Detroit seminary rector named acting director of Washington center

Published: 2006-08-17

DETROIT (CNS) -- Dominican Father Steven Boguslawski, rector of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit for the past three years, has taken up a new post in Washington as acting director of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center. He had already been appointed regent of studies for the Dominican House of Studies in Washington before beginning his Aug. 1 position with the cultural center. The priest, who plans to work both jobs concurrently, said his work at the cultural center will be similar to his duties at Sacred Heart because of the educational component, just on a larger scope. Father Boguslawski is currently working on a five-year strategic plan for the center, planning to marshal its resources and form strategic relationships to allow it to fulfill its mission. "I have great hope for the future," he told The Michigan Catholic, Detroit's archdiocesan newspaper. The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, which opened in 2001 near The Catholic University of America, has been experiencing financial difficulties. Because of low attendance, center officials discontinued its museum activities and shifted the focus to its Intercultural Forum -- a think tank on the philosophy of Pope John Paul II.

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