TraditionalCatholic5 Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of any religious community/order that works in college campus ministry, and with young adults but also are faithful to church teachings?? All I can really find is the Paulist Fathers, but for multiple reasons I've been told not even to consider them.. Thanks.
FutureSister2009 Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 The Oblates of St. Francis DeSales. Our Director of Campus Ministry is one and we also have a Sister in the community that works in Campus Ministry too. But you would most likely only be able to work at DeSales.
Lisa Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) TradCatholic- the Dominican Brothers work as campus ministers at many college campuses, especially at Newman centers for public universities. Eastern province: [url="http://www.ordopraedicatorum.org/apostolates/"]http://www.ordopraedicatorum.org/apostolates/[/url] Central province: [url="http://www.domcentral.org/ministries/"]http://www.domcentral.org/ministries/[/url] Western province: [url="http://www.opwest.org/ministries/campus-ministries"]http://www.opwest.org/ministries/campus-ministries[/url] Southern province: [url="http://www.opsouth.org/our_ministry/"]http://www.opsouth.org/our_ministry/[/url] They are all faithful to the Church. They might have slightly different views on "how traditional" they are. Edited January 22, 2012 by Lisa
Chiquitunga Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) The Community of St. John does a bit at least. I know the [url="http://www.communityofstjohn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58%3Aprinceville-brothers&catid=34%3Aprinceville&Itemid=54&limitstart=2"]Brothers in Princeville, IL[/url] used to work a lot with students at Bradley University in Peoria. Now I just see on their sight that they have retreats for FOCUS (Fellowship of Cathoilc University Students) You could probably ask this question of them [url="http://www.focus.org/"]http://www.focus.org/[/url] (what communities work directly on campus ministry) & they could give you a more thorough answer. Also, here the [url="http://www.communityofstjohn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55:orange-sisters&catid=36:orange&Itemid=60"]Apostolic Sisters of St. John[/url] work on campus ministry in NJ. Then the priests & brothers of Miles Christi work especially with college students. One of them was/is the chaplain at Madonna University in Livonia, MI [url="http://www.madonna.edu/"]http://www.madonna.edu/[/url] I'm not sure what other colleges they may work with, but I believe it's more that they do things for that age group, like retreats and especially vocation discernment [url="http://www.mileschristi.org/"]http://www.mileschristi.org/[/url] Edited January 22, 2012 by Chiquitunga
Chiquitunga Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 [quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1327245534' post='2373192'] TradCatholic- the Dominican Brothers work as campus ministers at many college campuses, especially at Newman centers for public universities. Eastern province: [url="http://www.ordopraedicatorum.org/apostolates/"]http://www.ordopraed...rg/apostolates/[/url] Central province: [url="http://www.domcentral.org/ministries/"]http://www.domcentral.org/ministries/[/url] Western province: [url="http://www.opwest.org/ministries/campus-ministries"]http://www.opwest.or...mpus-ministries[/url] Southern province: [url="http://www.opsouth.org/our_ministry/"]http://www.opsouth.org/our_ministry/[/url] They are all faithful to the Church. They might have slightly different views on "how traditional" they are. [/quote] I met [url="http://www.hoosiercatholic.org/index.php/contact-staff/12-contacts/21-fr-cassian-kenneth-sama"]Fr. Cassian, OP[/url] at IU in Bloomington, IN and he is [i]amazing!!! [/i]So on fire with love for God and His Church (and oh so orthodox!!) You could talk to him for hours and not get tired of it, haha!
TraditionalCatholic5 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks for all the suggestion everyone! I'll check them out. Please pray for me.
brandelynmarie Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Both Franciscan University of Steubenville & Ave Maria have different congregations involved to one extent or another on their respective campuses. Prayers,
LaPetiteSoeur Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Don't rule out the Paulists completely. The Paulists I've met are incredibly holy men on fire with the love of God. My priest friend was a Paulist before becoming (transitioning? I know there's an actual word for this) a diocesan priest. They do a lot of good work! The Jesuits also do a lot of work in campus ministry. Even if one's a diocesan priest, you can do campus ministry--the two priests at my campus church had no idea they would be led here!
LaPetiteSoeur Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 AND HOW COULD I FORGET: The Oratorians do campus ministry! They are a pretty razzle dazzle order, and I recommend checking them out!
Guest hermanita Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Also the Jesuits. Some of them are wonderful.
LaPetiteSoeur Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 [quote name='hermanita' timestamp='1327271274' post='2373424'] Also the Jesuits. Some of them are wonderful. [/quote] Definitely look at the Jesuits.
HopefulBride Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 The Brotherhood of Hope does campus ministry and they are wonderful and faithful to the Magisterium. Prayers for you, HB
krissylou Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 I was just about to suggest the "Brotherhood of Hope" but Hopeful beat me to it! So now there is no purpose to this posting whatsoever.
the_rev Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) It seems like I'm linking to this community quite a bit recently: [url="http://www.mileschristi.org/"]http://www.mileschristi.org/[/url] This is a part of their mission statement: "Priests and Brothers are devoted to the pursuit of sanctity, for the greater glory of God. Our mission is the [b]sanctification of the laity, particularly of college students."[/b] From their website it seems that they are more traditionally minded, e.g. it appears they wear the cassock. Edited January 23, 2012 by the_rev
philosophette Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 The Salesian Sisters are now staffing the Neuman Center at the UIUC in Urbana, IL.
LaPetiteSoeur Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 [quote name='krissylou' timestamp='1327274071' post='2373475'] I was just about to suggest the "Brotherhood of Hope" but Hopeful beat me to it! So now there is no purpose to this posting whatsoever. [/quote] The catholic center near my old house (and another state university) was ministered to by both the Brotherhood of Hope AND the Oratorians. They were a very holy bunch!
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 I know that the Congregation of Holy Cross does campus ministry with their priests, brothers, and sisters on Holy Cross college campuses. There's Stonehill College, University of Portland, St. Mary's College (women only), Holy Cross College, University of Notre Dame, and St. Edward's University. Those are the one's that I know, and there might be more.
Thijs Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 The Apostles of Interior Life ; campus ministry and being spiritual directors as their main apostolate. They are one of the most faithful and growing new institute.. [url="http://www.apostolevitainteriore.it/apostlesofil/fe/Chi%20Siamo/chi%20siamo.html"]http://www.apostolev...hi%20siamo.html[/url]
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