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his National Catholic Register resource B2 AQUINAS COLLEGE B5 PONTIFICAL JOHN is made possible through the PAUL II INSTITUTE FOR B2 STUDIES ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY cooperation of bishops, college B2 presidents, our benefactors and our B5 MAGDALEN COLLEGE OF T B2 AVILA INSTITUTE THE LIBERAL ARTS advertisers. This year, 39 schools went on record in B2 BELMONT ABBEY B5 MARYVALE INSTITUTE COLLEGE answer to these questions: B6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S B2 SEMINARY & SCHOOL OF B2 CAMPION COLLEGE Text of the Questionnaire We Sent to Catholic AUSTRALIA B6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY Colleges B2 CATHOLIC DISTANCE UNIVERSITY B6 OUR LADY SEAT OF WISDOM COLLEGE 1. Did the president make the public “Profession of B4 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF B6 SACRED HEART MAJOR Faith” and take the “Oath of Fidelity”? AMERICA SEMINARY

2. Is the majority of the board of trustees Catholic? B4 CHAVAGNES STUDIUM B6 SACRED HEART SEMINARY & SCHOOL 3. Is the majority of the faculty Catholic? B4 OF THEOLOGY

4. Do you publicly require all B4 THE COLLEGIUM B6 ST. VINCENT COLLEGE professors to have the mandatum? B4 DESALES UNIVERSITY B6 SCHOOL OF 5. Did all Catholic theology professors take the “Oath THEOLOGICAL STUDIES B4 DIVINE MERCY AT ST. CHARLES of Fidelity”? UNIVERSITY BORROMEO SEMINARY

6. Do you provide daily Mass and posted times (at least B4 B7 weekly) for individual confession? COLLEGE B5 FRANCISCAN 7. Do you exclude advocates of abortion, euthanasia, MISSIONARIES B7 THOMAS MORE embryonic stem-cell research, cloning or advocates OF OUR LADY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL UNIVERSITY ARTS of the redefinition of marriage as commencement speakers and/or recipients of honorary degrees? B5 FRANCISCAN B7 UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA UNIVERSITY OF DE ÁVILA 8. Do you exclude sponsoring campus groups and clubs STEUBENVILLE B7 that are not in line with Catholic teaching (examples: B5 HOLY APOSTLES abortion- and LGBT-related clubs)? If allowed, please COLLEGE & SEMINARY B7 explain. B5 B7 UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS 9. Do you prohibit coed dorms? B5 INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL B8 10. Do your student health services prohibit referrals to INSTITUTE abortion businesses? B8 B5 JOHN PAUL THE GREAT CATHOLIC CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SHUTTERSTOCK Choose a College With a Discerning Mind and Heart

BY KATHRYN WALLICE joyful and fruitful life in the search of else. God often opens doors by shut- Absolutely. When a young man truth. ting the one we want to walk through! inquires about life in our monastery or many students, the I believe my mom introduced me to and wants to know how to discern, choice of where to pursue How does the college decision UD: She had heard that it was a solid I’ll often begin by saying that God their undergraduate studies potentially influence one’s ability to with a pro- allows us to be drawn towards par- F is one of great trepidation. discover his or her vocation? gram. I was just developing a fascina- ticular examples or instances of Along with the often-present finan- It could be either an amazing help tion with the intellectual life, so the community life that are tailor-made cial and personal constraints, the or do amazing harm, but what you are core didn’t initially appeal for us. Regarding marriage, a young addition of further spiritual consid- getting at is the question of formation. to me because I still had that “jock man does not marry the form of erations can make the decision pro- The 18- to 22-year-old range is a very streak” in me, but it was eventually woman; there is someone concrete cess simply overwhelming. impressionable age. The influences the Rome program — the allure of liv- who comes into his life and sweeps Yet in our Catholic , we which govern or inspire young men ing on a vineyard for five months and him off his feet. Something similar have many examples of men and and women of that age can have life- traveling Europe and hanging out happens in the religious life. You women who have made (seemingly) long consequences. You shouldn’t with the — that sold me. have to be drawn to a particular quite radical decisions about how to think of that in a drastic, fearmonger- I remember making a list of pros community’s charism in order to best give over their lives to the ser- ing way, but it’s a sobering fact that and cons for UD and Villanova. On sense that you want to be part of that. vice of God. Surely there is some the ideas that you come across in col- several occasions I nudged the Villa- You don’t want to join a community way to use the example of those who lege can and will influence you nova numbers up and the UD ones whose interactions with each other discern the lifelong practice of evan- CAMPUS DECISION. Cistercian Father Thomas Esposito says of discern- throughout your life, perhaps more down. And I took it to prayer on sev- are clearly toxic or whose ministry gelical counsels to help us wisely ing one’s college choice, ‘There has to be something that tugs at you and strongly in the short term, but they do eral occasions. No thunderbolt from does not correspond to your talents discern where to spend our four makes you want to investigate it further. And then the personal encounter become roots that plunge deep into heaven illuminated the dark sky, but I and desires. You are going to be years of undergraduate studies. comes in the form of a visit or a chat with a student or alumnus who com- the ground of your soul. had a strange sense that I was sup- drawn to a community which will Cistercian Father Thomas municates with the same enthusiasm or energy about the place. And then posed to be at UD. And I begrudg- appeal to your most noble desires Esposito, assistant professor of that love of a place can be a seed which germinates in your own heart You obviously found your vocation, ingly gave in, but from Day One I met and talents and employ them for the theology at the University of Dallas through prayer.’ Courtesy of the University of Dallas so I think we can safely say you chose friends who are still my buddies, and greater glory of God. (UD) and subprior (and former rightly by attending the University of the first seeds of a fascination with A similar process is at work in the vocations director) of the Cister- How would you describe the pur- lege education as a job certification or Dallas. How did you decide to attend theology and that were discernment of the college choice. cian Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas, pose of a college education? practical equipment, or part of pursu- UD for your undergraduate studies? planted in high school exploded. There are many things that colleges drew from his experience as both a I’ll start with the etymological ing a career. From my own experience, I can can be known for — whether it’s a law student and now monastic religious roots. “Educe” would be to lead out — But I don’t think that’s a true say that no syllogism or deductive For a time, you were also the voca- program, outstanding campus minis- to help those discerning under- any education is meant to lead you out understanding of college. logic could lead you to the mathemat- tions director for the Cistercian Abbey. try or a Rome program — but there stand the parallels between reli- of a state of ignorance into a state of The knowledge of one’s own gifts ical certainty that you should go here Do you think there are any parallels has to be something that tugs at you gious and college discernment. knowledge. And there are obviously and limitations should entail a greater or there. I wanted to go to Notre that can be drawn between someone and makes you want to investigate it This interview has been edited and different forms of knowledge. I think ability to be a lifelong learner, to Dame, and Notre Dame wait-listed who is trying to discern the religious life further. And then the personal formatted for print. most people today would regard a col- develop the virtues you need to live a me. So I had to figure out something and discerning which college to attend? CONTINUES