Good Catholic colleges?

[Cow of Shame]

Secular Schools Preaching eXtreme religion?

[phatcatholic]

ok, i'm looking for good catholic colleges w/ grad degrees in theology. here's what i have so far:

Franciscan University
[url="http://www.franciscan.edu/home2/Content/Admissions/main.aspx?id=695&cc=737"]http://www.franciscan.edu/home2/Content/Ad...x?id=695&cc=737[/url]

Christendom College
[url="http://www.christendom.edu/grad/acad/curric.shtml"]http://www.christendom.edu/grad/acad/curric.shtml[/url]

University of St. Thomas
[url="http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/masters/"]http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/masters/[/url]

University of Dallas
[url="http://www.udallas.edu/braniff/mtheology.cfm"]http://www.udallas.edu/braniff/mtheology.cfm[/url]

Dominican House of Studies
[url="http://www.dhs.edu/dhs_home/dhs_ma.html"]http://www.dhs.edu/dhs_home/dhs_ma.html[/url]

Ave Maria University
[url="http://www.naples.avemaria.edu/academics/graduate_programs/index.asp"]http://www.naples.avemaria.edu/academics/g...grams/index.asp[/url]

Catholic University of America
[url="http://religiousstudies.cua.edu/graduate/civil.cfm"]http://religiousstudies.cua.edu/graduate/civil.cfm[/url]


did i forget any? if you know of any others, please post them. and remember, they must have a grad program.

thanks,
phatcatholic

[phatcatholic]

anyone know anything about [b][url="http://www.holyapostles.edu/College/C-MAMajors.htm"]Holy Apostles College and Seminary[/url][/b], in CT? Ralph McInerny's [b][url="http://home.comcast.net/~icuweb/"]International Catholic University[/url][/b] uses their course material.

[phatcatholic]

What about this one?

St. Mary of the Woods College (in Indiana)
[url="http://www.smwc.edu/prospective/graduate/pastoral/"]http://www.smwc.edu/prospective/graduate/pastoral/[/url]

[MissScripture]

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Sep 2 2005, 07:13 PM']OH forgot to mention a little fact:

I want to double major in Elementary AND Early Childhood Education.


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If you want to go for education, then I'd suggest somewhere in Minnesota, merely because if you went to school for education in MN you're more likely to get hired pretty much anywhere...I've heard that from several teachers/ teaching majors.

[Thumper]

[quote name='ardillacid' date='Sep 7 2005, 11:10 AM']Are you kidding?
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No kidding! University of St. Thomas is very pretty, but beyond its aesthetic value, it is also a good school. My alma mater, as well as Cam's and hot stuff's. In addition to Theology and Catholic Studies, it also has a great education program.

Awesome post Pio Nono!

Edited October 16, 2005 by Thumper

[Cam42]

[quote name='phatcatholic' date='Oct 16 2005, 07:03 AM']ok, i'm looking for good catholic colleges w/ grad degrees in theology. here's what i have so far:

Franciscan University
[url="http://www.franciscan.edu/home2/Content/Admissions/main.aspx?id=695&cc=737"]http://www.franciscan.edu/home2/Content/Ad...x?id=695&cc=737[/url]

Christendom College
[url="http://www.christendom.edu/grad/acad/curric.shtml"]http://www.christendom.edu/grad/acad/curric.shtml[/url]

University of St. Thomas
[url="http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/masters/"]http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/masters/[/url]

University of Dallas
[url="http://www.udallas.edu/braniff/mtheology.cfm"]http://www.udallas.edu/braniff/mtheology.cfm[/url]

Dominican House of Studies
[url="http://www.dhs.edu/dhs_home/dhs_ma.html"]http://www.dhs.edu/dhs_home/dhs_ma.html[/url]

Ave Maria University
[url="http://www.naples.avemaria.edu/academics/graduate_programs/index.asp"]http://www.naples.avemaria.edu/academics/g...grams/index.asp[/url]

Catholic University of America
[url="http://religiousstudies.cua.edu/graduate/civil.cfm"]http://religiousstudies.cua.edu/graduate/civil.cfm[/url]
did i forget any? if you know of any others, please post them. and remember, they must have a grad program.

thanks,
phatcatholic
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Nick,

Thumper and/or I can get you some information about the Catholic Studies Program if you like. However, she would be more able, as she is far less removed from the scene there than I.

I've been gone since 1998, she has been gone since last week (or so.)

