Solid Catholic Colleges

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[i]Hint, Ed:[/i] yours isn't one.

[tinytherese]

[quote name='let_go_let_God' date='01 June 2010 - 08:49 PM' timestamp='1275439768' post='2122405']
St. Ambrose Davenport Iowa.

God bless-
LGLG
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Really? I've been told by multiple people, including someone who used to go there that it was a liberal cafeteria Catholic school.

[CatherineM]

St. Joseph's College at the University of Alberta

[Thomist-in-Training]

I don't think Magdalene needs a ?--AFAIK it definitely falls in the solid category. Unless the ? means "a bit unusual in practices." Someone I know said "it's like a co-ed monastery... which can be good for some people" (i.e. strict rules on dating & chores). I really admire the people I know who went there and they seem to have had a great time and emerged great Catholics.

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

One thing I'll say about this whole issue is that I think Catholics should look beyond lists like the Newman Guide. As a recent graduate, there is way more to Notre Dame than the headlines suggest. I was able to study Thomism alongside phenomenology, in order to prepare to better understand John Paul II in graduate school. There are some weak spots in the theology department, but those are more than outshadowed by the good points. The liturgical life is incredible as well. There are a lot of resources there that can make it a better option for some students.

Compared to other Catholic schools, Notre Dame is a big place pursuing a lot of diverse disciplines, and a few incidents are giving it a bad name among groups of American Catholics.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='thedude' date='01 June 2010 - 10:42 PM' timestamp='1275446526' post='2122526']
One thing I'll say about this whole issue is that I think Catholics should look beyond lists like the Newman Guide. As a recent graduate, there is way more to Notre Dame than the headlines suggest. I was able to study Thomism alongside phenomenology, in order to prepare to better understand John Paul II in graduate school. There are some weak spots in the theology department, but those are more than outshadowed by the good points. The liturgical life is incredible as well. There are a lot of resources there that can make it a better option for some students.

Compared to other Catholic schools, Notre Dame is a big place pursuing a lot of diverse disciplines, and a few incidents are giving it a bad name among groups of American Catholics.
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Probably so. There was a blatant heretic at FUS in the theology department, too. It just happens.

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

There are a lot of reasons it can happen too. My problem with the Newman Guide is that it limits kids to a small list of schools, which may or may not have the right school for them. There also seems to be an attitude that going outside the list is playing with fire when that's not true.

[N/A Gone]

[quote name='the_rev' date='31 May 2010 - 10:17 PM' timestamp='1275358675' post='2121812']

2. University of Saint Thomas (I list this because of the college seminary there)

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Do you mean the Minnesota one?

If so, you should divide it into 3 groups.

1- Undergrad
2- St. John divinity (Seminary)
3- Catholic Studies MA

2 and 3 are great, I have only heard good things and I know some of the graduates.

1 is extremely liberal and I have former students there right now struggling with it.

[let_go_let_God]

[quote name='tinytherese' date='01 June 2010 - 09:40 PM' timestamp='1275442843' post='2122447']
Really? I've been told by multiple people, including someone who used to go there that it was a liberal cafeteria Catholic school.
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From everything I've seen and heard from the people I work with they have been making steady advances to ensure that they are following solid Catholic Teachings.

God bless-
LGLG

[marielapin]

My brother-in-law went to Magdalen College. All their professors take the oath of fidelity to the Magisterium. Their catechetical program has been accredited by the Vatican. It's a super tiny school and it is not the typical college social experience, but is most definately solidly Catholic. They also have a high number of graduates go on to be religious.

[tinytherese]

[quote name='thedude' date='01 June 2010 - 10:42 PM' timestamp='1275446526' post='2122526']
One thing I'll say about this whole issue is that I think Catholics should look beyond lists like the Newman Guide. As a recent graduate, there is way more to Notre Dame than the headlines suggest. I was able to study Thomism alongside phenomenology, in order to prepare to better understand John Paul II in graduate school. There are some weak spots in the theology department, but those are more than outshadowed by the good points. The liturgical life is incredible as well. There are a lot of resources there that can make it a better option for some students.

Compared to other Catholic schools, Notre Dame is a big place pursuing a lot of diverse disciplines, and a few incidents are giving it a bad name among groups of American Catholics.
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The Newman Guide doesn't include all of the decent Catholic schools, but it still can be very helpful. Apart from asking around from other solid Catholics for other schools, that's basically all that people really have to work with. Also, I know that Notre Dame has a good undergraduate theology program if you take the right professors, though I'm not sure how their graduate programs are. I had the unfortunate experience of there being an unorthodox theology teacher in high school who got his B.A-P.H.D. from Notre Dame. I don't know if that was just him, or whether that says something about their graduate programs.

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

I can tell you that the current directors of the MDiv and MTS programs are two very orthodox, solid individuals. I don't have much knowledge of the other programs, but as with anywhere, you'll find good and bad professors. I don't want to turn this into an ND thread though, so if anyone has questions, feel free to message me.

[FutureSister2009]

I wish I had known about the Newman Guide before I applied places. I was accepted to DeSales University and I'm going there in the fall. I was glad to see it was there, since I feel some doubts about it. I don't want to be in school anymore, I just want to be a Sister already!

[AudreyGrace]

I'm headed to FUS in the fall, and I'm pumped. I was accepted and given offers at some really impressive colleges, and my teachers have mostly scoffed at me when I told them where I was going. People don't take schools on Newman list really seriously, and it's a shame. FUS ranked high in US News Best Colleges in the Midwest, and everyone who I know that graduated from there does not regret their choice, has a job that they love, and if they are paying back loans, then they're just like the majority of college grads. Today, it's highly unlikely to get a good paying job with only a 4 year degree. Most students will go to grad school, and in my case, the fact that I went to FUS would help me get into the type of grad school I'm looking for. Chances are, if a student is super gung-ho about going to a legit Catholic college, then they are probably going to major in some type of Catechetics or Theology whether it's alongside another major or not.

College is what you make it. These peeps went to/started with community college, and look where they're at now: [url="http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/10-incredibly-successful-people-who-went-to-community-college/"]http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/10-incredibly-successful-people-who-went-to-community-college/[/url]