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As a future Crusader I have to really really recommend the University of Dallas!!! Check it out www.udallas.edu 😃

This is a partial list of U.S. Catholic Universities who publicly require all Catholic theology professors to have the mandatum (their bishop’s recognition of their pledge to teach in communion with the magisterium of the Church).

Aquinas College, Nashville, Tennessee
Ave Maria College, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ave Maria University, Naples, Florida
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina
Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas
Our Lady of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
DeSales University, Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio
Magdalen College, Warner, New Hampshire
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Gregory’s University, Shawnee, Oklahoma
University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
Christendom College, Front Royal, Virginia
Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, California

To see this and exposes of Notre Dame, Loyola, etc, go to ncregister.com/features/mandatum.htm 👍
 
Well, I have a daughter who wants to attend at Steubenville. All I can say is that she should be well-prepared for the smell since we live in Tacoma and are frequently assaulted by the Aroma of Tacoma!
 
being from Texas, I have to ask- what is with this smell everyone keeps talking about? 😦
 
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goravens:
Benedictine College is an awesome Orthodox college. It is located in Atchison, KS. Both my husband and I attended this school. It is located about an hour north of Kansas City. It has very solid Theology and Philosophy departments, with plenty of opportunities for daily Mass, daily Confession, Adoration, and fellowship! The monks of Benedictine Abbey are all top notch Men. The website is www.benedictine.edu. Good luck in your search!
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We are in the St. Louis area and this is where I would love my daughter to go. The National Catholic Register has an article on the new President in this week’s issue. I have some friend’s with kids there and others with kids who went a while back and they all love it.

Good luck,
Nicole
 
When I was there 10 years ago, Steubenville had the worst fine particulate pollution out of anywhere in the world. The steel mills had been putting out pollutants for generations. When I was there a year or two ago, it didn’t smell much better. On some mornings it will literally reek. I remember some days being late for class, but being unable to run due to the fact that you just didn’t want to move much air through your lungs. And be sure that you drink filtered water (i.e., get a Britta)–it’ll taste much better filtered.
 
I can personally vouch for a great experience at Creighton Univ. Not an exotic or particularly warm destination(Omaha) but a great community and excellent professional schools in the health sciences. Jesuit and orthodox–whod’a thunk it?
 
I know Notre Dame gets a bum rap on these boards, but it’s really not as awful as people make it out to be. Compared to Georgetown and Boston College, it is very orthodox. The students are way more conservative, generally speaking, than the professors. There is a huge orthodox subculture there and I found it a wonderful place to grow in my faith. And academically, it is the best Catholic school in the country. It certainly isn’t perfect, and there are alot of changes I’d like to see them make, but I’d still recommend it in a second to any orthodox Catholic.

GO IRISH!!
 
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Minerva:
I know Notre Dame gets a bum rap on these boards, but it’s really not as awful as people make it out to be. Compared to Georgetown and Boston College, it is very orthodox. The students are way more conservative, generally speaking, than the professors. There is a huge orthodox subculture there and I found it a wonderful place to grow in my faith. And academically, it is the best Catholic school in the country. It certainly isn’t perfect, and there are alot of changes I’d like to see them make, but I’d still recommend it in a second to any orthodox Catholic.
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I wholeheartedly disagree. Just look at the Homosexual Campaign in the ND Magazine, two editions back. Sorry, but the weak-kneed actions of the administration, IMHO, disqualify the University of Notre Dame as an orthodox Catholic institution.

If the University is so orthodox, why won’t it obtain the Mandatum of the local bishop?

Trust me, I love what the University could be and they were 4 fun and growth filled years for me personally, but now I see the University for what it is and what it is not; I am very concerned with the direction that it is going.
 
