ABSTRACT
The combination of faithful and supportive friendship, along with his insistence on always trying to do better himself and urging others to do so, comprised Walter's idealism, which became noticeably infused with Christian charity and concern for all others. Thus it came about that Walter taught dogmatic theology (as it was called back then) at St Basil's. He was one of several Basilians who had been sent off to Europe after World War II to do graduate work in theology, history, and the social sciences. From 1955 to 1965, Walter was Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of St Michael's College, Toronto. While occupied with these teaching and administrative responsibilities, he obtained in 1963 the MSD (sunima cum laude) from the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Walter was one of the best teachers the Basilians had, and many other students of his have concurred over the years.
