Solid Catholic Colleges And Universities

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='LivingStone' date='27 April 2010 - 09:45 PM' timestamp='1272419139' post='2101281']
Coming from Chicago, I'd be careful w/ Loyola. I know there are some solid pockets there, but for theology, ...
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Yeah, I have heard the same; there's probably a reason it's not in the Newman Guide.

[SaintOfVirtue]

[quote name='CherieMadame' date='27 April 2010 - 05:26 PM' timestamp='1272414398' post='2101190']
Do you go there? I remember seeing their website a couple of years ago and being fascinated. I'd love to talk with someone who goes there and see what it's like - I know a college student who is very interested in film ... it's actually his major.
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Not yet, but their website is [url="http://www.jpcatholic.com/"]here[/url]. It looks to me to be a solid Catholic school, they actually work the academic schedule around the one for the chapel and the priest. I've visited it twice now and I am fairly sure that I will be attending this fall.

[mcts]

[quote name='tinytherese' date='28 April 2010 - 12:32 AM' timestamp='1272429153' post='2101421']
I've heard that Notre Dame can be a good place to study undergraduate theology if you take the right professors. I'm not sure about their graduate programs though.

Fordham University might be orthodox.
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This is very true. You definitely have to look out, but there are more professors that are orthodox than not. I've heard conflicting things about the graduate programs.

[TeresaBenedicta]

[quote name='HisChildForever' date='27 April 2010 - 11:24 PM' timestamp='1272421493' post='2101322']
Seton Hall University, look at our newly renovated chapel!

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Beautiful!!!

I know one of the perspective candidates for presidency pretty well... and if he gets the job, you can guarantee that Seton Hall will be heading very quickly to the Newman Guide list.

[Brother Adam]

[quote name='HisChildForever' date='27 April 2010 - 11:24 PM' timestamp='1272421493' post='2101322']
Seton Hall University, look at our newly renovated chapel!

[URL=http://img18.imageshack.us/i/img0490sg9.jpg/][IMG]http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2278/img0490sg9.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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One of the reasons Newman rejects Seton Hall:

Bishop Criticizes Planned
Same-Sex 'Marriage' Course
Thank you, Archbishop John Myers! Today the Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, issued a powerful statement critical of Seton Hall University’s plans to offer a class on same-sex “marriage” in the Fall 2010 semester. The proposed class would be taught by an openly homosexual associate professor who was demoted in 2005 after complaining about the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality. Archbishop Myers wrote, “This proposed course seeks to promote as legitimate a train of thought that is contrary to what the Church teaches. As a result, the course is not in synch with Catholic teaching.” Read the rest of the Archbishop’s excellent statement.

[CatherineM]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='30 April 2010 - 04:36 PM' timestamp='1272663379' post='2102817']
One of the reasons Newman rejects Seton Hall:

Bishop Criticizes Planned
Same-Sex 'Marriage' Course
Thank you, Archbishop John Myers! Today the Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, issued a powerful statement critical of Seton Hall University’s plans to offer a class on same-sex “marriage” in the Fall 2010 semester. The proposed class would be taught by an openly homosexual associate professor who was demoted in 2005 after complaining about the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality. Archbishop Myers wrote, “This proposed course seeks to promote as legitimate a train of thought that is contrary to what the Church teaches. As a result, the course is not in synch with Catholic teaching.” Read the rest of the Archbishop’s excellent statement.
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Really saddened when I read this.

[tinytherese]

Somehow Providence College made it to The Newman Giude, yet it has a gay pride club and their theology program is supposed to be very poor.