ON PAGE B6 NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 B2 ere are the 39 schools that each answered 10 questions about their college’s institutional standards and campus culture. A check mark Questionnaire Sources indicates a positive answer to our Catholic H he Catholic Identity College Questionnaire offers objective ques- forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the Church’s magiste- identity question. Schools’ comments expanding upon a “Yes” answer and explaining a “No” or N/A answer are tions about a university’s Catholic identity. We designed the ques- rium.” tionnaire so that a “YES” answer reflects essential elements of U.S. Application: If a particular professor lacks a mandatum and contin- included, as well as more comments (denoted by *). T the renewal of Catholic identity called for by Pope St. John Paul ues to teach a theological discipline, the university must determine what View online at NCRegister.com / “Resources.” II’s 1990 apostolic constitution on higher education, (Out further action may be taken in accordance with its own mission and stat- of the Heart of the Church), its 2000 “Application to the ,” utes. n Aquinas College a common life of prayer, includ- canon law and other relevant Church documents. Theologians’ Oath: Canon 833: Catholic theologians are personally ing daily Mass, confession, indi- bound to make a profession of faith, according to the formula approved 4210 Harding Pike vidual spiritual direction and spiritual The Institution by the Apostolic See, in the presence of the university president if he is Nashville, TN 37228 conferences. On-campus students n Canon 833: The president of a Catholic university is a priest, or the or a delegate, at the beginning of their (615) 297-7545 President’s Oath: also receive personalized intern- personally bound to make a profession of faith, according to the formula term of office. AquinasCollege.edu ship opportunities with -area Enrollment: 65 apostolates and weekly theological approved by the Apostolic See, in the presence of the chancellor or dioce- The “Profession of Faith” and the “Oath of Fidelity,” Acta Apostolicae seminars. Students in the state-of- san bishop or a delegate at the beginning of the term of office. Sedis, 1989: The obligation of a special oath of fidelity has been The Institution: the art distance-education program The “Profession of Faith” and the “Oath of Fidelity,” Acta Apostolicae extended to Catholic theology professors. 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH receive a personalized experience, Sedis, 1989: The obligation of a special oath of fidelity has been extended to 3 CATHOLIC BOARD including one-on-one interaction presidents of Catholic universities. Campus Culture 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY with faculty and the flexibility of on- n n 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED demand study. Catholic Board: U.S. Application: To the extent possible, the majority of Mass and Confession: U.S. Application: Catholic students have a 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH the board of trustees should be Catholics committed to the Church. right to be provided with opportunities to practice the faith through Ave Maria University n Catholic Faculty: U.S. Application: The university should strive to recruit participation in Mass, the sacraments, religious devotions and other Campus Culture: and appoint Catholics as professors so that, to the extent possible, those authentic forms of Catholic spirituality. The university shall make pro- 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. committed to the witness of the faith will constitute a majority of the fac- vision for effective campus-ministry programs, including the celebra- 3 SPEAKERS VETTED Ave Maria, FL 34142 ulty. tion of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist and penance, other 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS (239) 280-2556 n N/A NO COED DORMS AveMaria.edu Mandatum Required: Canon 812: It is necessary that Catholic theolo- liturgical celebrations and opportunities for prayer and spiritual N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Enrollment: 1,100 gians have a mandatum from the diocesan bishop. reflection. Pope John Paul II (to American bishops, 2004): “By their very nature, n Speakers Vetted: The U.S. Bishops’ 2004 “Catholics in Political Life”: School’s Comments: The Institution: Catholic colleges and universities are called to offer an institutional Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our Institution: The Aquinas College vi- 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH witness of fidelity to Christ and to his word as it comes to us from the fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, hon- sion is to be a leader in the formation 3 CATHOLIC BOARD of educators who are sent forth to 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY Church, a public witness expressed in the canonical requirement of the ors or platforms that would suggest support for their actions. teach, preach and witness to truth 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED mandatum.” n Unobjectionable Clubs: U.S. Application: It is important for Cath- and charity for the of souls 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH U.S. Application: Both the university and the bishops, aware of the olic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to and the transformation of culture. contributions made by theologians to Church and academy, have a the essential elements of Catholic identity, including activities of offi- Our academic programs and service Campus Culture: right to expect them to present authentic Catholic teaching. Catholic cially recognized student and faculty organizations and associations. to the broader community focus on 3 MASS AND CONFESSION professors of the theological disciplines have a corresponding duty to n No Coed Dorms: U.S. Application: It is important for Catholic uni- education: preparing students to be 3 SPEAKERS VETTED teachers and leaders in schools and 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS be faithful to the Church’s as the authoritative interpreter versities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the communities and providing ongoing 3 NO COED DORMS of sacred Scripture and . essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment to formation opportunities for teach- N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY U.S. Application: Catholic students have a right to receive from a create a campus culture and environment that is expressive and sup- ers, leaders and catechists already engaged in these important works. university instruction in authentic Catholic doctrine and practice, portive of a Catholic way of life. School’s Comments: especially from theologians. n Health Services Okay: U.S. Application: It is important for Catho- We see our work of education as Institution: Ave Maria University encompassing the human, spiritual, is an authentically Catholic univer- Mandatum text: “I hereby declare my role and responsibility as a lic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to intellectual and professional forma- sity situated in the growing area of teacher of a theological discipline within the full communion of the the essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment tion of the whole person. This total beautiful Southwest Florida. With Church. As a teacher of a theological discipline, therefore, I am commit- to provide health care in conformity with the Church’s ethical and reli- formation in the context of a commu- 30 majors and an average class size ted to teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain from putting gious teaching and directives. nity is united in Christ and the Church of 20, students are able to build and includes mutual seeking of truth relationships with our elite faculty as and growth in charity. We strive they benefit from a classical liberal together for the integration of faith, arts curriculum buoyed by the sacra- culture and life that is the hallmark of ments. As the name indicates — Ave focuses on the formation of the entire Catholic education. Maria — we are focused on helping person: spiritual, intellectual, social