intentional, directability, united, whole, holistic, health, goodness, relational and what not. Jordi Picazo* PRESUTTI-" I like to think that what we are trying to do is protect psychology from certain psychologists, from certain narrowness of view which will shrivel up the science, make it into