National Catholic Register, september 7, 2014 C1
The Register’s 10th Annual CATHOLIC IDENTITY 2014 COLLEGE GUIDE
C2 Aquinas College
C2 The Augustine institute
C2 Campion college australia his National Catholic Register
C4 The Catholic Distance University resource is made possible through
C4 The Catholic University of America the cooperation of bishops, college C4 Christendom College T presidents, our benefactors and our C4 College of SAINT Mary advertisers. This year, 38 schools went on
C4 College of ST. Mary Magdalen record in answer to these questions:
C4 desales University
C4 donnelly COLLEGE
C4 franciscan University of Steubenville
C5 holy apostles college and seminary
C5 holy CROSS COLLEGE
C5 institute for the Psychological Text of the questionnaire we sent to Catholic colleges. Sciences
C5 international Theological 1. Did the president make the public “Profession of Faith” and Institute — school of catholic take the “Oath of Fidelity”? theology 2. Is the majority of the board of trustees Catholic? C5 pontifical john Paul II institute for studies on marriage and family at 3. Is the majority of the faculty Catholic? the catholic university of america 4. Do you publicly require all Catholic theology professors to have C6 john paul the great CATholic university the mandatum?
C6 living Water college 5. Did all Catholic theology professors take the “Oath of of the arts Fidelity”? C6 Madonna university 6. Do you provide daily Mass and posted times (at least weekly) for C6 Maryvale institute individual confession?
C6 Mount st. mary’s 7. Do you exclude advocates of abortion, euthanasia, embryonic university stem-cell research or cloning as commencement speakers or
C6 our lady seat of wisdom academy recipients of honorary degrees?
C6 redeemer pacific college 8. Do you exclude sponsoring pro-abortion campus groups?
C9 sACRED HEART MAJOR SEMINARY 9. Do you exclude coed dorms?
C9 sT. Charles Borromeo Seminary 10. Do your student health services exclude referrals to abortion Graduate School of TheologY businesses? And Program of Catholic Studies
C9 st. gregory’s university
C9 The Thomas more college of liberal arts
C9 university of St. Thomas
photo illustration by melissa hartog / source photos shutterstock National Catholic Register, september 7, 2014 C2 ere are the 38 schools that each answered 10 questions about their college’s institutional standards and campus culture. A check mark Questionnaire Sources Hindicates a positive answer to our Catholic identity question. Schools’ comments expanding upon a “Yes” answer and explaining a “No” answer are included. he Catholic Identity College Questionnaire offers objective ques- Church’s magisterium.” tions about a university’s Catholic identity. We designed the ques- U.S. Application: If a particular professor lacks a mandatum and View online at NCRegister.com / “Resources.” tionnaire so that a “YES” answer reflects essential elements of the continues to teach a theological discipline, the university must deter- T renewal of Catholic identity called for by Pope St. John Paul II’s mine what further action may be taken in accordance with its own 1990 apostolic constitution on higher education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae (Out of mission and statutes. the Heart of the Church), its 2000 “Application to the United States,” canon n Theologians’ Oath: Canon 833: Catholic theologians are person- law and other relevant Church documents. ally bound to make a profession of faith, according to the formula approved by the Apostolic See, in the presence of the university pres- The Institution ident if he is a priest, or the diocesan bishop or a delegate, at the begin- n President’s Oath: Canon 833: The president of a Catholic university is ning of their term of office. personally bound to make a profession of faith, according to the formula The Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity, “Acta Apostolicae approved by the Apostolic See, in the presence of the chancellor or dioce- Sedis” 1989: The obligation of a special oath of fidelity has been san bishop or a delegate at the beginning of the term of office. extended to Catholic theology professors. The Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity, “Acta Apostolicae Sedis” 1989: The obligation of a special oath of fidelity has been extended to pres- Campus Culture idents of Catholic universities. n Mass and Confession: U.S. Application: Catholic students have n Catholic Board: U.S. Application: To the extent possible, the majority of a right to be provided with opportunities to practice the faith the board of trustees should be Catholics committed to the Church. through participation in Mass, the sacraments, religious devotions n Catholic Faculty: U.S. Application: The university should strive to and other authentic forms of Catholic spirituality. The university recruit and appoint Catholics as professors so that, to the extent possible, shall make provision for effective campus-ministry programs, those committed to the witness of the faith will constitute a majority of the including the celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucha- faculty. rist and penance, other liturgical celebrations and opportunities for n Mandatum Required: Canon 812: It is necessary that Catholic theolo- prayer and spiritual reflection. Benedictine college gians have a mandatum from the diocesan bishop. n Speakers Vetted: The U.S. Bishops’ 2004 “Catholics in Political Pope John Paul II (to American bishops, 2004): “By their very nature, Life”: Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defi- Aquinas College 3 Speakers Vetted Catholic colleges and universities are called to offer an institutional wit- ance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 4210 Harding Pike ness of fidelity to Christ and to his word as it comes to us from the Church, given awards, honors or platforms that would suggest support for N/A No Coed Dorms Nashville, TN 37205 a public witness expressed in the canonical requirement of the manda- their actions. N/A * Health Services Okay (615) 297-7545; toll-free (800) 649-9956 tum.” n Unobjectionable Clubs: U.S. Application: It is important for AquinasCollege.edu U.S. Application: Both the university and the bishops, aware of the Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commit- Enrollment: 618 School’s Comments: Faculty: 100% Catholic faculty contributions made by theologians to Church and academy, have a ment to the essential elements of Catholic identity, including activ- Mandatum: required of the entire right to expect them to present authentic Catholic teaching. Catholic ities of officially recognized student and faculty organizations and The Institution: faculty professors of the theological disciplines have a corresponding duty to associations. 