and Religious and lay students are students discern their vocational vocational. welcome. Aquinas College offers op- call, whatever that call may be. We We have a lively, close-knit and faith- portunities for Mass and confession accomplish this by offering access filled college community, with numerous regularly. to grace, empowering students to social, sporting and chaplaincy societies/ inquire and discover their unique activities to aid personal development Augustine Institute Graduate vocation, respond to the will of God and faith enrichment. School of Theology in their lives with their own profound Campion is grounded in the Catholic fiat, and then live a life of joyful col- faith and exercises faithfulness to 6160 S. Syracuse Way laboration with Jesus Christ and his the teachings of the Church, helping Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Holy . students to live out their faith in all areas (303) 937-4420 Health Services: Ave Maria Univer- of life. AugustineInstitute.org sity does not offer on-campus health On-campus accommodation is seg- Enrollment: Approximately 500 services. Students are able to use the regated, male and female, across all clinic in town. dorms and residences. Individuals are The Institution: not permitted to enter rooms of the op- 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH posite sex, and access to living spaces is Avila Institute for Spiritual 3 CATHOLIC BOARD limited. Each residential area is assigned Formation 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY a residential tutor, a senior student of 3* MANDATUM REQUIRED P.O. Box 803 (corporate address; no the college who plans social activities 3* THEOLOGIANS’ OATH physical campus) and assists students with settling into Helena, AL 35080 college life. All residential tutors are under the direct Campus Culture: (833) 772-8452 3 MASS AND CONFESSION Avila-Institute.org supervision of the senior residential tu- tor, who is a member of staff. 3 SPEAKERS VETTED Enrollment: 288

3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS N/A NO COED DORMS The Institution: Catholic Distance N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH University 3 CATHOLIC BOARD AUGUSTINE INSTITUTE 300 South George St. School’s Comments: 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY Charles Town, WV 25414 Institution: The Augustine Institute N/A MANDATUM REQUIRED (IN-PROGRESS) 84. The Avila Institute for Spiritual The Institution: 3 SPEAKERS VETTED (304) 724-5000 was founded in 2005 in response to 3 Formation offers a graduate-level pro- 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS CDU.edu Pope St. John Paul II’s call for a New gram for those looking to develop the 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 NO COED DORMS Enrollment: 220 Evangelization. Today the graduate Campus Culture: skills needed to weave their faith into 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY school offers master’s degrees in the- N/A MASS AND CONFESSION their occupations or to be a spiritual 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED The Institution: ology and leadership that are practi- N/A SPEAKERS VETTED director or mentor. Also, the School 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH School’s Comments: 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH cal, contemplative and accessible. At N/A UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS of Spiritual Formation allows people the heart of the program is a group to deepen their own spirituality and Institution: Benedictine College is 3 N/A NO COED DORMS Campus Culture: CATHOLIC BOARD of dedicated Catholic educators com- incorporate their beliefs and Catholic a mission-driven school launching a N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY mitted to the harmony of scholarly Tradition into their personal lives, new generation of Catholic leaders. 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 reflection and apostolic activity. The helping to clear their path to heaven. Since 2012, Benedictine College has MANDATUM REQUIRED School’s Comments: 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Augustine Institute is a fully accred- Campus Culture: Avila Institute has built five new academic buildings, 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH Institution: The Avila Institute for * NO COED DORMS including a 100,000-square-foot ited member of the Association of Spiritual Formation is a live, online, no physical campus. It is an online 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY and engineering building, Campus Culture: Theological Schools (ATS.edu). Every interactive program that draws institute. regular faculty member has a man- five new residence halls, four new N/A MASS AND CONFESSION Christians worldwide into deeper School’s Comments: datum to teach in the Archdiocese of chapels, a student recreation center union with Christ through mystagogi- Catholic Board and Faculty: With N/A SPEAKERS VETTED Denver and makes the “Profession of and an observatory, as well as reno- cally oriented spiritual education and regard to the board of trustees, the N/A UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Faith” and “Oath of Fidelity” to the vated every sports facility and added formation focused on the faithful, 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road college follows the policy outlined in N/A NO COED DORMS magisterium of the Church. architecture, graphic design, banking, mystical and ascetical patrimony of Belmont, NC 28012 the apostolic constitution Ex Corde N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Campus Culture: Whether on-cam- Great Books, STEM Fellows and hon- the Catholic Church. Our programs (704) 461-6700 Ecclesiae of St. John Paul II and the pus or online, students receive a rich ors programs. are geared toward all adults, with BelmontAbbeyCollege.edu norms contained in “The Application School’s Comments: intellectual, spiritual and evangelical students ranging in age from 18 to Enrollment: 1,527 of Ex Corde Ecclesiae for the United Institution: A pioneer in distance formation. On-campus students enjoy States” promulgated by the U.S. Con- Campion College Australia learning, CDU was founded in 1983 ference of Catholic Bishops. 8-14 Austin Woodbury Place as the first catechetical institute Theologians’ Oath: The mandatum is Toongabbie NSW Australia 2146 in the United States to award the the proper requirement for under- +61 2 9896 9603 “Catechetical Diploma” and teach the graduate faculty and institutions, and Campion.edu.au Catholic faith to adults using distance we require it of all Catholic faculty Enrollment: 90 education. CDU offered its first de-   members in theology. The “Profession gree program in 1996. of Faith” and “Oath of Fidelity” are Today CDU is a fully online, accred- more proper for pontifical faculties The Institution: ited university offering an A.A. degree 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH teaching in seminaries. in Liberal Arts with a concentration Professional Coed Dorms: We have six residence 3 CATHOLIC BOARD in Catholic studies, a B.A. in theology SCHOOL OF halls. Five of the six are single-sex, and 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY degree completion program, and M.A. PROGRAMS degrees in theology and theology only one is coed. It is reserved for up- 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED perclassmen, and each floor is divided 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH and educational ministry. Its Gradu- Accounting, by men and women. Visitation policies ate School of Theology is accredited Business Department: are enforced in this hall, as they are in by the Association of Theological , Management, Marketing, Campus Culture: all of our residential halls. This upper- 3 Schools. The university also offers a International Business, and Finance Majors; classmen residence hall provides those MASS AND CONFESSION “Catechetical Diploma” program, sev- 3 Master of Business Administration students who live there an opportunity SPEAKERS VETTED eral graduate certificates, an under- to demonstrate the ability to live in an 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS graduate certificate and continuing- Nursing Major; adult community while at the same 3* NO COED DORMS education certificates and courses. Nursing Department: time upholding themselves and their Timothy Broglio serves 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Master of Science in Nursing colleagues to excellence and virtue. as chancellor of the university, and Marianne Evans Mount, Ph.D., serves Education Department: Education Major; School’s Comments: Benedictine College Institution: As the only Catholic liberal as president. For more information, Master of Science in Education; Master of arts college in Australia, Campion goes visit CDU.edu. Science in Educational Administration 1020 N. Second St. to the core of education, faith and Mandatum & Theologians’ Oath: Local Atchison, KS 66002 human flourishing. Located in western faculty are administered the mandatum Department of Counseling & Social Work: (913) 367-5340 Sydney, Campion offers a uniquely inte- in the Diocese of Arlington, Virgina. Social Work Major; Master of Arts Benedictine.edu grated and fully accredited Bachelor of Those residing elsewhere take the man- Enrollment: 1,980 datum in their home dioceses. