Devout Catholic Colleges?

[Veritas]

[quote name='Maria_Faustina' post='1298496' date='Jun 19 2007, 02:04 PM']I was going to ask about Creighton as well--my mom seems to be interested in it, and I thought it would be worth it to look around their website--but I think I found an answer regarding "devoutness." I am shocked--they have a Gay-Straight Alliance, and a webpage for it, meetings every week apparently, and in their group 'purpose statement' they mention only that they are trying to get everyone to accept rather than discriminate towards them. I have no problem with that in itself; NO one should be prejudiced towards ANYone, for any reason. But the group seems to think it is okay to advertise and act upon, if they are not straight, their sexual orientation as well.

Perhaps someone that goes to Creighton here can explain some things to me; if I just happened to get entirely the wrong impression from the webpage/information/pictures. (I wasn't looking to start a discussion about Catholic colleges and their students' sexual orientations either... I'm just wondering/worried about Creighton a little...)[/quote]

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It's a tough place. Definitely, NOT known for orthodoxy or fidelity. Poor, silly, American Jesuits.

[iggyjoan]

well, you know people, the University of Notre Dame is catholic. and its like half an hour from my house.

[TotusTuusMaria]

J.M.J.

[quote name='iggyjoan' post='1298628' date='Jun 19 2007, 06:41 PM']well, you know people, the University of Notre Dame is catholic. and its like half an hour from my house.[/quote]


The University of Notre Dame is only Catholic in name. I would not even mention it if it were not for people on this thread looking for a good Catholic college. I say it only because it needs to be said before someone actually gets the idea that it is Catholic and has the horrible and disappointing experience of finding out it is not, in fact, Catholic.

Acadmically... "supposedly" it is a fine school.

[Veritas]

[quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1298719' date='Jun 19 2007, 09:31 PM']J.M.J.
The University of Notre Dame is only Catholic in name. I would not even mention it if it were not for people on this thread looking for a good Catholic college. I say it only because it needs to be said before someone actually gets the idea that it is Catholic and has the horrible and disappointing experience of finding out it is not, in fact, Catholic.

Acadmically... "supposedly" it is a fine school.[/quote]

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It must be said, however, that there is a HUGE movement among students to revive orthodoxy at Notre Dame. In fact, there are some good departments, e.g. philosophy. One can also get a good theology education, but one must pick carefully! If one is able to enter Notre Dame, there is definite potential. A turn around is in progress. Furthermore, we can't just let our Catholic colleges go to the crazy woodstock "Catholics"!

[Veritas]

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It must be said, however, that there is a HUGE movement among students to revive orthodoxy at Notre Dame. In fact, there are some good departments, e.g. philosophy. One can also get a good theology education, but one must pick carefully! If one is able to enter Notre Dame, there is definite potential. A turn around is in progress. Furthermore, we can't just let our Catholic colleges go to the crazy woodstock "Catholics"! [/quote]

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p.s. This is an important resource for anyone at a Catholic College, alumns, parents, potential students, etc...
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=69403"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=69403[/url]

[TotusTuusMaria]

J.M.J.

[quote]It must be said, however, that there is a HUGE movement among students to revive orthodoxy at Notre Dame. In fact, there are some good departments, e.g. philosophy. One can also get a good theology education, but one must pick carefully! If one is able to enter Notre Dame, there is definite potential. A turn around is in progress. Furthermore, we can't just let our Catholic colleges go to the crazy woodstock "Catholics"! [/quote]

Very true.