[Theoketos]

The University of Dallas by far has the hardest program...

[daugher-of-Mary]

what's the deal with CUA? I heard they tended towards liberalism, but NCRegister gave them high rates for orthodoxy? Any insider reports?

[Theoketos]

[quote name='daugher-of-Mary' date='Oct 16 2005, 03:07 PM']what's the deal with CUA? I heard they tended towards liberalism, but NCRegister gave them high rates for orthodoxy? Any insider reports?
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East Coast mixed bag...

[Jabberwocky]

Does anyone know anything about College of St. Benedict in MN?
[url="http://www.csbsju.edu/"]http://www.csbsju.edu/[/url]

I'd like to study Liturgical organ music, I think.

[Thumper]

[quote name='Jabberwocky' date='Oct 16 2005, 04:18 PM']Does anyone know anything about College of St. Benedict in MN?
[url="http://www.csbsju.edu/"]http://www.csbsju.edu/[/url]

I'd like to study Liturgical organ music, I think.
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St. Ben's and St. John's are both highly respected institutions . . . .
though sworn enemies of University of St. Thomas:

Given that rivalry, I also have to put in a plug for the liturgical music program at St. Thomas--I believe it offers a scholarship specifically for students interested in liturgical organ.

Regarding CUA, I heard that presently it is quite conservative. I think the wiser way to go when you are trying to determine which school to go to, especially for graduate programs, is to take a look at who is on faculty and check out what they have published. You'll likely learn more from that than from a random appraisal of "liberal" vs. "conservative."

[theculturewarrior]

Mormons have all the good colleges.

[dspen2005]

Christendom College -- the only CATHOLIC college worth looking at..... IMHO

[MissScripture]

[quote name='Jabberwocky' date='Oct 16 2005, 03:18 PM']Does anyone know anything about College of St. Benedict in MN?
[url="http://www.csbsju.edu/"]http://www.csbsju.edu/[/url]

I'd like to study Liturgical organ music, I think.
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STAY AWAY FROM ST. JOHN'S AND ST. BEN'S!!! They are very, very dangerous. I have 2 brothers and a sister-in-law who attended St. John's/St. Ben's. My oldest brother, a theology/philosophy major is now only Catholic in name. My second brother forbid me to go to St. Ben's because of what is taught there. He says it is worse at St. Ben's than St. Johns...as in on Roe v. Wade day, they have stuff written on the sidewalks in chalk in SUPPORT of abortion. They do not believe in being the Church's missionaries to the world, but the world's missionaries to the Church. The nuns there in general are for women priests, and "equal rights" they are against Pope Benedict, and they are all around unorthodox. Please, please, please, DO NOT GO THERE.

[Jabberwocky]

Thanks for the advice...

I've still got some time before I'm heading off to college.

Suggestions?

[Guest minnikins]

My son's girlfriend goes to Notre Dame in Baltimore Maryland

[Christie_M]

so does my friend's older brother.

[JP2Iloveyou]

I haven't posted on here in quite some time, but I thought I would reply. I am a student at the University of St. Thomas and it is FANTASTIC. The Cath. Studies department is outstanding, so is the philosophy department. The theo department needs some work, but if you know which professors to take, for instance Dr. Boyle, it is fine.

Many of these places develop a reputation that is hard to break out of, in either direction. For example, St. Thomas used to have a reputation as being very liberal. In the past few years, it has really turned things around and I now would recommend it to anyone. Unfortunately, in some circles, people don't know that and still label it as some leftist university that you should stay away from. Nothing could be further form the truth. The best thing you can do is go there and visit, talk to the students, and talk to the professors.

[Theoketos]

[quote name='Thumper' date='Oct 16 2005, 03:32 PM']St. Ben's and St. John's are both highly respected institutions . . . .
though sworn enemies of University of St. Thomas: 

Given that rivalry, I also have to put in a plug for the liturgical music program at St. Thomas--I believe it offers a scholarship specifically for students interested in liturgical organ. 

Regarding CUA, I heard that presently it is quite conservative.  I think the wiser way to go when you are trying to determine which school to go to, especially for graduate programs, is to take a look at who is on faculty and check out what they have published.  You'll likely learn more from that than from a random appraisal of "liberal" vs. "conservative."
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I have not heard great things about your rival schools at all. I do not repect the adminstration of the school...

But I do agree about reading what the proffessors have published espcially in Grad school. As far as an undergraduate degree I would put more emphasis on campus life.