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NATIONA L CATHOLIC R EGISTER, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
CATHOLIC IDENTITY
C2 AQUINAS COLLEGE
C2 THE AUGUSTINE INSTITUTE
C2 AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE GUIDE
C2 BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE
C2 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE
C2 THE CATHOLIC DISTANCE
UNIVERSITY
C2 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF
AMERICA
C2 CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE
C2 COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
C2 THE COLLEGE OF ST. THOMAS
MORE
C2 DESALES UNIVERSITY
C2 FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF
STEUBENVILLE
C3 HOLY APOSTLES COLLEGE AND
SEMINARY
C3 HOLY SPIRIT COLLEGE
C3 INSTITUTE FOR THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
C3 PONTIFICAL JOHN PAUL II
INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES ON
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY AT
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF
AMERICA
C3 JOHN PAUL THE GREAT
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
C3 LIVING WATER COLLEGE
OF THE ARTS
C3 MAGDALEN COLLEGE
C4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S
UNIVERSITY
C4 OUR LADY SEAT OF WISDOM
ACADEMY
C4 REDEEMER PACIFIC COLLEGE
C4 ST. GREGORY’S UNIVERSITY
C4 SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE
C4 THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
C4 THE THOMAS MORE COLLEGE
OF LIBERAL ARTS
C4 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS
C4 UNIVERSITY OF MARY
C4 UNIVERSITY OF SACRAMENTO
C4 UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
C4 WALSH UNIVERSITY
C4 WYOMING
CATHOLIC COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP
CONTEST:
Call for Entries
The National Catholic Reg-
ister is pleased to open its Sec-
ond Annual Scholarship Essay
Contest. To win one of three
tuition-deferring prizes, all you
have to do is think hard and
write well on a basic but chal-
lenging theme: How I Expect
My Catholic Faith to Impact
My College Career.
We’ll award $1,000 to
the winner, $750 to the first
runner-up and $500 to the
second runner-up. The prize
money is generously donated
by a magnanimous Catholic
family whose members ap- Courtesy of (l to r) Redeemer Pacific College, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Magdalen College, Thomas Aquinas College; background image: photo/illustration by Kevin Bedan
preciate authentically Catholic
education as much as they
love the Register.
The contest is open to
T
high-school seniors and col- his National Catholic Register and Faith & Family resource is made possible through the cooperation of
lege underclassmen. To enter,
you’ve got to be a current bishops, college presidents, our benefactors and our advertisers. This year, 32 schools went on record
subscriber to the Register
or reside in a household that
receives the Register. You can
in answer to these questions:
write up to 500 words, but you
can’t go over. If you do, you’ll
be disqualified. (The 11 words
in the title won’t count against Text of the questionnaire we sent to Catholic colleges. 6. Do you provide daily Mass and posted times (at least weekly)
your total.)
Essays will be judged on for individual confession?
persuasiveness, passion, clar- 1. Did the president make the public profession of faith and take
ity, conciseness and creativity. 7. Do you exclude advocates of abortion, euthanasia, or cloning
Of course, spelling counts. So the oath of fidelity?
does syntax. as commencement speakers or recipients of honorary degrees?
Entry deadline is Nov. 1. En- 2. Is the majority of the board of trustees Catholic?
tries must be e-mailed to edi- 8. Do you exclude sponsoring pro-abortion campus groups?
tor@ncregister.com. Winners 3. Is the majority of the faculty Catholic?
will be announced soon after
the new year begins. Winning
9. Do you exclude coed dorms?
submissions will be published 4. Do you publicly require all Catholic theology professors to
in the Register. have the mandatum? 10. Do your student health services exclude referrals to abortion
So tell us, Catholic students, businesses?
how do you expect your Catho-
lic faith to impact your college 5. Did all Catholic theology professors take the oath of fidelity?
career?
