Archbishop James Gleeson Gleeson College is named after our patron, Archbishop James Gleeson. Gleeson College Motto: ‘With One Heart’ Archbishop James Gleeson’s letter to the Gleeson College Community – 1989 I thank you for the beautiful way you have involved me in the life and mission of your College. In choosing my family name for your College, I believe you have chosen a living tradition of commitment to education and especially to Catholic Education. When I visited Gleeson College, I was deeply touched by your wonderful spirit of enthusiasm. I hope that this community of students, teachers, family and friends will develop a living tradition of a school, which is centred on the Gospels of Jesus Christ. As a community, you will come to recognise the presence of the Lord in one another and to grow in deep reverence for the dignity of every person who touches your lives in every way. In the pleasant setting of your College amid the hills and valleys, you are surrounded by so much beauty. Through the life of your College, I am sure you will be inspired and will also inspire the other communities of your combined campus, with a deep appreciation of God’s creation and its meaning in our lives. In my life as priest and bishop, I served for ten years on the Pontifi cal Council, Cor Unum. That name, “Cor Unum” meaning “One Heart”, became very precious to me. I hope that you will be truly of “One Heart”. For this will mean that every person involved in the College Community will be united deeply in the Church as brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. It will mean that your College will reach out to the community of Australia and to the whole world and particularly to those who suffer and are in need of any kind. I leave with you this hope of mine: that Gleeson College will always be of “One Heart” in every aspect of its life and mission. Thank you for accepting me into your hearts and lives. Archbishop James Gleeson Photo at left: The Offi cial Opening of Gleeson College on 30th July 1989.