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Arts in the liberal arts. 90% of our teach- ing staff have a Ph.D. in their field, and Campus Culture: Catholic Distance The Institution: our small class sizes provide the ideal University is the only fully online uni- Interdisciplinary Programs: 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH environment for students of all abilities versity recommended by the Cardinal Academically Excellent Newman Society, which promotes Master of Catholic Leadership; 3 CATHOLIC BOARD to thrive. Through the study of history, Criminal Justice Major literature, philosophy and theology, and defends faithful Catholic educa- Passionately Catholic 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY tion. 3 Campion students are taught to think MANDATUM REQUIRED critically, argue rationally and develop 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH the creative, analytical and research Franciscan.edu • [email protected] • 800-783-6220 skills that are important in any career. Campus Culture: An Equal Opportunity University While many people view a university 3 MASS AND CONFESSION education as mere job training, Campion CONTINUES ON PAGE B4 NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 B3

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School’s Comments: Institution: consists of a School of Psychology (In- stitute for the Psychological ) and the School of Counseling, offering on-campus and online degrees in psychology and counseling. We also offer a wide variety of on-demand training and certification programs for individuals, parents and “first responders,” as well as continuing-ed- ucation programs for counseling staff, therapists and other mental-health professionals. Coed Dorms: DMU is a commuter campus. Health Services: DMU does not pro- BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE vide health services. +33 2 51 42 39 82 The Catholic University of Chavagnes.org/studium/ Donnelly College America Enrollment: 12 608 North 18th St. 620 Michigan Ave., NE Kansas City, KS 66102 Washington, DC 20064 The Institution: (913) 621-8700 3 (202) 319-5000 PRESIDENT’S OATH Donnelly.edu catholic.edu 3 CATHOLIC BOARD Enrollment: 350 Enrollment: 5,771 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY AQUINAS COLLEGE 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED The Institution: Campus Culture: The Institution: 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY The Institution: 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY Campus Culture: 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 NO COED DORMS 3* MANDATUM REQUIRED 3* MANDATUM REQUIRED Campus Culture: 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3* THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 3 SPEAKERS VETTED UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Campus Culture: School’s Comments: Campus Culture: 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Campus Culture: 3 NO COED DORMS 3 MASS AND CONFESSION Institution: Christendom College is a 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3* NO COED DORMS 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 SPEAKERS VETTED Catholic offering 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS a time-tested and rigorous education 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS School’s Comments: 3 NO COED DORMS that develops the student’s intel- 3 NO COED DORMS School’s Comments: * NO COED DORMS Institution: We are a new institution, 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY lect in such a powerful way that he 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Faculty: The university does not have 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY founded in 2015 as a section of an graduates with the ability to mas- those statistics. existing boys’ school. Our intensive ter any subject — no matter how Dorms: Some DeSales residence halls School’s Comments: School’s Comments: two-year program confers a fully ac- Institution: Donnelly College is complex the vocational calling. Our School’s Comments: do house both genders, separated by Mandatum: Catholic theologians must credited European B.A. degree in the a Catholic institution of higher curriculum and committed faculty Institution: Everyone who works for wing or floor. Access to these areas is receive a “canonical mission” from the liberal arts with French and includes education that seeks to continue the are complemented by a culture of The Collegium must be a practicing limited by proximity card access; oppo- local bishop/chancellor that obliges them study visits throughout Europe. Our mission of Jesus Christ in our time unmatched personal attention, help- Catholic and must sign the “Oath site genders cannot access each other’s to “teach in the name of the Church” — it Vatican-awarded two-year M.A. in by making the love of God tangible in ing each student discern and develop Against Modernism,” which is a form areas without being escorted as a guest is different from the mandatum. arts and letters is a low-residency our world. Specifically, the mission of his academic and vocational goals. of the “Oath of Fidelity.” Even though during normal visitation hours. Theologians’ Oath: The Catholic facul- program for researchers, writers and Donnelly College is to provide educa- Our students thrive in a supportive we are committed to the unchanging ty recite the “Profession of Faith” in the teachers. tion and community services with and Christ-centered culture dedicated truths of the Catholic Church, we are presence of and along with the local Coed Dorms: Separate halls of Divine Mercy University personal concern for the needs and to helping them realize their poten- not legally affiliated with the Catholic bishop/chancellor and president at the residence are provided for male and abilities of each student, especially tial and become the great men and Church. Thus our professors do not opening Mass of each academic year. female students. 45154 Underwood Lane those who might not otherwise be women God has called them to be. have a mandatum. We are the only Catholic faculty have not been required Sterling, VA 20166 served. Christendom is not merely a curricu- four-year college specifically dedi- to take the “Oath of Fidelity” because (703) 416-1441 Mass: weekdays, 12:05pm Christendom College lum of courses — it is an organic way cated to serving traditional Catholics. of the canonical mission/nihil obstat DivineMercy.edu Adoration & Confession: Mondays, of life and culture that helps the whole Enrollment: 532 (409 degree-seeking binding the ecclesiastical faculties. 