MISSION: MOM, PAGE C7 WHY THESE QUESTIONS? PAGE C2 | THE SCHOOLS, PAGES C2-C4
NAT IONA L CAT HOL IC R EGIST ER , SEP T EM BER 1 2 , 2010
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Questionnaire Sources
T
he Catholic Identity College Questionnaire canonical requirement of the mandatum. Catholic students have a right to be provided
offers objective questions about a universi- U.S. Application: Both the university and the with opportunities to practice the faith through
ty’s Catholic identity. We designed the bishops, aware of the contributions made by theolo- participation in Mass, the sacraments, religious
questionnaire so that a “YES” answer gians to Church and academy, have a right to expect devotions, and other authentic forms of Catho-
reflects essential elements of the renewal of Catholic them to present authentic Catholic teaching. Catho- lic spirituality. The university shall make pro-
identity called for by Pope John Paul II’s 1990 apos- lic professors of the theological disciplines have a vision for effective campus ministry programs,
tolic constitution on higher education, Ex Corde corresponding duty to be faithful to the Church’s including the celebration of the sacraments,
Ecclesiae (Out of the Heart of the Church), its 2000 magisterium as the authoritative interpreter of especially the Eucharist and penance, other
Application to the United States, canon law, and other sacred Scripture and sacred Tradition. liturgical celebrations, and opportunities for
relevant Church documents. U.S. Application: Catholic students have a right prayer and spiritual reflection.
to receive from a university instruction in authentic ■ Speakers Vetted: The U.S. Bishops’ 2004
The Institution Catholic doctrine and practice, especially from “Catholics in Political Life”: Catholic institu-
■ President’s Oath: Canon 833: The president of a theologians. tions should not honor those who act in defi-
Catholic university is personally bound to make a Mandatum Text: I hereby declare my role and ance of our fundamental moral principles.
profession of faith, according to the formula responsibility as a teacher of a theological disci- They should not be given awards, honors or
approved by the Apostolic See, in the presence of pline within the full communion of the Church. As platforms that would suggest support for their
the chancellor or diocesan bishop or a delegate at a teacher of a theological discipline, therefore, I am actions.
the beginning of the term of office. committed to teach authentic Catholic doctrine and ■ Unobjectionable Clubs: U.S. Application: It
The Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity, to refrain from putting forth as Catholic teaching is important for Catholic universities to imple-
“Acta Apostolicae Sedis” 1989: The obligation of a anything contrary to the Church’s magisterium. ment in practical terms their commitment to
special oath of fidelity has been extended to presi- U.S. Application: If a particular professor lacks a the essential elements of Catholic identity,
dents of Catholic universities. mandatum and continues to teach a theological dis- including activities of officially recognized stu-
■ Catholic Board: U.S. Application: To the extent cipline, the university must determine what further dent and faculty organizations and associa-
possible, the majority of the board of trustees action may be taken in accordance with its own tions.
should be Catholics committed to the Church. mission and statutes. ■ No Coed Dorms: U.S. Application: It is
■ Catholic Faculty: U.S. Application: The univer- ■ Theologians’ Oath: Canon 833: Catholic theolo- important for Catholic universities to imple-
sity should strive to recruit and appoint Catholics as gians are personally bound to make a profession of ment in practical terms their commitment to
professors so that, to the extent possible, those com- faith, according to the formula approved by the the essential elements of Catholic identity,
mitted to the witness of the faith will constitute a Apostolic See, in the presence of the university including the commitment to create a campus
New Graduate Program: majority of the faculty.
■ Mandatum Required: Canon 812: It is necessary
president if he is a priest, or the diocesan bishop or
a delegate, at the beginning of their term of office.
culture and environment that is expressive and
supportive of a Catholic way of life.
MA in Theology that Catholic theologians have a mandatum from
the diocesan bishop.
The Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity,
“Acta Apostolicae Sedis” 1989: The obligation of a
■ Health Services Okay: U.S. Application: It
is important for Catholic universities to imple-
Pope John Paul II (to American bishops, 2004): By special oath of fidelity has been extended to Catho- ment in practical terms their commitment to
• Systematic Study of the Faith their very nature, Catholic colleges and universities lic theology professors. the essential elements of Catholic identity,
• Strong Philosophical Foundation are called to offer an institutional witness of fidel- including the commitment to provide health
• Intellectually Engaging ity to Christ and to his word as it comes to us from Campus Culture care in conformity with the Church’s ethical
• Academically Rigorous the Church, a public witness expressed in the ■ Mass and Confession: U.S. Application: and religious teaching and directives.