3 President’s Oath Mass & Confession: Daily Mass, be faithful to the Church’s magisterium as the authoritative interpreter n No Coed Dorms: U.S. Application: It is important for Catholic 3 Catholic Board individual spiritual direction and con- of sacred Scripture and sacred Tradition. universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to 3 Catholic Faculty fession are all available and regularly 3 Mandatum Required attended or utilized. U.S. Application: Catholic students have a right to receive from a the essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commit- 3 Theologians’ Oath Clubs: We not only exclude pro- university instruction in authentic Catholic doctrine and practice, ment to create a campus culture and environment that is expressive abortion groups; we do no external especially from theologians. and supportive of a Catholic way of life. business with groups that promote Campus Culture: Mandatum Text: “I hereby declare my role and responsibility as n Health Services Okay: U.S. Application: It is important for 3 practices in opposition to Church *Mass and Confession a teacher of a theological discipline within the full communion of Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commit- 3 Speakers Vetted teachings. Dorms: We do not directly provide the Church. As a teacher of a theological discipline, therefore, I am ment to the essential elements of Catholic identity, including the 3 Unobjectionable Clubs dormitories. We do promote “house- 3 *No Coed Dorms committed to teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain from commitment to provide health care in conformity with the Church’s holds,” where many of our students 3 putting forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the ethical and religious teaching and directives. Health Services Okay choose to live together in either exclusively female or exclusively male School’s Comments: communities. Institution: Aquinas College is in the Health: We do not provide health heart of Nashville and is the only four- coverage, and we only promote year Catholic liberal arts college in practices in adherence with Catholic Campus Culture: middle and east Tennessee. The new we require it of all Catholic faculty arts college in Australia, Campion goes teachings. We also take the extra step Belmont Abbey College 3 Mass and Confession master’s degree programs in teacher members in theology. The “Profession to the core of education, faith and human of only choosing business vendors of Faith” and “Oath of Fidelity” are 3 Speakers Vetted flourishing. Located in western Sydney, education and nursing education are 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road that do not support these practices more proper for pontifical faculties Campion offers a uniquely integrated and based on strict Catholic and Domini- Belmont, NC 28012 3 Unobjectionable Clubs as well. teaching in seminaries. fully accredited B.A. in the liberal arts. can teaching and tradition. The new (888) 222-0110 3 No Coed Dorms Enrollment: Offering theological Coed Dorms: We have six residence Small class sizes (tutorials are capped perpetual adoration chapel con- BelmontAbbeyCollege.edu 3 M.A. degrees both on campus and halls. Five of the six are single-sex, Health Services Okay at 15 students) allow for a genuine com- structed from an existing building will through video-distance education, Enrollment: 1,674 be the first of its kind in the Diocese and only one is coed. It is reserved munity of learning in which students the Augustine Institute has become for upperclassmen, and each floor is get to know faculty personally. Through of Nashville and will be blessed and the third-largest Catholic master’s Campion College Australia dedicated on Oct. 22, the feast day of The Institution: divided by men and women. Visita- studying literature, history, theology, program training people for ministry 3 tion policies are enforced in this hall, philosophy, science and math, Campion Pope St. John Paul II. in the U.S. President’s Oath P.O. Box 3052 Campus Culture: includes a new Cen- 3 *Catholic Board as they are in all of our residential Toongabbie East students are taught to think critically, ter for Faith and Culture 3 Catholic Faculty halls. This upperclassmen residence NSW 2146 problem-solve and communicate ef- Residential Life: House life is based on 3 Mandatum Required hall provides those students who live Australia fectively. As Albert Einstein said, “The Ave Maria University there an opportunity to demonstrate value of an education at a liberal arts the Oxbridge model. -- *Theologians’ Oath +61 2 9896 9300 Mass & Confession: daily for both 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. the ability to live in an adult commu- Campion.edu.au college is not the learning of many facts Ave Maria, FL 34142 nity while at the same time upholding Enrollment: 90 but the training of the mind to think.” Campus Culture: themselves and their colleagues to Where many view university education (877) AVE-UNIV (283-8648) 3 Mass and Confession The Augustine Institute — excellence and virtue. as mere job training, Campion focuses on AveMaria.edu 3 Speakers Vetted The Institution: Theological Master’s Program Enrollment: 1,100 (1,000 undergradu- 3 students’ entire formation: spiritual, intel- Unobjectionable Clubs 3 President’s Oath lectual, social and vocational. Campion ates; 100 graduate students) -- *No Coed Dorms 6160 S. Syracuse Way Benedictine College 3 Catholic Board is grounded in the Catholic faith and 3 Health Services Okay Greenwood Village, CO 80111 3 Catholic Faculty exercises faithfulness to the teachings of (303) 937-4420 The Institution: 1020 N. Second St. the Church, but it helps all students live 3 Mandatum Required AugustineInstitute.org 3 President’s Oath School’s Comments: Atchison, KS 66002 out their faith in all of life. 3 Enrollment: 300 3 Catholic Board Catholic Board and Faculty: With (913) 367-5340 Theologians’ Oath Dorms: Campion’s accommodations are 3 Catholic Faculty regard to the board of trustees, the Benedictine.edu segregated, male and female, across all 3 Mandatum Required college follows the policy outlined in Enrollment: 1,730 Campus Culture: dorms and residences. Individuals are not The Institution: 3 Theologians’ Oath the apostolic constitution Ex Corde 3 Mass and Confession permitted to enter rooms of the opposite 3 President’s Oath Ecclesiae of St. John Paul II and the The Institution: 3 Speakers Vetted sex, and access to the living spaces is 3 Catholic Board norms contained in “The Application Campus Culture: 3 President’s Oath 3 Unobjectionable Clubs limited. Senior students are designated as 3 Catholic Faculty of Ex Corde Ecclesiae for the United 3 Mass and Confession 3 residential assistants, and one is allocated 3 Mandatum Required States” promulgated by the U.S. Con- Catholic Board -- *No Coed Dorms 3 Speakers Vetted to each area. There is a senior residential 3 Theologians’ Oath ference of Catholic Bishops. 3 Catholic Faculty 3 Health Services Okay 3 Unobjectionable Clubs assistant who lives on campus. Theologians’ Oath: The mandatum is 3 Mandatum Required 3 No Coed Dorms the proper requirement for under- School’s Comments: Campus Culture: 3 Health Services Okay 3 Theologians’ Oath 3 Mass and Confession graduate faculty and institutions, and Institution: As the only Catholic liberal continues on page C4