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lontas:
Heading towards Minnesota, you say? Check out the University of St. Thomas. The Theology department here has gotten so out of hand that professors and students have rebelled against it to form…the Catholic Studies department! This is a very orthodox group of students and professors who are sick and tired of the garbage being spread throughout the relativistic Theo dept. at a supposedly-Catholic college. Although I myself have never taken Catholic Studies courses, my friends rave on and on about how inspiring and life-changing these classes are. I know plenty of students who are majoring in Catholic Studies, and they are all very orthodox and very much in love with the Truth.
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YES YES YES!!! 👍

It is exactly as Iontas describes it, I am a Philosophy/Catholic Studies major there right now. The school as a whole is not exactly orthodox, but the tide is turning!!! The Catholic Studies department is defying all of the naysayers expectations, and growing dramatically. In addition, the Philosophy department here at UST is GREAT–almost entirely composed of orthodox Catholics (and Thomists… who would have guessed?).

UST is also the only American school that has its own “campus” in ROME, which is where I am going to study for the school year next year. The Catholic Studies students go to classes at the Angelicum and stay in a beautifully redone Italian home, on land that it owns (only the 5th piece of land that is actually owned by America in Italy), with a great chapel and holy chaplains – plus close relations with the seminarians at the NAC, who join the 30+ UST students and seminarians on a weekly basis. And – the view from the roof of the house is amazing, it is just across the Tiber from St. Peter’s Basilica, so you can see the sun rise over St. Peter’s every morning! 😃

I cannot say enough good things about my time here at this school in this department – not only is there encouraging Catholic community, but it is not the “nest” that FUS is. Much as I would like the Catholic security of an entire campus like FUS, this has been far more maturing for my faith I feel. Plus, you realize that here the Spirit is using you to make a difference for ALL the students on the campus, and the broader citywide Catholic community, by simply being here. It’s a beautiful campus, and a beautiful program with beautiful and joyful Catholics who adore our Lord and the gift He has given us in His Church!

On top of all that? St. Paul has the highest number of perpetual Adoration chapels in the USA. Plus, the best vocations outlook of almost any diocese I can think of – with 15 men being ordained as holy and orthodox priests (I personally know most of them!) this upcoming spring, and a total of 70 men studying in the seminary! Even better – the young adult population here has exploded in orthodoxy in the past two years, there are active groups all over the place and an intense revival in the faith in multiple parishes.

The University of St. Thomas Catholic Studies program is online at: stthomas.edu/cathstudies/

The Rome program information (students from other schools can participate too!) is at stthomas.edu/cathstudies/undcath/rome.html

Great information on St. Thomas’ own campus in Rome, Bernardi campus is at stthomas.edu/rome/

Praised by Jesus Christ, now and forever! Come to St. Paul, MN!

If anyone has questions or wants to talk to me directly, please e-mail me!

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Makerteacher:
For orthodox teaching in Catholicism, I can recommend Ave Maria (I believe its in Michigan?)
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Unfortunately, Ave Maria’s campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan is no longer accepting applications. They’re encouraging candidates to apply to their Naples, Florida location (not that I’d need much convincing after another Great Lakes winter!)

See mi.avemaria.edu/prospective/admissions.html for more information.
 
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UST is also the only American school that has its own “campus” in ROME, which is where I am going to study for the school year next year. The Catholic Studies students go to classes at the Angelicum and stay in a beautifully redone Italian home, on land that it owns (only the 5th piece of land that is actually owned by America in Italy), with a great chapel and holy chaplains – plus close relations with the seminarians at the NAC, who join the 30+ UST students and seminarians on a weekly basis. And – the view from the roof of the house is amazing, it is just across the Tiber from St. Peter’s Basilica, so you can see the sun rise over St. Peter’s every morning! 😃

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Actually, the University of Dallas has its own campus in Rome: “On June 11, 1994 the University of Dallas dedicated Due Santi, a permanent home for its Rome Program. The 12-acre Constantin Campus, near Albano in the Castelli Romani region, is just off the Via Appia about 15 kilometers from the heart of the Eternal City. The complex includes classrooms, dormitory accommodations, housing for faculty, a small chapel, library, and student lounges. The excitement of central Rome is easily reached by public transportation.” www.udallas.edu
They have a working vineyard and olive grove and make wine and olive oil.
 
Benedictine College in Atchison KS as GORAVENS said.

www.benedictine.edu

This Rock magazine called it one of the top 5 Spiritualy High and Growing campuses.

another magazine called it the Steubenbville of the West. We have over 100 students who atteend daily Mass, and that is just at one of the three daily masses. Not bad for a campus of 1115. Some of the Theology Staff was trained by Scott Hahn. 2nd Largest K of C council in the US.