Also offering online courses in business, philosophy, and theology.
For more information call:
H
ere are the 32 schools that each answered 10 questions about their college’s institutional stan-
916.480.9525 or
email: dards and campus culture. A check mark indicates a positive answer to our Catholic identity
info@universityofsacramento.org question. Schools’ comments explaining a “No” answer are included. Online at NCRegister.com /
www.universityofsacramento.org “Resources”
Belmont Abbey College ✓CATHOLIC BOARD
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
Slow and steady 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road
Belmont, NC 28012
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
wins the grace. (888) 222-0110
BelmontAbbeyCollege.edu
Enrollment: 1,638 (824 traditional;
814 adult degree)
Campus Culture:
✓MASS AND CONFESSION
✓SPEAKERS VETTED
T oday’s housework, let alone her dailyhard enough to keep up
with the
Catholic mother knows it’s
devotions. Small Steps for
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
✓*NO COED DORMS
The Institution: ✓*HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
Catholic Moms can help. Every day for a full year, Danielle Bean ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
and Elizabeth Foss help you advance a little further in your spiri- ✓CATHOLIC BOARD School’s comments:
Dorms: As a women’s college, we
tual life. Along the way — with 365 quick and easy reflections, ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED The Catholic University only have residence halls for women.
prayers and actions — you’ll transform your daily duties into the Aquinas College of America Health: Our health service is pro-
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH vided by Alegent Health, the Catholic/
makings of a life-changing spiritual voyage. 4210 Harding Road Campus Culture: 620 Michigan Ave., NE Lutheran health system.
Nashville, TN 37205 ✓MASS AND CONFESSION Washington, DC 20064
(615) 297-7545 ✓SPEAKERS VETTED (202) 319-5000
SMALL STEPS FOR
CATHOLIC MOMS
AquinasCollege.edu ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS CUA.edu
Think. Pray. Act.
Enrollment: 858 ✓NO COED DORMS Enrollment: 6,705 (3,469 undergrad;
The College of Saint Thomas
Every Day. ✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY 3,236 graduate)
More
by Danielle Bean and
Elizabeth Foss The Institution:
The Institution: 3020 Lubbock Ave.
400 pages, softcover, ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH Fort Worth, TX 76109
$16.95 ✓CATHOLIC BOARD ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
✓CATHOLIC BOARD (817) 923-8459; (800) 583-6489
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY CSTM.edu
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
-- *MANDATUM REQUIRED
Enrollment: 112 (45 undergraduate;
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 67 common-tradition - adult educa-
-- *THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
Campus Culture: tion noncredit bearing)
✓MASS AND CON FESSION Campus Culture:
N/A MASS AND CONFESSION
✓SPEAKERS VETTED
N/A SPEAKERS VETTED
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS The Institution:
N/A UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
✓ NO COED DORMS ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
-- *NO COED DORMS
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY ✓CATHOLIC BOARD
Benedictine College N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
The Augustine Institute 1020 North Second St. School’s comments:
Mandatum: Our Catholic theolo- ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
Atchison, KS 66002
P.O. Box 1126 (913) 367-5340 gians must receive a “canonical mis- Campus Culture:
Benedictine.edu sion” from the local bishop/chancel- ✓MASS AND CONFESSION
3001 South Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80236 Enrollment: 1,430 lor that obliges them to teach in the ✓SPEAKERS VETTED
(303) 937-4420 name of the Church — it is different ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
from the mandatum. ✓NO COED DORMS
The ways of the world
AugustineInstitute.org
Enrollment: 90 (30 full-time; The Institution: Theologians’ Oath: Our Catholic faculty ✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
60 part-time) ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH recite the profession of faith in the
✓CATHOLIC BOARD presence of and along with the local DeSales University
aren’t getting any The Institution:
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
✓CATHOLIC BOARD
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
bishop/chancellor and president at
the opening Mass of each academic
year. Our Catholic faculty have not
been required to take the oath of fidel-
2755 Station Ave.
Center Valley, PA 18034
(877) 4DESALES
easier to navigate. ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
Campus Culture:
✓MASS AND CONFESSION
✓SPEAKERS VETTED
ity because of the canonical mission/
nihil obstat binding the ecclesiastical
faculties.