134 Christendom Drive Tuesdays and Fridays, 11:15am-noon; person mature in wisdom, virtue and and 123 spiritual direction certificate Dorms: Beginning fall 2014, all under- Front Royal, VA 22630-6534 plus times of prayer and Bible study ability. Students graduate inspired and students) graduate students reside in single-sex (800) 877-5456 empowered to achieve true greatness DeSales University Clubs: campus ministry, intramural residence halls. In addition, two halls Christendom.edu and become tomorrow’s leaders. sports, drill team, library activities have religious in residence — one Enrollment: 493 2755 Station Ave. The Institution: committee, Phi Theta Kappa, soccer female residence hall with one sister Center Valley, PA 18034 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH club, student ambassadors, student The Collegium (877) 4-DESALES 3 CATHOLIC BOARD living with female students and one The Institution: activities club, student senate, walk- priest living in one of the male halls. DeSales.edu 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 36 S. 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All of the institute’s professors Campus Culture: 3 MASS AND CONFESSION have received approval from the local The Institution: bishop and the Vatican’s Congregation 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH for Catholic Education. 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 3* CATHOLIC BOARD Mass and Confession: An institute 3 NO COED DORMS 3* CATHOLIC FACULTY Mass is celebrated weekly; the adja- N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED cent Basilica of the National Shrine 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH of the also School’s Comments: offers Masses and confession daily. Institution: JPCatholic is the “Catho- Health Services: We offer a student Campus Culture: lic University for Creative Arts and 3 health-insurance plan but no health * MASS AND CONFESSION Business Innovation.” We’re shaping services (i.e., a student clinic). 3 SPEAKERS VETTED the next generation of artists and 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS innovators with academic excellence, N/A NO COED DORMS unparalleled creativity and an au- Magdalen College of the Liberal 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY thentic community centered on Jesus Arts Christ. Develop your creative talents in School’s Comments: filmmaking, animation, graphic design, 511 Kearsarge Mountain Road Institution: As a premier Catholic illustration, acting, entrepreneurship, Warner, NH 01463 institution in the Southeast, Fran- marketing, creative writing and more (603) 456-2656 ciscan Missionaries of Our Lady at an authentically Catholic university Magdalen.edu Enrollment: 85 University (FranU) provides dedicated in Southern California. Our unique students with a rigorous and forma- academic model prepares students for tive education that prepares them their careers with a focus on hands- The Institution: to be highly skilled professionals, CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE on projects, mentorship and portfolio 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH integrated thinkers and faith-filled preparation, combined with a Catholic 3 CATHOLIC BOARD citizens. The university was founded law, and government and economy, in humanities, 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY in 1923 by the Franciscan Missionar- as well as music, fine arts and the theology and philosophy. Our pro- 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED ies of Our Lady (FMOL) and is faithful classical languages. grams are structured on a year-round 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH to its mission grounded in Franciscan Also offered is a one-year “Studium quarter system, and students gradu- Generale” program, an affordable values. Accredited by the Southern ate with their bachelor’s degree in just Campus Culture: Association of Colleges and Schools way to study abroad and earn college three calendar years. 3 MASS AND CONFESSION credit. Faithful to the magisterium, Commission on Colleges to offer Health: The school does not offer 3 SPEAKERS VETTED ITI brings together students from , master’s, bachelor’s and health-care options for students. 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS all over the world. It seeks to be a associate degrees, the university has 3 NO COED DORMS an enrollment of approximately 1,400 place of interchange between diverse Pontifical John Paul II Institute 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY students and offers degrees in nurs- cultures and a living experience of the universal Church. Since students for Studies on Marriage and ing, health sciences, humanities, and School’s Comments: come from both Roman and Byzan- Family at The Catholic University behavioral and natural sciences. Institution: Located in beautiful New tine Rites of the Church, ITI draws on of America Faculty and Board: Faculty and board England, Magdalen College of the the rich theological traditions of both members are Catholic and non- 620 Michigan Ave., NE, Liberal Arts calls her students to a the East and the West. The ITI strives Catholic. McGivney Hall transformative education of the whole “to breathe with both lungs of the Confession and Coed Dorms: FranU Washington, DC 20064 person. This education is ordered to Church” (Pope St. John Paul II). The does not offer confession or dorms. (202) 526-3799 human flourishing and communion, Greek Fathers and Thomas Aquinas JohnPaulII.edu animated by the perennial questions, serve as particularly central points of Enrollment: approximately 74 given shape by the Great Books, and Franciscan University of reference. nourished by a vibrant liturgical and Steubenville Mass and Confession: ITI liturgical sacramental culture. Joyfully Catholic life provides students with access to The Institution: FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE N/A PRESIDENT’S OATH in this ascent toward true freedom and 1235 University Blvd. both Holy Mass and the Byzantine 3 a vision of the Good, Magdalen College Steubenville, OH 43952 Holy Apostles College & Seminary 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Catholic CATHOLIC BOARD calls all within her community to enter (740) 283-3771 Churches. Both liturgies are celebrat- 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY 33 Prospect Hill Road the great conversation of authors Franciscan.edu Campus Culture: ed daily, and priests are available at N/A MANDATUM REQUIRED Cromwell, CT 06416 seeking wisdom that has unfolded Enrollment: 2,243, or 3,039 including 3 MASS AND CONFESSION all times for confession and spiritual N/A THEOLOGIANS’ OATH (860) 632-3010 across the ages and to cultivate a life online enrollment 3 SPEAKERS VETTED direction. HolyApostles.edu of virtue, poetic imagination, service 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Health Services: Health insurance Campus Culture: Enrollment: 533 and life-giving fidelity. The Institution: 3 NO COED DORMS for students is organized differently 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY in Austria and does not involve the 3 SPEAKERS VETTED The Institution: 3 CATHOLIC BOARD school in any way. 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Maryvale Institute 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY School’s Comments: N/A NO COED DORMS 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED Institution: Holy Spirit College, the N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Old Oscott Hill 3 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY John Paul the Great Catholic Birmingham, B44 9AG THEOLOGIANS’ OATH Atlanta campus of Pontifex Univer- University 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED sity, offers three graduate degrees in School’s Comments: England 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH +44 121 360 8118 Campus Culture: Catholic studies, as well as theo- 220 W. Grand Ave. President’s Oath, Mandatum, 3 MASS AND CONFESSION logical classes for the lay learner. All Theologians’ Oath: The institute is Maryvale.ac.uk Escondido, CA 92025 Enrollment: 750 3 SPEAKERS VETTED Campus Culture: of our programming is devoted to (858) 653-6740 a graduate, theological, pontifical 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS providing a fully integrated educa- JPCatholic.edu institute (not a university) founded 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 NO COED DORMS tion grounded in natural and revealed Enrollment: 275 by Pope John Paul II. With its central CONTINUES ON PAGE B6 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY truth. 