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Donnelly College
The Catholic Distance Students are given the opportunity Campus Culture: University to take on important leadership roles, 3 Mass and Confession as well as broaden their horizons, 3 Speakers Vetted 120 E. Colonial Hwy. through international mission trips, a 3 Unobjectionable Clubs Hamilton, VA 20158-9012 junior semester-in-Rome program and -- *No Coed Dorms (888) 254-4238, ext. 700 a summer-abroad program in Ireland. 3 Health Services Okay CDU.edu The college’s reputation for academic Enrollment: 800 Discipline The Body excellence, personalized attention, School’s Comments: commitment to student success and Faculty: The university does not have The Institution: its extracurricular offerings make it a those statistics. leader among Catholic colleges today. Form the Mind 3 President’s Oath Dorms: Some DeSales residence halls 3 Catholic Board do house both sexes, separated by wing or floor. Access to these areas 3 Catholic Faculty College of Saint Mary is limited by proximity card access; 3 *Mandatum Required opposite sexes cannot access each 3 7000 Mercy Road Enrich the Spirit *Theologians’ Oath Omaha, NE 68106 other’s areas without being escorted (402) 399-2454 as a guest during normal visitation Campus Culture:* CSM.edu hours. N/A Mass and Confession Enrollment: 1,037 N/A Speakers Vetted N/A Unobjectionable Clubs Donnelly College N/A No Coed Dorms The Institution: 608 North 18th St. N/A Health Services Okay 3 President’s Oath 3 Catholic Board Kansas City, KS 66102 (913) 621-8700 School’s Comments: 3 Catholic Faculty 3 *Mandatum Required Donnelly.edu Mandatum & Theologians’ Oath: Enrollment: 700 Since our theology faculty are 3 Theologians’ Oath primarily adjunct, the mandatum is taken in the diocese of their full-time Campus Culture:* The Institution: employment. 3 Mass and Confession 3 President’s Oath Culture: CDU is an online university. 3 Speakers Vetted 3 Catholic Board 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 3 Catholic Faculty 3 *No Coed Dorms 3 Mandatum Required The Catholic University 3 *Health Services Okay 3 Theologians’ Oath of America School’s Comments: Wyoming Mr. Owen Sweeney, Director of Admissions 620 Michigan Ave., NE Campus Culture: Mandatum: All theology faculty have 3 Mass and Confession 877-332-2930 www.wyomingcatholiccollege.com Washington, DC 20064 Catholic College • the mandatum. 3 Speakers Vetted (202) 319-5000 Dorms: As a women’s college, we 3 CUA.edu Unobjectionable Clubs only have residence halls for women. Enrollment: 6,725 (3,713 undergradu- 3 No Coed Dorms Health: Our health service is provided ates; 3,012 graduate students, as of 3 Health Services Okay by Alegent Creighton Health System. fall 2013) School’s Comments: Institution: Donnelly College seeks The Institution: College of St. Mary Magdalen to continue the mission of Jesus 3 President’s Oath 511 Kearsarge Mountain Road Christ in our time by making the love 3 Catholic Board Warner, NH 03278 of God tangible in our world. Specifi- 3 Catholic Faculty (603) 456-2656 cally, the mission of Donnelly College -- *Mandatum Required Magdalen.edu is to provide Catholic education and Catholic -- *Theologians’ Oath Enrollment: 75 community services with personal concern for the needs and abilities of Campus Culture: each student, especially those who 3 Mass and Confession The Institution: might not otherwise be served. 3 Speakers Vetted 3 President’s Oath President’s Oath: Our new president, 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 3 Catholic Board Msgr. Stuart Swetland, will take the to the Core -- *No Coed Dorms 3 Catholic Faculty “Oath of Fidelity” at our opening 3 Health Services Okay 3 Mandatum Required Mass on Sept. 11. The theology faculty t Franciscan University, the wisdom of the 3 Theologians’ Oath will join him in the oath. School’s Comments: past guides our students as they prepare for Mandatum: Catholic theologians Campus Culture: A must receive a “canonical mission” 3 Mass and Confession Franciscan University of their future careers. Whether they aspire to serve as from the local bishop/chancellor that 3 Speakers Vetted Steubenville 3 obliges them to “teach in the name of Unobjectionable Clubs 1235 University Blvd. doctors, theologians, business leaders, or scientists, 3 the Church” — it is different from the No Coed Dorms Steubenville, OH 43952 the 40-plus credits in our Catholic Core immerse mandatum. 3 Health Services Okay (800) 783-6220 Theologians’ Oath: The Catholic facul- them in the study of Western Civilization and the Franciscan.edu ty recite the “Profession of Faith” in the Enrollment: 2,466 presence of and along with the local DeSales University Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Franciscan students bishop/chancellor and president at the 2755 Station Ave. study the best minds of both yesterday and today, opening Mass of each academic year. The Institution: Catholic faculty have not been required Center Valley, PA 18034 3 President’s Oath (877) 4-DESALES from Augustine and Aristotle to John Paul II and to take the “Oath of Fidelity” because 3 Catholic Board of the canonical mission/nihil obstat DeSales.edu 3 Catholic Faculty Benedict XVI. For us, Academic Excellence means binding the ecclesiastical faculties. Enrollment: 3,266 (undergraduate and 3 Mandatum Required graduate students); Dorms: Beginning in fall 2014, virtually 3 Theologians’ Oath producing graduates as ready for the challenges of a all undergraduate students will reside 1,606 full-time, traditional undergradu- ates secular culture as they are for their careers. in single-sex residence halls. In addi- Campus Culture: tion, three halls have religious in resi- 3 Mass and Confession dence — two female residence halls Learn more at: franciscan.edu/CatholicCore. The Institution: 3 Speakers Vetted have sisters living with students, and a 3 President’s Oath 3 Unobjectionable Clubs priest lives in one of the male halls. 3 Catholic Board 3 No Coed Dorms -- *Catholic Faculty 3 Health Services Okay 3 Mandatum Required Christendom College More Than 40 Majors 3 Theologians’ Oath
134 Christendom Drive continues on page C5 8 Graduate Programs Front Royal, VA 22630-6534 (800) 877-5456 Engaging Campus Culture Christendom.edu Life-Changing Outreaches Enrollment: 425 Teaching Excellence The Institution: 3 President’s Oath 3 Catholic Board NCAA Athletics 3 Catholic Faculty 3 Mandatum Required Engineering Dual Degree 3 New Theologians’ Oath Campus Culture: * 3 Mass and Confession 3 Speakers Vetted 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 3 No Coed Dorms 3 Health Services Okay
School’s Comments: Institution: Christendom College has been providing one of the most rigor- ous liberal arts educations in the na- Academically Excellent • Passionately Catholic tion for the past 37 years. In complete faithfulness to the magisterium, the 1235 University Blvd. • Steubenville, Ohio 43952 college has been giving its students 800-783-6220 • www.franciscan.edu the opportunity to grow academically, in a personalized and supportive en- Franciscan University of Steubenville is committed to principles of equal opportunity and is an equal opportunity employer. vironment, so that they can achieve all of their dreams and ambitions. christendom college National Catholic Register, september 7, 2014 C5