Dorms: We have both single-sex
DeSales.edu
Enrollment: 2,427 (1,450 undergrad;
977 graduate)
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS residence halls as well as residence
Campus Culture: ✓NO COED DORMS halls with floors segregated by
✓MASS AND CON FESSION
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY gender.
✓SPEAKERS VETTED
✓ UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
✓NO COED DORMS
N/A * HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
The Catholic Distance Christendom College
University
School’s comments: 134 Christendom Drive
Health: We do not provide student 120 East Colonial Highway Front Royal, VA 22630- 6534
health services. But if we did, we Hamilton, VA 20158-9012 (800) 877-5456
certainly would exclude all referrals (888) 254-4238, ext. 700 Christendom.edu The Institution:
to abortion clinics. CDU.edu Enrollment: 422 ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
Enrollment: 1,200
✓CATHOLIC BOARD
Ave Maria University The Institution: -- *CATHOLIC FACULTY
The Institution:
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
5050 Ave Maria Blvd.
✓CATHOLIC BOARD ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
Ave Maria, FL 34142 ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
(877) AVE-UNIV (283-8648) Campus Culture:
✓CATHOLIC BOARD ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓MASS AND CONFESSION
AveMaria.edu
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH ✓SPEAKERS VETTED
Enrollment: 825 (679 undergraduate;
146 graduate) ✓*MANDATUM REQUIRED Campus Culture: ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
✓*THEOLOGIANS’ OATH ✓MASS AND CONFESSION ✓NO COED DORMS
oday’s thoughtful Catholic grandchildren ✓SPEAKERS VETTED ✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
Campus Culture:
The Institution: ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
are tomorrow’s tasked Catholic grownups. ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
N/A MASS AND CONFESSION
N/A SPEA KERS VETTED ✓NO COED DORMS School’s comments:
✓CATHOLIC BOARD ✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY Catholic Faculty: The university does
They’re going to need all the good Catholic friends ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
N/A UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
N/A NO COED DORMS
not have those statistics.
they can get. Please remember your friend the ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH College of Saint Mary
National Catholic Register in your will. Campus Culture: School’s comments: Franciscan University of
7000 Mercy Road
✓MASS AND CON FESSION Mandatum & Theologians’ Oath: Steubenville
Omaha, NE 68106
✓SPEAKERS VETTED Since our theology faculty are (402) 399-2454
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS 1235 University Blvd.
primarily adjunct, the mandatum is CSM.edu Steubenville, OH 43952
✓NO COED DORMS taken in the diocese of their full-time Enrollment: 1,100
PH 800.356.9916, ext. 3805 ■ MLambert@CircleMedia.com (800) 783-6220
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY employment. Franciscan.edu
Campus Culture: CDU is an online Enrollment: 2,450
The Institution:
university. CONTINUES ON PAGE C3
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
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The Institution: The Institution:
The Institution: ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH ✓CATHOLIC BOARD ✓CATHOLIC BOARD
✓CATHOLIC BOARD ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH Campus Culture: Campus Culture:
Campus Culture: ✓MASS AND CONFESSION ✓MASS AND CON FESSION
✓MASS AND CONFESSION ✓SPEAKERS VETTED ✓SPEAKERS VETTED
✓SPEAKERS VETTED ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS N/A NO COED DORMS ✓NO COED DORMS
✓NO COED DORMS N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
School’s comments:
Pontifical John Paul II Institute Health Services: All students manage
Holy Apostles College and for Studies on Marriage and their own health care, dependent on
Seminary Family at The Catholic their parents’ health-care insurance.