3 NO COED DORMS Dorms: We do not directly provide School’s Comments: 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY dormitories. Oath, Board and Faculty: The presi- Health Services: We do not provide dent and all members of the Board of School’s Comments: health coverage; we do only pro- Trustees of Franciscan University of Institution: Holy Apostles College mote services in accord with Church Steubenville make a public “Profes- & Seminary offers an authentic and teachings. sion of Faith” and take the “Oath of academically excellent Catholic Fidelity” expressing their adherence education. Rooted in the Thomistic International Theological to the teaching authority of the tradition, we provide students with Institute — School of Catholic Catholic Church. In addition to the the tools to evangelize, a thoroughly Theology theology faculty and pastoral ministry Catholic understanding of the world, personnel, who are required to do and personal fulfillment. Under- Schlossgasse 21 so, philosophy, education and sacred graduate and graduate programs are 2521 Trumau, Austria We promise not only to educate but to set you on a path toward a music faculty take the “Oath of Fidel- available at our beautiful Cromwell, +43 2253 218 08 ity” and make a public “Profession of Connecticut, campus and through our ITI.ac.at life full of blessings. You will learn, but you will also seek that Faith.” online learning program. Our online Enrollment: 100 Institution: Franciscan University of campus places a faithfully Catholic which has a value beyond this life. Steubenville offers an academically education within reach for anyone, The Institution: regardless of where they live, where excellent education rooted in pas- 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH Belmont Abbey College is different, set apart, and focused on that sionately Catholic faith formation and they work, or the time available to 3 CATHOLIC BOARD the search for truth. Students are not them. Special programs include: 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY which matters most — a joyful life pushed to its fulfillment by a “Take Credit!” program for high only educated but evangelized and 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED school/home-school students and strong educational and spiritual foundation. then sent forth as joyful, Spirit-filled 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH disciples of Jesus Christ ready to bioethics certification partnership respond to God’s unique personal call with the National Catholic Bioeth- ics Center in our M.A. in Theology Campus Culture: on their lives and meet the challenges 3 MASS AND CONFESSION of a secular world. Ninety-seven per- program. It is the mission of Holy 3 e Apostles to cultivate Catholic leaders SPEAKERS VETTED cent of students are Catholic, as are 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 94% of faculty. for evangelization. Now more than 3 NO COED DORMS Students are prepared for a wide ever the Church needs well-formed N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY range of careers and vocations men and women who can speak the truth boldly. through more than 80 programs of School’s Comments: study, including the newest majors Institution: Founded at the direct re- in biochemistry, criminal justice, Holy Spirit College quest of Pope St. John Paul II, the ITI engineering, human development and is an ecclesiastical theological faculty 4465 Northside Drive, NW family studies, master of Catho- housed in a 12th-century castle just Atlanta, GA 30327 lic leadership and music ministry 20 miles outside of Vienna, Austria. (678) 821-2954 (minor). 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School’s Comments: TOGETHER, Institution: Maryvale Institute is a WE RISE. distance-learning education institute Vincent College is ready to prepare you for whose mission is to provide authen- tic Catholic formation for laypeople a successful, meaningful life. and for religious at both the further- • Top-ranked quality in more than 50 majors, education and higher-education levels by offering courses in theology, In-person plus pre-law and pre-med and philosophy. It is based visits now • 98% of recent alumni are employed or in the historic Maryvale House, which furthering their education has been a center of Catholic faith, worship and spirituality for more than available!* • 100% of freshmen receive scholarship aid 400 years, and it was the first home of OUR LADY SEAT OF WISDOM COLLEGE *We follow all best • Rooted in Catholic, Benedictine values and St. John Henry Newman following his reception into the Church. Maryvale practices for the safety of supported by a monastic community guests are not allowed on opposite 3 offers ecclesiastical degree programs SPEAKERS VETTED our guests and staff.* gender’s floors after midnight on 3 validated by the Pontifical Faculty of UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS weekdays and after 2am on week- Notre-Dame, Paris, as well as under- 3 NO COED DORMS ends. This policy allows the Mount graduate and post-graduate degrees 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY to successfully develop students ca- through the Open University. pable of living in an adult community Campus Culture: Maryvale is part- School’s Comments: while practicing the highest moral LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA | www.stvincent.edu/visit time and distance learning. Students Institution: In addition to provid- standards. only attend a maximum of three times ing sound formation of religious and 2879 a year, mostly on weekends, for resi- diocesan seminarians, Sacred Heart dential study periods, and they stay in Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Seminary and School of Theology of- single study/bedrooms, not dorms. fers Master of Arts programs with a Health Services: Health services are P.O. Box 249 concentration in spirituality, Scripture not provided. 18 Karol Wojtyla Sq. or theology for seminarians, priests Barry’s Bay, Ontario and laity. We also offer English and K0J 1B0 Canada culture studies, accent modification, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & (613) 756-3082 Hispanic studies, an annual Holy Land School of Theology SeatofWisdom.ca archeological expedition and interfaith Enrollment: 80 dialogue through our Lux Center for 6616 Beechmont Ave. Catholic-Jewish Studies. Sacred Heart Cincinnati, OH 45230 Seminary and School of Theology is an (513) 231-2223 The Institution: 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH apostolate of the Priests of the Sacred Athenaeum.edu 3 CATHOLIC BOARD Heart. Enrollment: 250 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY N/A MANDATUM REQUIRED The Institution: St. Vincent College 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 300 Fraser Purchase Road 3 CATHOLIC BOARD Latrobe, PA 15650 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY Campus Culture: 3 MASS AND CONFESSION (724) 532-6600 LEARN THE TRUTH, LIVE 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED 3 SPEAKERS VETTED StVincent.edu 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Enrollment: 1,739 THE FAITH, AND THRIVE 3 NO COED DORMS Campus Culture: 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY The Institution: 3 MASS AND CONFESSION N/A PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 SPEAKERS VETTED School’s Comments: 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Mandatum: Our bishop has indicated 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY 3 NO COED DORMS We’re in-person this fall. 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Sacred Heart Major Seminary 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 2701 Chicago Blvd. School’s Comments: CHRISTENDOM.EDU/OPENHOUSE Mount St. Mary’s University Detroit, MI 48206 President’s Oath: The president is a (313) 883-8500 Benedictine priest. 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road SHMS.edu Dorms: Students are segregated by Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Enrollment: 485 (as of 2019) floor or wing requiring card access, and (800) 448-4347 visitation policies are strictly enforced. msmary.edu Enrollment: 2,396 total (1,898 under- The Institution: 3 graduates) PRESIDENT’S OATH School of Theological Studies at 3 CATHOLIC BOARD St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Thomas More College 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY The Institution: 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED 100 E. 