School’s Comments: 3 Speakers Vetted uate, theological, pontifical institute Institution: Catholic identity lies at the 3 (not a university) founded by Pope Unobjectionable Clubs Pontifical John Paul II Institute heart of Holy Spirit College. The gradu- St. John Paul II. With its central mis- 3 No Coed Dorms for Studies on Marriage and ate program now includes the master sion/goal of providing a comprehen- 3 Health Services Okay Family at The Catholic University of theological studies and master of sive understanding of marriage and of America theology. The college also initiated a School’s Comments: family that is faithful to the teaching new catechetical certification program Institution: ITI is an ecclesiastical 620 Michigan Ave., NE, of Catholic magisterial tradition, any with 28 participants already enrolled. theological faculty, founded at the McGivney Hall institute faculty member is such only Dorms and Health Services: The direct request of Pope St. John Paul Washington, DC 20064 because he or she upholds this and college provides no housing and no II. Degrees are granted by the Holy (202) 526-3799 has an expertise in the subject mat- health services. See, both in theology and specialized JohnPaulII.edu ter taught. All of the institute’s pro- fessors have received approval from studies on marriage and the family. Enrollment: approximately 80 Also offered is a one-year “Studium the local bishop and the Vatican’s Institute for the Psychological Congregation for Catholic Education. Generale” program, an affordable The Institution: Sciences way to study abroad and earn college Mass & Confession: An institute N/A *President’s Oath credit. It is located near Vienna, Aus- Mass is celebrated weekly; the many 2001 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 3 Catholic Board daily Masses and confession times at Suite 511 tria, and the language of instruction is 3 English. Faithful to the magisterium, Catholic Faculty the adjacent Basilica of the National Arlington, VA 22202 N/A *Mandatum Required Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (703) 416-1441 ITI brings together students from all over the world. It seeks to be a place of N/A *Theologians’ Oath are frequented; and the local abun- IPSciences.edu dance of priests for spiritual direc- Enrollment: 80 interchange between diverse cultures and a living experience of the Church Campus Culture: tion are sought out easily through the universal. Since students come from 3 *Mass and Confession many local religious communities, the The Institution: both Roman and Byzantine rites of the 3 Speakers Vetted shrine, the student body and faculty 3 President’s Oath Church, ITI draws on the rich theologi- 3 Unobjectionable Clubs at the institute and The Catholic Uni- 3 Catholic Board cal traditions of both the East and the N/A No Coed Dorms versity of America, etc. Health: We offer a student health- 3 Catholic Faculty West. It strives “to breathe with both N/A *Health Services Okay insurance plan but no health servic- 3 Mandatum Required lungs of the Church” (Pope St. John es (i.e., a student clinic). 3 Theologians’ Oath Paul II). The Greek Fathers and Thomas School’s Comments: college of st. mary magdalen Aquinas serve as particularly central President’s Oath, Mandatum, Theo- points of reference. Campus Culture: logians’ Oath: The institute is a grad- continues on page C6 Holy Apostles College and HCC-ND.edu 3 Mass and Confession Seminary Enrollment: 530 3 Speakers Vetted 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 33 Prospect Hill Road N/A* No Coed Dorms Cromwell, CT 06416-2027 The Institution: N/A* Health Services Okay (860) 632-3010 3 President’s Oath HolyApostles.edu 3 Catholic Board Enrollment: 250 3 Catholic Faculty School’s Comments: 3 Mandatum Required Institution: IPS offers on-campus 3 Theologians’ Oath master’s degrees and a doctorate The Institution: in clinical psychology and an online 3 President’s Oath master’s in psychology. We also offer Campus Culture: 3 Catholic Board a wide variety of on-demand training 3 Mass and Confession 3 Catholic Faculty and certification programs for indi- 3 Speakers Vetted 3 Mandatum Required viduals, parents and “first respond- 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 3 Theologians’ Oath 3 ers,” as well as continuing-education No Coed Dorms programs for counseling staff, 3 Health Services Okay Campus Culture: therapists and other mental-health 3 Mass and Confession professionals. 3 Speakers Vetted Dorms: IPS is a commuter campus. 3 Unobjectionable Clubs Holy Spirit College Health: IPS does not provide health services. N/A No Coed Dorms 4465 Northside Drive 3 Health Services Okay Atlanta, GA 30327 (678) 904-4959 School’s Comments: HolySpiritCollege.org International Theological Institution: The mission of Holy Enrollment: 2 full-time undergraduate Institute — School of Catholic Apostles College and Seminary is to students; 14 graduate students Theology cultivate ordained, consecrated and lay Catholic leaders for the purpose Schlossgasse 21 of evangelization. The bachelor of The Institution: Trumau, Austria arts program offers a philosophi- 3 President’s Oath +011 43 2253 21808 cally based Catholic liberal arts 3 Catholic Board ITI.ac.at degree for the purpose of graduate 3 Catholic Faculty Enrollment: 80 school and life. Courses are offered 3 Mandatum Required on campus and through distance 3 Theologians’ Oath The Institution: learning. 3 President’s Oath Campus Culture: 3 Catholic Board 3 Mass and Confession 3 Catholic Faculty 3 Holy Cross College Speakers Vetted 3 Mandatum Required N/A Unobjectionable Clubs 3 Theologians’ Oath
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John Paul the Great Catholic LivingWaterCollege.com The Institution: professors who not only know their University Enrollment: Varies by course* 3 President’s Oath students by name, but also possess a wealth of knowledge and experience 3 Catholic Board 155 W. Grand Ave. in their chosen fields. Tutoring, 3 Catholic Faculty Escondido, CA 92025 The Institution: academic support, supplemental (858) 653-6740 3 President’s Oath 3 Mandatum Required 3 instruction and other resources are JPCatholic.com 3 Catholic Board Theologians’ Oath readily available to assist students Enrollment: 188 on-campus and 75 3 Catholic Faculty in reaching their educational goals. online students 3 Mandatum Required Campus Culture: Outside of the classroom, students 3 3 Theologians’ Oath Mass and Confession participate in some 43 student 3 Speakers Vetted The Institution: organizations, as well as take 3 Unobjectionable Clubs 3 President’s Oath Campus Culture: advantage of co-op or internship 3 Mass and Confession 3 No Coed Dorms 3 Catholic Board opportunities to gain experience in 3 Speakers Vetted 3 Health Services Okay their fields of study. As a “Champions 3 Catholic Faculty 3 Unobjectionable Clubs of Character” institution, Madonna is 3 Mandatum Required 3 No Coed Dorms School’s Comments: a member of the National Association 3 Theologians’ Oath 3 Health Services Okay Institution: A Catholic university in of Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Franciscan tradition, Madonna the Madonna Crusaders compete Campus Culture: University was established in 1937. 