Edited April 30, 2010 by tinytherese

[missio_redemptoris]

[quote name='mcts' date='28 April 2010 - 09:17 AM' timestamp='1272464222' post='2101513']
This is very true. You definitely have to look out, but there are more professors that are orthodox than not. I've heard conflicting things about the graduate programs.
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Agreed. Having been a student at Notre Dame, it gets a worse rep than it deserves - many of the professors are very orthodox. That said, it's also definitely not the same in terms of pure orthodoxy as going to some of the smaller Catholic schools, but it's a trade-off. And liturgical life at ND is very vibrant and very available, btw.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Revprodeji' date='28 April 2010 - 12:22 AM' timestamp='1272428573' post='2101412']
Do you know the man or what makes you assume he is not Orthodox?
Does he have a rep?
Is it his educational background?
Is it his topics of interest? (Catholic Identity, Praxis of Religious Education, Sharing, Faith and Religious Education, Education of Christians: Past, Present and, Future, Seminar in Pastoral Theology)

I am just wondering why you think this.
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Write Sr. M. Johanna at FUS an email telling her you think Groome is a great scholar. You'll probably get kicked out of the program.

Groome is the guy who ruined catechetical methods following the Second Vatican Council. Gabriel Moran imported atheistic philosophy (Nietzsche et al.) into catechetical content and Groome, his student, brought in atheistic psychology (Freud et al.). Groome led to the school of catechetical thought that said methods should focus on making collages and singing Kumbaya. My understanding is that the thought behind this (presented in a VERY basic way) was that associating happy thoughts and such with "Jesus-time" would make people like God. Of course, in such a scenario, they're not actually having a relationship with God at all, just themselves.

[N/A Gone]

I never said Groome was a great scholar Micah. I simply asked why you had such strong emotions. I have never heard of the guy.


I just learned today that Catholic University of America has a distance PhD program, but it might not be the most orthodox. Does anyone know about this? I am seriously debating a PhD program, but I do not like the options yet.

[txdinghysailor]

[quote name='Raphael' date='27 April 2010 - 11:54 PM' timestamp='1272423277' post='2101357']

[quote name='Semper Catholic' date='27 April 2010 - 11:46 PM' timestamp='1272422776' post='2101351']
Boston College
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NOT ORTHODOX!!!
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But a ridiculously good sailing team.

[quote name='tinytherese' date='30 April 2010 - 07:42 PM' timestamp='1272667357' post='2102854']
Somehow Providence College made it to The Newman Giude, yet it has a gay pride club and their theology program is supposed to be very poor.
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I've known a couple people who go there from sailing. They say it's a great party school. Oh and they're not great sailors, either.

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

[quote name='Revprodeji' date='02 May 2010 - 06:57 PM' timestamp='1272841076' post='2103798']
I never said Groome was a great scholar Micah. I simply asked why you had such strong emotions. I have never heard of the guy.


I just learned today that Catholic University of America has a distance PhD program, but it might not be the most orthodox. Does anyone know about this? I am seriously debating a PhD program, but I do not like the options yet.
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CUA theology professors I believe are a Pontifical faculty, meaning they would have to be approved in Rome. I could be wrong.

[txdinghysailor]

[quote name='thedude' date='02 May 2010 - 08:05 PM' timestamp='1272841538' post='2103803']
CUA theology professors I believe are a Pontifical faculty, meaning they would have to be approved in Rome. I could be wrong.
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I listened to a lecture one time by a lady who converted to B'hai from Catholicism while at CUA.

[Lilllabettt]

I have a question for people wanting to attend "sold" and "orthodox" schools.

I understand, from a parents perspective. You don't want to pay big $$$ to have your kid taught junk.

But from the person attending's perspective ...

... why is it that big a deal?

Is it a social/spiritual thing? You want to be with people you feel comfortable with?

Is it an intellectual thing? You're not sure your brain would be able to resist in a captive, hostile situation for 4 years?

do you think you won't learn as much if the environment is not orthodox?

I ask because I have always thought the point of college was to rub against the grain. Sharpen the intellect and the will knife-style.

I think of high school as a time to "sponge" up stuff, and college as a time to contradict, debate, and test your own independent understanding .. and its way more effective to do that in an environment where authority figures disagree with you ...

so .. . those are my thoughts. maybe this is a hijack and it needs its own thread.

[Maggyie]

I think people do it for fellowship more than anything. College is a good place to pick up bad companions and there are plenty of people who have been changed for the worse by the experience... although I think this is because they have malleable personalities or they weren't properly formed in high school.