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Does anyone know of a list of Catholic Universities that favor traditional Catholic teaching? I live near Gonzaga University which has abandoned it’s Catholic identity for a PC one.
 
There is one put out but that list doesn’t include schools that have excellent Newman Centers. What are your educational goals? What do your finances look like?
 
My daughter was recently accepted into Benedictine College in Kansas. I was wondering if there was a way to rank them based on adherence to Catholic teaching. For example, my hometown Jesuit University is so over run with relativism that Catholics fear for standing up for their faith as it would affect their grades.
 
  1. University of Steubenville
  2. University of Dallas
  3. Wyoming Catholic College
 
Also,

Thomas Aquinas College

Thomas More

Northeast Catholic College

(All liberal arts too)
 
From what I hear, I would trust all the colleges mentioned. If they don’t have the programs, or are too expensive, I would look at state schools with good newman centers. University of Washington has a good one. Texas A&M’s is famous. It is huge, the longtime campus minister was made a bishop just a year ago.
I also want to give a shout out to Boise State, several vocations have come from there.
 
Thanks for the info. My daughter plans on studying Catechetics so the state school route is definitely out. I am glad to hear that Benedictine seems a great choice though.
 
University of Dallas has in the past few years fired much of their good Catholic staff and have lost a lot of what they were once known for. There is a very active Muslim group there as well.

Texas A&M has a GREAT Newman Center.
 
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Thanks for the info. My daughter plans on studying Catechetics so the state school route is definitely out. I am glad to hear that Benedictine seems a great choice though.
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That is a very narrow scope of work, and one that does, unfortunately, not often grant one a living wage (DRE’s are often part-time).

May I ask what her end goal is? If it’s to become a religious sister she ought to talk to them and see what they recommend. I know too many young women who are impeded in their vocations by thousands of dollars in debt who have to wait 3, 5 even 10 years to enter as they pay off their loan with a smattering of relevant and not so relevant jobs.
 
Benedictine is a terrific school, very faithful to the Church’s teaching. Our own diocesan (Lincoln) order of teaching sisters, the School Sisters of Christ the King, send their sisters there to receive their education degrees. Many kids from our area attend BC as well, and I’ve heard no bad reports about it. Other than the cost. But every private school will be expensive.
 
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Belmont Abbey is also good. For Catechetics, I’d go to U Dayton.
 
I graduated from Benedictine in 2014 and my brother graduated in 2016. It was an incredible experience for both of us that was made possible through a combination of a decent scholarship, student loans, and parental support. I realize not everyone has all those things, and they are important to keep in mind. I knew I would be paying loans…I still am. But the payments are doable. The time I spent at Benedictine, the classes that I had and the friends that I made were worth every penny. I probably couldn’t give you an unbiased opinion as I loved Benedictine! Benedictine’s Evangelization and Catechesis program is fairly new, started when I was a senior, I believe. The school has gone through major growth the past several years, and many dorms and other facilities are brand new, even in the few years since I was a freshman. It is amazing.

However, I realize that everyone has different needs, preferences and expectations, so it’s good to explore the options that are there. As far as faithful Catholic colleges, commenter’s link to the Cardinal Newman Society is a good way of evaluating them.

Best of luck to you and your daughter!
 
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Anyone have any thoughts on St Bonaventure U in New York? They have a graduate program I’m interested in.

Thanks!
 
My daughter is in her second year at Ole Miss, which though a state school has a very solid catholic youth ministry and she loves it! The catholic church in Oxford is adjacent to campus and the place is packed every Sunday evening at 5pm for the youth mass. She has made a lot of solid connections there and even started veiling last year. The priest says mass ad orientem, the servers are prepared and paying attention. It’s actually hard for her to attend mass when she comes home to St. Louis because her school parish is so much more fulfilling to her than her home parish. She’s involved in FOCUS, and went on several retreats last year including their equivalent of Steubenville last winter. I was worried she would lose her direction when she went away to college, but if anything her faith has grown stronger!
 
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She’s involved in FOCUS
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Wonderful story… while there are some good schools with a good catholic identity without FOCUS, I think any campus that has a FOCUS Chapter is a really good sign.

We also need to promote more Catholic Campus Ministries at non-Catholic schools to get Catholic housing. The ministries that have Catholic Housing are thriving.

God Bless.
 
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