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Institution: The graduate school Our academic programs, our student Sacred Heart Seminary & School offers a Master of Arts in Theology life and our physical environment of Theology that includes a robust program for diaconate formation and studies. embody our Catholic identity, inspiring 7335 S. Hwy 100 (U.S. 45) students to experience the wonder of An Institute for Christian Forma- learning, the joy of community and the Franklin, WI 53132 tion is a two-year spiritual forma- nobility of duty to friends, to society (414) 425-8300 tion program offering a completion and to God. SHSST.edu credential for the Archdiocese of President’s Oath: President Tim Enrollment: 170 Philadelphia. 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there. I wasn’t thrilled about that. My St. Paul — but not so much the initial answer to God was “Fine.” But account of his conversion in Acts as Discern once I had that in sight, the selfish his own account in Galatians 1. Here, CONTINUING PAGE B1 INTERVIEW cords which I had wrapped around he gives a sense of what he’s made of encounter comes in the form of a visit my will were gradually undone. this dramatic change in his life, and or a chat with a student or alumnus There is an intuitive grace which he notes that God has prepared him who communicates with the same is available to you if you are truly try- for that shift from his zealous preser- enthusiasm or energy about the place. ing to harmonize your own interests vation of his ancestral traditions to And then that love of a place can be a and desires with what the Lord has in the revelation of God’s Son, Jesus seed which germinates in your own store for you. There is always going to Christ. Paul saw his Judaism as abso- heart through prayer. be an element of uncertainty, and lutely essential to his vocation as a that’s good — but I think that there’s Christian apostle to the Gentiles — so When you eventually discerned a great connection you can make to a Paul, not as the guy on the horse, but your vocation to the , did particular college that you can sense in his reflection on how God has led you encounter any of the same feelings in visiting the place or speaking to him throughout his life. And I don’t or experiences that you had when you students and alumni to know the think it’s ever too early to introduce J  U T O  decided to attend UD? place. These interactions can give you people, at least in high school, to Igna- Oh, yes. The discernment to join confidence that it is a good fit for you. tius’ Spiritual Exercises. They are a the abbey was more concrete. During most welcome and necessary part of F  O F  O H  the Easter Triduum retreat as a senior, Are there any resources or stories of discerning a vocation like marriage I walked out of one of the conferences the that you would recommend or the priesthood — or college! www.ThomasMoreCollege.edu that one of the gave, and I had to students trying to decide on their Kathryn Wallice writes from the sense that God wanted me to be future college? Hartford, Connecticut. NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 B7

guidance of the Church’s wisdom bers of the opposite sex do not have and Tradition. Knowing the fount of keycard access to each other’s wings. Truth gives us the courage to seek the Truth. University of Mary Fundamental to the success of this endeavor are the teaching fellows of 7500 University Drive the college. Well-schooled in their Bismarck, ND 58504 own disciplines, and broadened by (800) 288-6279 the college’s curriculum, their art is UMary.edu not to impart knowledge or profess Enrollment: Main campus: 2,681; overall what they think. It is, rather, with the enrollment 2018-2019: 4,601 text as the teacher, to lead students to see the Truth for themselves. It The Institution: is only after a student has had the 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH delightful experience of knowing and 3 CATHOLIC BOARD being able to say with confidence, “I N/A CATHOLIC FACULTY know what I know, and I know that 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED I know it” are they prepared to truly 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH flourish as liberated human beings, capable of fulfilling their ultimate purpose. Campus Culture: 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 SPEAKERS VETTED Universidad Católica de Ávila 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 3 (Catholic University of Ávila) NO COED DORMS 3 Calle Canteros, S/N HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 05005 Ávila, +34 920 25 10 20 School’s Comments: ucavila.es Institution: Founded and sponsored by Enrollment: 2,500 the Benedictine Sisters of Annun- ciation Monastery, the University of Mary is the nation’s most serious, af- The Institution: fordable Catholic university, teaching 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 in accordance with the magisterium CATHOLIC BOARD of the Church. With nearly 60 under- 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY graduate majors, including degrees in 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED engineering, and 19 graduate degrees EAST COAST CAMPUS 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH (such as master’s degrees in Catholic studies and bioethics and four the “Oath of Fidelity” and make the to the promulgation of Ex Corde Thomas More College of Liberal Though we live with answers that Campus Culture: doctoral programs), the University of “Profession of Faith” publicly before Ecclesiae, its founding document Arts may seem sufficient, we must have 3 MASS AND CONFESSION Mary continues to boast a stellar aca- the archbishop and receive the man- foreshadowed in many ways Pope St. the courage to ask some fundamen- 3 SPEAKERS VETTED demic reputation, with a solid liberal datum. John Paul II’s directives to Catholic 6 Manchester St. tal questions: “How did I arrive at 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS arts core curriculum and one of the Health Services Okay: A nurse on universities and colleges. Our mission Merrimack, NH 03257 my answers?” “Who taught them 3 NO COED DORMS best nursing programs in the nation. site provides health care. is to provide a genuinely Catholic (603) 880-8308 to me?” “Are they true?” Socrates ThomasMoreCollege.edu 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY U Mary also offers a rich sacramental liberal education under the light of said long ago, “The unexamined Enrollment: 93 culture, with students flocking to the teaching Church and according life is not worth living.” This simple Thomas Aquinas College daily Mass, adoration and our beauti- to the doctrine and method of the statement has endured because it is University of Dallas ful fieldstone grotto dedicated to the 10,000 N. Ojai Road universal , St. The Institution: true. The cultural milieu that each of 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH Blessed Mother. With 18 NCAA sports, Thomas Aquinas. The college has two us breathes provides a narrative of 1845 E. Northgate Drive Santa Paula, CA 93060 3 a chaplain specifically for Maraud- campuses — one in California and the CATHOLIC BOARD what it means to be a human person. Irving, TX 75062 (805) 525-4417 ers Athletics, a beautiful campus in other in Massachusetts — and offers 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY But is that narrative correct? Are the (972) 721-5125 & Rome, and other international learn- on both campuses one integrated 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED cultural values of consumerism, eco- UDallas.edu 231 Main Street ing opportunities, we have a robust curriculum that spans the major 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH nomic well-being, pleasure, youth and Enrollment: 2,412 (undergraduate & Northfield, MA 01360 “Catholic Scholars” program, with disciplines and employs the Great freedom from all duty the pursuits graduate) (800) 634-9797 eligible Catholic high-school seniors Books and the discussion method in Campus Culture: that will give each of us what we ThomasAquinas.edu receiving free room and board; 24/7 its classes. Graduates go on to a wide 3 MASS AND CONFESSION truly desire: happiness and peace? The Institution: Enrollment: 467 (both campuses) dining; online and distance learning at variety of pursuits: law, medicine, 3 SPEAKERS VETTED At Thomas More College, we seek to 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH satellite campuses; and the innova- education, journalism, public policy, 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS find the answers to these questions. 