Really, you just have to come down and check it out. The website is OK, but seeing it in person is awesome!!!

What is you intended major?

By the way, the American Royal and lots of other rodeo’s are all within 1-2 hour drive. And it is in the country - so I think you would like it.

Pax,

Cowboy and Bullfighter
 
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Actually, the University of Dallas has its own campus in Rome: “On June 11, 1994 the University of Dallas dedicated Due Santi, a permanent home for its Rome Program. The 12-acre Constantin Campus, near Albano in the Castelli Romani region, is just off the Via Appia about 15 kilometers from the heart of the Eternal City. The complex includes classrooms, dormitory accommodations, housing for faculty, a small chapel, library, and student lounges. The excitement of central Rome is easily reached by public transportation.” www.udallas.edu
They have a working vineyard and olive grove and make wine and olive oil.
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I was not aware of UD, I’m happy to hear that they have a home near Rome too! However, they are outside of the actual city of Rome – what I meant by my statement was that UST is the only American univeristy who has a campus in Rome proper - 30min walk to the Angelicum, right in the heart of the city, just east of the Vatican. Plus, as far as I am aware, only UST has an actual inter-college agreement with one of the Pontifical univeristies in Rome – one UST faculty member goes over each semester to teach a course for the students there, but the other 4 courses a semester are taught by Angelicum faculty. All classes are at the Angelicum itself, about a 30-40 minute walk away from the Bernardi residence (“campus”).

In these respects, I still believe that UST is unique.

Btw, does anyone know anybody who is part of the UDallas program over there? It might be nice for students from the two schools to meet up or something (at least, when I go over next year for the school year I would love to meet up with them!)

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goravens:
Benedictine College is an awesome Orthodox college.
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I went to the Jesuit Regis University in Denver and my next younger sister went to Benedictine. I would definitely say BC is superior in terms of orthodoxy but only along the lines of “adequate” academically. I found Regis much more intellectually challenging, and BC is fairly limited as far as areas of study. But my sister and several family friends loved it in a way I don’t think too many Regis alums do.
Island Oak:
I can personally vouch for a great experience at Creighton Univ. Not an exotic or particularly warm destination(Omaha) but a great community and excellent professional schools in the health sciences. Jesuit and orthodox–whod’a thunk it?
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Having participated in a couple of organizations that allowed me to interact with students at other Jesuit colleges fairly often, I would have to agree that the Creighton students seemed to be more orthodox pretty much across the board than their peers. They seem to have more exposure to the priests themselves than students at other Jes schools, as well. That having been said, another sister of mine went to Creighton for a semester and hated the social environment; she never seemed to find a crowd she fit in with as a fairly poor farm-girl. She felt like all Creighton students were either rich city kids or tried really hard to be mistaken for rich city kids.
 
I am sorry to say this , but Georgetown and Notre Dame is as secular as they come. Providence is a little better.
 
Another vote for Steubenville here! I just graduated this past spring.

After a few weeks you and your body get used to the air and water. I didn’t drink the water- I found it made me sick even if I used a Brita, so I bought bottled watter (89 cents a gallon at Krogers! Cheaper at WalMart!) They also just put bottled water in the Caf and allow students to fill one waterbottle per meal from there. A lot of people I know never had a problem with it, but many did.

The air is gross some days, but it’s usually just in the morning and dissapates by lunch time.

The academics there are very good- my BA is in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. The spiritual life there is great! Perpetual adoration, three daily Masses (all full…well not so much the 630 AM, but a definite great turn out, even for being that early). Rosary said everyday, big prolife movement, you name it, it’s there.

Go Barons!
 
Island Oak:
I can personally vouch for a great experience at Creighton Univ. Not an exotic or particularly warm destination(Omaha) but a great community and excellent professional schools in the health sciences. Jesuit and orthodox–whod’a thunk it?
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As native Omahan, that is music to my ears! 🙂
 
I agree with pro-life teen- consider coming down south to the University of Dallas.
 
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