Soldier4Him Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Curious. If there are any people who transfered to FUS, tell me your story about transfering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I want to go to a Catholic College... Right now I'm at a UCC College... I want to take some Theo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I don't and didn't go there, I graduated from Christendom. My husband went to FUS for about a year and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I want to go, but I'm po' and I only wish they had a law school. (If I'm going to pay that much, I need to make it worth my while. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagefairy Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 [quote]I want to go to a Catholic College... Right now I'm at a UCC College... [/quote] That's funny. The college in our town is called UCC. University College of the Cariboo... My bestest buddy graduated from FUS and met her husband there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fides_et_Ratio Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I'm a student there now. I hate it. Long story. But I'll be in Austria this fall! So who knows, I just might not come back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 lol I have a friend who is a student at FUS (she'll be back for the fall semester and graduating in December)--she hates it but she's so close to finishing, and she isn't paying for it (long story, her parents are footing the entire bill, but only if she goes to FUS) so she's toughing it out. I'm glad she is here though, I live in Steubie, and it would have been so lonely for me here without her and her sister! I'm more at home now, but when I first moved out here after I got married I would have been miserable (no friends or family). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathgirl Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Why don't pple like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 My friend really wanted to go to Loyolla, she wasn't happy because it wasn't what she wanted, among a few other factors. She's happier now but would still have rather gone somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fides_et_Ratio Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 If I could get off campus, I think I would appreciate FUS a lot better. Classes are great. Very solid/orthodox. It's most everything else I can't stand. Especially their "liturgies". It's a really LONG story, but it should suffice for me to say that I tried talking with 3 (very popular) priests to sort out my issues, but ended up wanting to rip out all my hair and leave the Catholic Church. Off campus... would be nice. REAL nice. I'm actually looking for a place, and as soon as I find one, I'm getting off campus!!! (I even have a priest who said he'd write them a letter for me of "Why it is [his] pastoral opinion that Jillian should live off campus" LOL. , I love some priests). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier4Him Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 Can I ask to hear the "really LONG story'??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 i was actually admitted to this fine institution, however could not attend due to unforseen personal and family (which also falls into personal) circumstances. Maybe in the not so far future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0lar_bear Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 [quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Aug 9 2004, 03:47 PM'] I want to go, but I'm po' and I only wish they had a law school. (If I'm going to pay that much, I need to make it worth my while. ) [/quote] They do have a pre-law program now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fides_et_Ratio Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 [quote name='Soldier4Him' date='Aug 10 2004, 12:32 AM'] Can I ask to hear the "really LONG story'??? [/quote] Basicially, since I'm somewhat of a convert (though not "technically"). I really struggled with accepting certain aspects of the Church. FUS seems to throw all that out the window. Their liturgies are wild and distracting. Not to mention they struggled with ad-libbing priests (I'm not sure if the problem is fixed, as I quit attending Masses on campus). Also, the focus of their liturgies seems to be the music (which is not always Catholic music, but protestant p&w). Also, if you're not entirely head-long, gung-ho into the charismatic stuff, there's not much of a place for you on campus. Everyone is ALL about emotions and hand-waving... big showy fanfare type stuff. It completely turns me off. Secondly, they make FUS to be this amazing "Catholic-mecca", where everyone is your perfect model Catholic... I have never met so many smokers, drinkers, and people who swear with every other word IN A CHURCH in my life! There are lots of people there who's parents make them be there, and so they're determined to be completely rebellious in every way. And then there's the Pre-Thes (Pre-theologate majors... aka "seminarians") which, some are only in the program because their diocese will pay for their schooling... and then the pre-thes also have the biggest crowd of girl fans chasing after them all the time. It's sickening. Sure, there's lots of Eucharistic devotion... but sometimes I wonder. My spiritual director tried to get me to sit in the Chapel in my dorm to pray for a few minutes everyday since I was struggling so much, and countless times there would be someone sitting in there with headphones on and working on homework or studying for a test. In fact, for one of my friends down the hall-- her favorite place to study was in the Chapel!!! The whole spirituality there gives me the impression of being VERY false... very like a mask. I don't trust it. AT ALL. In the beginning, it made me want to leave the Church.. I couldn't believe an institution would call themselves Catholic and then pretend Mass was a show (Orientation Masses were the WORST!). Also, people there are VERY judgmental. About everything. And everyone. And most of its very hypocritical. Many people act like Steubenville is more Catholic than the Pope! aka, Steubenville is the holiest place in the world. There's more, but that's the general gist. It's just little things you start to notice after you're there. Classes/professors are GREAT. Completely solid and orthodox. Too bad campus life and everything else is so crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0lar_bear Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 OK, as most people here have figured out, I’m not big on giving out personal information, but I really think this thread needs a different side of the story…. I’m definitely not trying to say that Fides_et_Ratio is lying or trying to invalidate her perspective. However, I think this needs to be said… I earned my undergraduate degree from Franciscan, and I’m proud to say it. I loved my school and would encourage almost anyone to attend. Yes, there are problems, particularly with some aspects of campus life. There are some people who think FUS is the only really Catholic school in the world. There are some people who try to force a more charismatic spirituality on others. There are people who drink and smoke (which, btw, aren’t necessarily sins), and many who swear. There are people who are “holier than thou” and people who are there just because their parents forced them into it. There are people (my friends and I called them ‘hyper-catholics’) who seem to believe that missing daily Mass is a mortal sin and will actually approach people they hardly know and inform them of confession times. There are people who couldn’t care less about their faith or think that getting drunk and having parties are OK. However, I don’t think this applies to the majority of the people. I graduated a number of years ago, so things may have changed, but I also know some people who are still associated with the University, and based on what they have said, I don’t think any changes have been so extreme as to have the campus loose its spirituality. There is a strong charismatic element on campus, but the Church supports the charismatic renewal. Some people do get too emotional about it, but I think the majority are well-grounded. (The Charismatic renewal is not a spirituality that speaks to all people, some people are uncomfortable with it, but that does not mean that it is not legitimate). Most the Masses do have praise and worship music, but music doesn’t have to be Gregorian chant to be Catholic (nothing against Gregorian chant). Latin Masses and Masses with more “traditional” music are available for those who want to attend (albeit not as often), but it should be noted, that these Masses are not well-attended. (In addition, Cardinal Arinze, and a number of bishops have said Masses there with the praise and worship music without any mention of disapproval). Also, I don’t recall any inappropriate “ad-libbing” by the priests, who, to my knowledge, are all very faithful, orthodox priests who love the Church and would not be inclined to disobey any directive. Most the students are very faithful and orthodox, though they are young and sometimes unsure about what it means to be faithful. They rarely have trouble filling the times for perpetual adoration except during Lord’s Day’s (a prayer gathering held by the households on campus Saturday afternoon/evening) and during the 1100 Sunday Mass. There is a widespread consecration to Mary following St. Louis de Monfort a couple of times a year; there are Ignatian retreats offered every semester; there are walking Rosaries every night, and the Liturgy of the Hours is prayed by several groups (with all invited). Many students participate in these as well as being in households, which are small faith communities to help the students in their spiritual development. Most the students living on campus are very young, so they can be over-zealous and rebellious. They aren't perfect, but they are trying to grow in holiness. To judge them as being fake or hypocritical is unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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