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='CrossCuT' post='1275316' date='May 16 2007, 08:15 PM'][size=1]I was told that though Ave Maria is an AWSOME school, they are not certified by like the state or something so their degrees are not worth anything.
Or something like that....ANYONE ELSE KNOW ABOUT THIS?
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AMU is hoping to be accredited by December

[JoeyP]

You know what some of you should do who are looking into Catholic Colleges? You should send the ones that are do not have a good Catholic identity a letter. You should say things such as, I was looking into going to your school however I found it disturbing that you are a Catholic University and you are having the Vagina Monologues or gay rights groups, etc. at your college and I am no longer considering your college or university because it is not Orthodox and is not faithful to the Magisterium. I think that could make a difference and get some of these money hungry presidents to change if they know they are losing potential students cause of their lack of Catholic identity. Fr. Groeschel was asked why he thinks Catholic institutions have gone secular and he said greed and it is probably correct. Universities think no one will go there if they stand hard on the Catholic identity

[Veritas]

[quote name='JoeyP' post='1301828' date='Jun 26 2007, 12:08 AM']You know what some of you should do who are looking into Catholic Colleges? You should send the ones that are do not have a good Catholic identity a letter. You should say things such as, I was looking into going to your school however I found it disturbing that you are a Catholic University and you are having the Vagina Monologues or gay rights groups, etc. at your college and I am no longer considering your college or university because it is not Orthodox and is not faithful to the Magisterium. I think that could make a difference and get some of these money hungry presidents to change if they know they are losing potential students cause of their lack of Catholic identity. Fr. Groeschel was asked why he thinks Catholic institutions have gone secular and he said greed and it is probably correct. Universities think no one will go there if they stand hard on the Catholic identity[/quote]

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That is an EXCELLENT idea. I'd forward copies to: The president, the Bishop, the alumni association, admissions, and the board of trustees.

[iggyjoan]

[quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1298719' date='Jun 19 2007, 10:31 PM']Acadmically... "supposedly" it is a fine school.[/quote]


*glares* And what's that supposed to mean?

[aalpha1989]

[quote name='Maria_Faustina' post='1298496' date='Jun 19 2007, 02:04 PM']I was going to ask about Creighton as well--my mom seems to be interested in it, and I thought it would be worth it to look around their website--but I think I found an answer regarding "devoutness." I am shocked--they have a Gay-Straight Alliance, and a webpage for it, meetings every week apparently, and in their group 'purpose statement' they mention only that they are trying to get everyone to accept rather than discriminate towards them. I have no problem with that in itself; NO one should be prejudiced towards ANYone, for any reason. But the group seems to think it is okay to advertise and act upon, if they are not straight, their sexual orientation as well.

Perhaps someone that goes to Creighton here can explain some things to me; if I just happened to get entirely the wrong impression from the webpage/information/pictures. (I wasn't looking to start a discussion about Catholic colleges and their students' sexual orientations either... I'm just wondering/worried about Creighton a little...)[/quote]


yeah, it's jesuit what can you expect? go to a benedictine school (they seem to be ok...benedictine, belmont abbey...) or FUS!!! wow i really really really wanna go there....

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It's a tough place. Definitely, NOT known for orthodoxy or fidelity. Poor, silly, American Jesuits.[/quote]

what she said.

oh also my aunt that is an alum of there (she's not catholic) talks about how they had 'campfire masses' that most kids would go to, where it was at night and everyone would just sit aroudn the altar during mass instead of the pews and....yuck.....

Edited July 1, 2007 by aalpha1989

[walk_on_water]

What about College of the Holy Cross? Villanova? Fordham?

[aalpha1989]

[quote name='walk_on_water' post='1328912' date='Jul 14 2007, 11:09 PM']What about College of the Holy Cross? Villanova? Fordham?[/quote]


Holy Cross in Boston is Jesuit and is really fishy. my sacraments teacher came from there and the way he taught sacraments their power came from us. of course with words he said "the power of the sacraments is from God" but then he'd go on to talk about how the gifts of the holy spirit in confirmation were basically just a reminder that we shoudlb e doing things and he never mentioned grace and help doing the right things, just our decisions.


villanova and fordham i dont know anything about but if they are jesuit i would stay away. i have never heard of oustanding orthodoxy from either of them.