3 School’s Comments: in 11 men’s and women’s sports. Mass and Confession The 4,500-student university offers Proud of its strong Catholic heritage 3 Institution: Living Water College is Speakers Vetted small classes and big opportunities. and Franciscan values, Madonna 3 Unobjectionable Clubs working toward presenting its full three-year, degree-granting program. Liberal arts, career preparation and University welcomes students of all 3 No Coed Dorms Currently, we are offering short service learning are the hallmarks of a ages and varied religious, economic N/A *Health Services Okay courses that contain the essential Madonna University degree. Focused and cultural backgrounds. on student success, Madonna offers elements of the full program: the madonna University School’s Comments: integration of art, faith and reason. more than 100 undergraduate and Health: We do not offer student health 35 graduate programs in business, Maryvale Institute services. education, nursing, arts and 3 Theologians’ Oath 3 Unobjectionable Clubs Maryvale House, Old Oscott Hill, 3 No Coed Dorms Madonna University humanities, science and math and the social sciences. Students have Birmingham, B44 9AG Campus Culture: 3 Health Services Okay Living Water College of the Arts 36600 Schoolcraft Road access to the latest technology England 3 Mass and Confession Livonia, MI 48150 in state-of-the-art science, sign- + 011 44 121 360 8118 3 Speakers Vetted School’s Comments: Box 100 (734) 432-5315 language and nursing simulation labs Maryvale.ac.uk 3 Unobjectionable Clubs Mandatum: Our bishop has Derwent, Alberta T0B 1C0 Madonna.edu and high-definition television and Enrollment: 736 -- *No Coed Dorms indicated that he approves of our Canada Enrollment: 4,500 radio studios. Classes are taught by 3 Health Services Okay theologians teaching theology, is (780) 741-2488 confident that they teach with the The Institution: School’s Comments: mind of the Church and wishes 3 President’s Oath Institution: Mount St. Mary’s Univer- them to continue doing so; and we 3 Catholic Board sity is proudly and joyfully Catholic. are working to give this a formal 3 Catholic Faculty embodiment in the Canadian con- 3 We fully embrace the letter and spirit Mandatum Required of Ex Corde Ecclesiae. This teaching text. 3 Theologians’ Oath is embodied in our governing docu- ments. Campus Culture: Dorms: In reference to our residence Redeemer Pacific College 3 Mass and Confession halls, students are divided by secured 3 Speakers Vetted floors, with women on one floor and 7600 Glover Road 3 Unobjectionable Clubs men on another — or they are in sep- Langley, BC, Canada V2Y 2S9 3 No Coed Dorms arate, private apartments. 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By Joseph Pronechen to wonder about the world and the beauty around them, the more they THINKCatholic Experience the Catholic traditions and Franciscan values of a Madonna University hile scores of colleges are motivated to pursue education.” undergraduate or graduate education. Enjoy the personal instruction in small classes. are expanding their “But first and most importantly,” Learn from caring professors who want you to succeed. Foster your spiritual and curricula by narrow- he observed, “since the curriculum is personal growth through campus ministry, service learning, athletics, or daily Mass. W ing specialties and ordered to theology, one of the great fields of study, some top Catholic col- benefits is the students really do leges are keeping liberal arts alive grow in their knowledge and love of and well. God. Related to that, they see in a Presidents from such colleges profound way the harmony between shared their insights about the bene- faith and reason.” fits of a liberal arts education for That vision is one of the chal- their students. lenges of our times, he said, because “It’s ultimately responding to the students exit college and enter a For a degree rooted desire of the Church,” explained world where faith is under attack. in Catholic values, Timothy O’Donnell, president of But graduates are prepared because Christendom College in Front Royal, their “education is Christ-centered, THINK Va., referring to Ex Corde Ecclesiae but it’s also skill-centered.” MADONNA! (On Catholic Universities), St. John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation. Religious Vocations “This kind of education leads to Students are actively engaged in APPLY FREE ONLINE! 734-432-5339 madonna.edu the free man, the man who is self- classes that are conducted as conver- We know you by name at the M with the flame! [email protected] directed,” he added. “If you really sations and discussions. They Thomas Aquinas College take the time to study, reflect, think acquire analytical and conversa- tradition of the West.” and pray through the liberal arts and tional skills — traits employers look Fahey contended that this great math, theology and history — and for in employees. tradition has largely been abandoned not to be enslaved by your passions The large number of religious at most mainstream American uni- or be carried away by any cultural vocations to come of out of this col- versities. Students are instead fads, but only study the truth — it lege is another benefit of liberal arts encouraged to “pursue utilitarian allows you to understand more education, McLean said, citing that and specialized paths that, in reality, deeply who you are as a human being 10% to 12% of the college’s graduates narrow a student’s view of life’s pur- and who God is and Christ is.” enter religious life. About 59 gradu- pose and the path to happiness and Through a liberal arts education, ates have become priests, and a large holiness.” he contends, students can come to a number have entered religious life. According to Fahey, with its focus deeper understanding of these truths Likewise, those who marry have on the liberal arts, Thomas More and live based on these truths. family lives centered on Christ, and College stands opposite “those con- temporary trends that make men and The Heart of Education women spiritual and intellectual “It gives people the freedom to ‘It allows you to cripples who only know how to do know who they are and to know understand more one thing in life — focus on how to something about God and the whole deeply who you are as ‘get ahead.’ Getting ahead usually nature of order,” O’Donnell said. means a narrow range of pleasant- a human being “And that’s the beauty of it: You can ries, rarely wrong in themselves, but go on to do anything, but as a deeply and who God is and which can never be satisfied and, in educated and committed Roman Christ is.’ the long run, distract the student Catholic.” from man’s noble purpose and final O’Donnell said that this is the end.” heart of Catholic education. they bring their strong Catholic faith On the other hand, Fahey “Education is not just about get- to their work — “that is the heart of observed, “When the liberal arts tra- ting a job, but forming the person the New Evangelization,” he said, dition is integrated with a residential and entering into the relation of the “and the way the Church is going to college that pays attention to the truth; for us Catholics, ultimately, evangelize the world: sending deeply moral character and spiritual life of that encounter is a Person, Jesus committed Catholics into the secular the student, you have a fully Catholic Christ,” O’Donnell said. He cited world to remake that world in the education.” Pope St. John Paul II, Pope Emeritus image of Christ.” At Thomas More, the liberal arts Benedict XVI and Pope Francis as also encompass more than one would having clarified that education is for ‘Diakonia of Truth’ suspect. Fahey described how the this higher purpose, not just to train William Fahey, president of college follows Aristotle’s observa- man as a worker, but to have him rec- Thomas More College of Liberal tion that a purely liberal arts educa- ognize he has an immortal soul and Arts in Merrimack, N.H., explained tion lacking an acquaintance with eternal destiny. that the college is committed to the the fine or manual arts leads to a “So many times, we make the liberal arts for several equally impor- kind of madness, as the intellect, left mistake and overly limit study in a tant reasons. alone, becomes disengaged from the particular area,” he said. “But to raise “First,” he said, “we view our- rest of the person. the most fundamental questions selves as faithfully responding to the “That is why we require our stu- about why things are the way they Church’s long-standing desire that dents to learn arts such as wood- are is part of a great adventure that universities defend the Western pat- working or icon painting, in addition starts and never really ends, until we rimony and especially respond to the to having a rigorous academic cur- get to the Beatific Vision.” responsibility to uphold the diakonia riculum, a college with five chap- of truth — the ministry of truth in lains and daily access to the sacra- Post-College Life defense of God’s majesty and human ments of the Church,” he said. “The Since Americans tend to be prag- dignity.” incarnation of Christ our Lord points matic, liberal arts even excels in this He observed that the liberal arts, to what we must seek in all aspects of regard, he said, because studying the as traditionally taught at such insti- life: the full integration of the intel- liberal arts really prepares one for tutions as Thomas More, “faithfully lect, the body and the spirit.” many areas of post-college life. introduce students to the theologi- Joseph Pronechen is a Graduates who can think and cal, philosophical and humanistic Register staff writer. write clearly and live a virtuous life are sought after by employers. No matter what graduates choose to do, they have “a broad-based edu- cation that addresses the most fun- damental questions to know who you are, grounded in ethics and virtues that help you to be good in whatever you choose to be,” he concluded. “The liberal arts are speculative, but the impact they have on life is very valuable.” Michael McLean, the president of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif., is of like mind. He clarified what “liberal” means in this context. VISIT US IN “We use the term ‘liberal’ educa- tion from the Latin word liber, mean- SOUTHWEST ing ‘free,’ so this is an education Thomas More College ordered to freedom,” he explained. 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© Committed to ‘True Education’ NEW Degrees Donnelly College’s New President Shares Bachelor’s in Nursing Master’s in Pastoral Importance of Catholic Identity on Campus Theology BY AMY SMITH to the truth. We want to radiate Master’s in Pastoral that: The role of a college or univer- Counseling ormerly the vice president sity is to be wholly consecrated to for Catholic identity at the truth. All professors who teach Mount St. Mary’s University, theology take the mandatum [stat- F Msgr. Stuart Swetland is ing they will teach according to the now president of Donnelly College in magisterium]. Donnelly does that Kansas City, Kan. This year, Don- well. Ex Corde also calls us not to nelly makes its debut in the Regis- exclude: We are proud to help make ter’s Catholic Identity College Guide. possible an education for those in Msgr. Swetland spoke with the Reg- the lower socioeconomic hierarchy ister a few weeks after he took the and who have other barriers to an St. Gregory’s is COMMITTED to Making Catholic helm of Donnelly on July 1. education. How did you discern your new role “Excellence in the pursuit of truth” Higher Education Financially Accessible! as college president? is one of Donnelly’s “Student Learn- I had been at Mount St. Mary’s for Msgr. Stuart Swetland Mount St. Mary’s ing Goals.” How do truth and learn- eight years and felt it was time to University ing go hand-in-hand? look for what else God was calling There is a struggle in the secular $3,000 per year Grant for me to. I was nominated for the posi- back. We make the merciful love of world to see that truth is knowable tion here, and so I looked at Donnelly God present. I help my staff and stu- and, ultimately, a Person: Jesus and liked what I learned. I think dents to make the love of God Christ. We discover who we are in EVERY Active Catholic Student Donnelly is answering Pope Francis’ known. encountering the Lord. We are challenge for the Church to serve unapologetic that the truth is know- One of Only 20 Residential Catholic © those who might not otherwise be Last year, you wrote a feature for able and is a Person, Jesus the served. This is the type of approach our College Guide about the impor- Christ. We truly educate: It’s not Campuses Recommended by the Pope Francis is calling us to — to tance of peer evangelization, cate- indoctrination and not just training. reach out to those on the margins so chesis for college staff and courses True education is the formation of Cardinal Newman Society they can share in the intellectual tra- that weave together subject matter the person to recognize what is true SHAWNEE | TULSA dition of the Church and discover and faith. How do you hope to imple- and how to think well. We form how they are called to serve Christ. ment these ideas at Donnelly? men and women who can research, Firmly Catholic, Traditional and Accelerated We like to say that if Donnelly didn’t Donnelly College serves an analyze texts, make arguments and Degree Programs exist, we would have to build it. urban core population. Fifty-five express their thoughts in writing percent of our students are Catho- and speech — they are able to share Proudly Benedictine! How has