3 CATHOLIC BOARD The Institution: tive “Year-Round Campus” option, military service, business, technology, 3 NO COED DORMS Each student is challenged to reach N/A CATHOLIC FACULTY 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH allowing students to earn a bachelor’s and the priesthood and religious life. 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY into the wisdom of the past and read N/A MANDATUM REQUIRED 3 CATHOLIC BOARD degree in 2.6 years or a master’s in Mass and Confession: During the with great care and attention the 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY four — less time, less cost, less debt. week, Mass is offered four times daily, School’s Comments: greatest that has been thought, writ- 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED Faculty: In accordance with North Dakota while two Masses are offered on Sat- Institution: The program of studies ten and spoken. Such a pursuit can 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH Campus Culture: state law, U Mary does not maintain urdays and three on Sundays. Confes- at Thomas More College is ordered seem daunting or even hopeless to 3 MASS AND CONFESSION a record of the religious affiliation of sions are heard before and after each towards the pursuit of wisdom. Each students, because they quickly realize 3 SPEAKERS VETTED Campus Culture: employees. of these Masses. The first Mass of the person lives with answers to the the greatest minds are in disagree- 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 3 MASS AND CONFESSION Theologians’ Oath: Theology profes- day is said in the extraordinary form; questions: “Who am I?”; “Where am ment. Such study can corrupt a young 3 * NO COED DORMS sors take the “Oath of Fidelity” at the SPEAKERS VETTED all others are offered in the ordinary I going?”; “How do I get there?” We intellect and make it despairing of 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY time of their hiring. 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS form, in English and Latin. answer these questions by the simple ever being able to know the Truth. 3 NO COED DORMS Coed Dorms: The college has only fact that we live, we pursue goals, The liberal arts do not make men and 3 School’s Comments: HEALTH SERVICES OKAY single-sex dorms, and visitation by we make choices, we prioritize our women virtuous. Faculty: The university does not have University of St. Thomas the opposite sex is prohibited at all lives according to how we understand What gives our college the courage those statistics. School’s Comments: 3800 Montrose Blvd. times. ourselves, our culture, the world, our to engage in such a pursuit — hope- Dorms: Our one coed residence hall is Institution: Though Thomas Aquinas Houston, TX 77006 relationship to it, and what we con- ful of discovering the truth — is that segregated by wing and floor. Mem- College opened its doors 20 years sider most important or needful. this endeavor takes place with the CONTINUES ON PAGE B8

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At Franciscan University of Steubenville, we form joyful disciples of Christ who strive for excellence in every field and every state in life. Whether God is calling you to be a neuroscientist, journalist, youth minister, or priest, our 80-plus programs of study, dynamic faith life, and welcoming student community will

HANDS-ON. University of Mary student nurses in training practice medical techniques on a model of a baby. help you grow into the best version of yourself. University of Mary Let Franciscan University help you discover your (713) 525-3500 The Institution: 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY StThom.edu/catholic 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED unique greatness—and become the man or Enrollment: 3,523 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY woman God created you to be. The Institution: 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED Campus Culture: 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 CATHOLIC BOARD 3 SPEAKERS VETTED 3 CATHOLIC FACULTY Campus Culture: 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 80+ Programs Including 3 MANDATUM REQUIRED 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 NO COED DORMS 3 THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 3 SPEAKERS VETTED N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Biochemistry, Biology, Business, Campus Culture: * NO COED DORMS School’s Comments: 3 MASS AND CONFESSION 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Institution: Wyoming Catholic Catechetics, Communication Arts, 3 SPEAKERS VETTED College forms students through a 3 UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS School’s Comments: rigorous immersion in the primary * NO COED DORMS Institution: The university has an Our sources of the classical liberal arts Criminal Justice, Education, 3 HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Lady of Perpetual Help Society dedicated tradition, the grandeur of the moun- to the preservation of Walsh’s Catholic tain wilderness, and the spiritual Engineering, History, Nursing, School’s Comments: heritage. heritage of the Catholic Church. Dorms: The university maintains living Dorms: All dorms have single-sex wings Grounded in real experience and areas for undergraduate students. These and/or floors. Some residence halls thoughtful reflection, our graduates Philosophy, Psychology, Theology, include dormitory/residence rooms, have four-person apartments that are love truth, think clearly and commu- co-ops and apartments. There is only one single-sex. nicate eloquently, engaging with the Criminology (Minor), Music Ministry (Minor) dorm, but men and women are separated world as it is. by floors and by wings. Health Services: We do not offer student health services. The em- ployee health plan that we offer to Walsh University 306 Main Street Lander, WY 82520 our faculty and staff is in keeping 2020 E. Maple St. NW (307) 332-2930 with the Catholic Church’s teach- FRANCISCAN.EDU North Canton, OH 44720 WyomingCatholic.edu ings and therefore does not include (800) 362-9846 Enrollment: 190 abortion, contraception or any other 1235 University Blvd. | Steubenville, OH 43952 Walsh.edu illicit procedures. 800-783-6220 | [email protected] Enrollment: Nearly 3,000 The Institution: — This guide was overseen by An Equal Opportunity University 3 PRESIDENT’S OATH Register administrative 3 CATHOLIC BOARD assistant Emily Isaminger.

WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO CATHOLICS TODAY?

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In these turbulent times, faith remains the bedrock for many Americans. And this November, we face one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history. As Catholics, we amplify our voice and our vote by forming one of the most important and influential voting blocs in the country.

What issues are important to today’s Catholics? In our third and most comprehensive poll to date, EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research offer an exclusive window into the minds of Catholic voters. How do they feel about issues like the economy, race, political unrest, attacks on churches, abortion and the pandemic? Have our leaders done an adequate job? And how important are God and the Church in charting a path forward?

Watch EWTN News Nightly on September 21st and 22nd at 6PM Eastern as we take an in-depth look at the views of America’s Catholics. Results from our third poll will be available on EWTNnews.com/poll during the show, and updated regularly as EWTN News tracks the latest quinas A C developments in voter attitudes all the way to Election Day. s o a l m l e o

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