your background as a lic. We give witness as we educate the truth, whether as part of Eng- 1-844-BE EXTRA | www.stgregorys.edu college chaplain and professor pre- first-generation students and show lish, history, theology, etc. St. Gregory’s University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. pared you for your new job? the many ways of radiating Jesus to Being a college president is like the world, while providing a Catho- What advice do you have for col- the role of a pastor. I am the spiritual lic education that is relatively inex- lege students about keeping their father and chief academic officer. It pensive for those who might not faith and pursuing God’s will? takes into account my reputation in otherwise go to college. We are There’s the old slogan I used at academic life and pastoral service in where success gets its start — in St. John’s Catholic Newman Center the spiritual life, with integration of education and the spiritual life — [at the University of Illinois, where faith and reason. Being a college whether it is to finish a high-school he was chaplain] — it wears well — president is a full-time endeavor, but degree or take remedial work and “Study hard, and pray harder” to I will still do my radio and TV work then begin in college for an associ- discover who you are and what God [as host of EWTN’s Catholicism on ate’s or bachelor’s degree. We also is calling you to do. Pray so you Campus]. I am excited as I go to have a program in Lansing prison know God’s will. I think of my mom meetings and meet people who love with inmates, helping them in their and dad. Because I knew them so what they do: I want to be part of it. rehabilitation. well, I knew what they wanted, We serve and see Christ in those what their will was for me. In a sim- The Donnelly mission statement underserved. We integrate Christ ilar way, when we draw close to the is: “Donnelly College is a Catholic into our curriculum, providing a Lord, we discover his will: what will institution of higher education that holistic education. Our core courses make him — and us — happiest. “In seeks to continue the mission of Jesus include fundamental theology, his will is our peace,” as Dante put Christ in our time by making the love which looks at the fundamental it. God created us with a purpose in of God tangible in our world. Specifi- questions of belief: who Christ is mind. We are all called to holiness. cally, the mission of Donnelly College and what salvation is. What does Scripture say about is to provide education and commu- We have ongoing formation for Christ? “He grew in age, grace and nity services with personal concern everyone. Many of our students wisdom” (Luke 2:52) — we all are; for the needs and abilities of each stu- come from immigrant backgrounds, that includes our state of life and dent, especially those who might not and we look at how we as a Church the particular vocation that God otherwise be served.” How do you and college can support them. We wants for us. envision building upon it? have a campus minister, Father John I am excited about the mission Melnick — his job is like my former What else would you like our statement. The whole role of Catho- role as vice president of Catholic readers to know about Donnelly? lics and baptized Christians is to identity. Between the two of us, we A lot of people don’t know it continue the mission of Jesus Christ are able to do campus ministry. We exists — it is a well-kept secret. It is — to reveal the merciful love of the have daily Mass, regular confession one of 11 diocesan colleges in the Father — and we share that mission. times and Bible studies — all that United States. It has a Benedictine Donnelly College makes it tangible you would expect for a Catholic col- flavor, due to its history, being to those seeking a higher education. lege and all integrating faith and founded by the Benedictine Sisters Eighty-four percent of our students reason. [of Atchison, Kan., and Bishop are first-generation college students; George Donnelly]. The Archdio- 71% are at the lowest socioeconomic How does your understanding of cese of Kansas City is committed to levels, many of them minorities. Ser- John Paul II’s Ex Corde Ecclesiae aid the Church and the college. We’re vice is part of that. Our freshmen your commitment to Catholic iden- one of those Catholic schools that seminar focuses on service learning; tity? John Paul II, Benedict and, now, they participate in a service project. Two aspects: commitment to the Francis have called us to be com- From Day 1, they know that “to truth and serving the underserved. mitted to. “Flee from the crowd, and whom much is given, much is Ex Corde says we need Catholic uni- Amy Smith is the expected” (Luke 12:48), and they give versities that are wholly dedicated Register’s associate editor. dwell with truthfulness…. And truth shall deliver you, have no fear.” Chaucer, Ballade of Good Counsel A Catholic University of Distinction
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BY TRENT BEATTIE great, open West, in a small town with a slow its store of treasures” (SC, 121). This is what I pace, makes an ideal environment for living have tried to do, in order to contribute to the ife on many college campuses today out an integrally Catholic life and for devel- renewal of the liturgy in our times, in accor- is anything but tranquil. Wyoming oping the moral and intellectual virtues that dance with the luminous teaching of Pope Catholic College (WCC) has the perfect a man or woman from within. Emeritus Benedict XVI. L answer to the problem, according to And I believe we are making a good use Peter Kwasniewski, professor of philosophy of that “great blessing” you mentioned. Over You’ve stated that Christ is formed in the and theology and one of the school’s found- meals or in their spare time, people hold real soul through sacred music. What exactly do ing faculty members. The college, founded conversations about worthwhile things you mean by that? in 2005, offers a quiet, rural location, small instead of texting or chattering on their The style of our Church music and the class sizes and an unusually disciplined phones about ephemera. They do adventur- texts used by it will shape our souls, our wor- technology policy. (For example, students ous things in the great outdoors, “God’s First ship and our faith. Who God is for us, what are not allowed to use cellphones on cam- Book.” When taking a break, the students his message is to us and how we will respond pus.) recite poetry, play sports or sing songs. to it are all conveyed by that music. If it is Kwasniewksi spoke of the state of Catho- WCC is a genuine community of people holy, artistically sound and universal, it will lic higher education, sacred music and get- who love each other, are animated by a be a theology of the holiness and beauty of ting a bilingual edition of the complete noble purpose and still know how to have Jesus Christ, the Savior of all mankind. works of St. Thomas Aquinas in print. fun. It sounds strange to say it, but there are fewer and fewer places in the modern world You are part of a budding enterprise With all of your academic experience, where any of this happens. called The Aquinas Institute for the Study of what do you think are the top challenges for Sacred Doctrine, which is publishing the com- Catholic institutions of higher learning today? ‘GOD’S FIRST BOOK.’ Wyoming nature greets students at Wyoming Catholic College. You released a book earlier this year plete works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Why are There are many challenges, but I will Wyoming Catholic College called Sacred Choral Works. Can you say a you enthusiastic about this project? name two. The first is curricular integrity little about this book and who would benefit The Aquinas Institute, based here in and depth. It is very tempting for institu- needs, at the right time and in his own way. can see that it’s quite true: It is a family, a most from it? Lander, is working on a project that has tions to follow the conventions and assump- The college years are a unique and cru- band of brothers working side-by-side, Although my main work has been that of never been done before: a complete bilingual tions of our day — for example, by conceiv- cial time of personal growth, and no amount studying, praying, hiking, learning to be a professor of philosophy and theology, I’ve edition of the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. ing of higher education as glorified job of schooling prior to college — even the best fully and joyfully alive. This is the kind of also been heavily involved over the past 25 For 700 years, the Church has lauded St. training, rather than seeing it as a profound home schooling or private preparatory life that I wish every young Catholic could years with music — cantoring, directing Thomas as the best guide in the study of formation of the mind and heart, as the school — can replace the need for an authen- live. choirs and composing, especially for church philosophy and theology — and these acco- Catholic Tradition views it. tically Catholic college education for any- Speaking as a teacher, I enjoy being in an choirs. I decided last year to collect the best lades continue in the documents of Vatican Catholic schools have an irreplaceable one who plans to continue on to that level. It integrated liberal arts program where I have of my compositions, with the aim of making II and the magisteriums of John Paul II and vocation to bring an intellectual and spiri- is a special time when many young men and the opportunity to teach across the curricu- them more widely available. Corpus Christi Benedict XVI. And yet, bizarrely, only a few tual patrimony of two millennia into the women will either mature into self-aware lum, deepening my understanding of all Watershed was excited about the project of his works have been readily and afford- lives of their students, and this is not some- and self-motivated disciples of Christ or fall areas of theology, philosophy, music and and helped me bring it to completion. The ably available in Latin or in English, let thing that will happen by chance or luck. It away into confusion, turpitude and apos- beyond. The faculty here are continually in book, containing 85 pieces, was published alone in bilingual editions. needs to be carefully built into the mission, tasy. conversation about great books, great works earlier this year. I’ve been delighted by the Our goal over the next years is to bring the curriculum, the campus life, the chap- of art and how to lead the students into the reception: Some of my Masses, motets and out a total of 57 volumes, all in hardcover, laincy and then pursued with great clarity Wyoming Catholic College is a very small knowledge and love of the truth. My teach- hymns have already been included in the that give the reader access to all the original and zeal. school. What are the pluses and minuses of ing stimulates my writing, and my serving repertoire of choirs around the country, and texts as well as good translations. Naturally, The second challenge is related to the such a small institution? as the school’s choirmaster stimulates my even abroad. this will involve translating a number of first: convincing parents, and even clergy, To be honest, I mainly see huge pluses activities as a composer. The style of the music is inspired by Gre- things that have never appeared in English that there is nothing more important for for student life. … At WCC, as at TAC gorian chant and classic polyphony, which before, and I am happy to say that we have young men and women than attending a col- [Thomas Aquinas College, which he As the pace of society continues to speed constitute the core repertoire and best mod- the enthusiastic cooperation of scholars lege or university that will actually attended], you have many fellow students up, do you find the slower pace in Wyoming to els of sacred music (see Sacrosanctum Conci- from around the country who are working strengthen their faith, feed their minds with who are serious in their faith and intellec- be a great blessing? lium [SC], 116); the texts, in Latin and in Eng- simultaneously on those various transla- natural and supernatural truths and help tual commitment, and you develop deep It is indeed. There’s a saying that has a lish, are Catholic through and through, tions. … In many ways, this work is an exten- them lead a moral life in conformity with friendships that will last a lifetime. lot of truth to it: “Wyoming is what America drawing upon Scripture, liturgy and Tradi- sion of our work as professors at Wyoming the Gospel. You also have teachers who genuinely was.” Quite apart from its tremendous natu- tion; and the pieces vary in difficulty, so that Catholic College, where the principles Questions of prestige and getting a good care about you and (for instance) invite you ral beauty, our local community has more there is something for every size and skill underlying our entire curriculum are drawn job are radically secondary to the one thing over to their homes for meals, music or genuine human and personal character to it level of choir (SC, 121). Vatican II clearly said from St. Thomas and where the disciplines needful, which is following Jesus Christ readings, with fascinating conversations than any other I’ve been a part of. that “choirs must be diligently promoted” of philosophy and theology in particular are with all of our powers of body and soul. He about all sorts of things. It can sound trite to Our college didn’t end up in Lander, (SC, 114) and that “composers, filled with the deeply shaped by his insights and often fea- promised us that when we put his kingdom say that the students here are like a family, Wyo., by accident; it was a very deliberate Christian spirit, should feel that their voca- ture his writings. first, he will provide for all of our other but when you experience it firsthand, you decision of the founders. Being here in the tion is to cultivate sacred music and increase Trent Beattie writes from Seattle.
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