University of America
33 Prospect Hill Road
Cromwell, CT 06416-2027 620 Michigan Ave., NE, Living Water College of the Arts
(860) 632-3010 McGivney Hall
HolyApostles.edu Washington, DC 20064 Box 100
Enrollment: 343 (202) 526-3799 Derwent, Alberta T0B 1C0
JohnPaulII.edu Canada
Enrollment: 103 (780) 741-2488
The Institution: LivingWaterCollege.com
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH Enrollment: Varies by course *
✓CATHOLIC BOARD The Institution:
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY N/A *PRESIDENT’S OATH
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓CATHOLIC BOARD The Institution:
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
Campus Culture:
N/A *MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓CATHOLIC BOARD
✓MASS AND CONFESSION N/A *THEOLOGIANS’ OATH ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓SPEAKERS VETTED Campus Culture: ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS ✓*MASS AND CONFESSION ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
N/A NO COED DORMS
✓SPEAKERS VETTED Campus Culture:
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS ✓MASS AND CONFESSION
N/A NO COED DORMS ✓SPEAKERS VETTED
N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
Holy Spirit College ✓NO COED DORMS
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
4465 Northside Drive School’s comments:
Atlanta, GA 30327 President’s Oath, Mandatum,
Theologians’ Oath: The institute is School’s comments:
(678) 904-4959 Living Water College is working
HolySpiritCollege.org a graduate, theological, pontifical
institute (not a university), founded toward presenting its full three-year,
Enrollment: 6 full-time undergradu- degree-granting program. Currently,
ate students plus over 50 part-time by Pope John Paul II. With its central
mission/goal of providing a com- we are offering short courses which
students contain the essential elements of the
prehensive understanding of mar-
riage and family that is faithful to full program: the integration of art,
the teaching of Catholic magisterial faith, and reason.
The Institution:
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH tradition, any institute faculty mem-
ber is such only because he or she
✓CATHOLIC BOARD Magdalen College
✓ CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
upholds this mission along with an
expertise they offer. All the insti-
tute’s professors have received ap- 511 Kearsarge Mountain Road
Learn Broadly. Live Fully. Lead Confidently.
✓ THEOLOGIANS’ OATH proval from the local bishop and the Warner, NH 03278
Campus Culture: Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic (603) 456-2656
✓MASS AND CONFESSION Education. Magdalen.edu
✓SPEAKERS VETTED Mass and Confession: An insti- Enrollment: 65 When you graduate from Saint Vincent College, you ll be
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS tute Mass is celebrated weekly; the
✓NO COED DORMS many daily Masses and confession
The Institution:
prepared to succeed in your career and make a difference
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY times at the adjacent Basilica of the
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
National Shrine are frequented.
✓CATHOLIC BOARD for others by leading a Christian life of purpose and integrity.
Institute for the Psychological ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
Sciences John Paul the Great Catholic ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
University ✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
2001 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Campus Culture:
Suite 511 10174 Old Grove Road, Suite 200 ✓MASS AND CONFESSION
Arlington, VA 22202 San Diego, CA 92131 ✓SPEAKERS VETTED
(703) 416-1441 (858) 653-6740 ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
IPSciences.edu
Enrollment: 75
JPCatholic.com
Enrollment: 140
✓NO COED DORMS
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
www.stvincent.edu
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Breathe Catholic.
Recognized as one of America’s premier Catholic liberal arts
colleges, we offer our students a fully Catholic education,
integrating Faith and Reason, while immersing them in a vibrant
Catholic culture on our beautiful campus in the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia.
Our extensive core curriculum and outstanding faculty, along
with our unique Junior Semester in Rome Program, make our
academic program one of the most demanding in the nation.
And our community life – based on the ageless traditions of the
Catholic Church – is second to none.
From the classroom to the chapel, the residence halls to the
cafeteria, the athletic field to the dance floor, Catholicism
joyfully lived is the air that we breathe, preparing our students
to lead the New Evangelization.
Take a deep breath and immerse yourself.
Front Royal, Virginia
800.877.5456 ~ www.christendom.edu
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St. Gregory’s University Campus Culture:
Mount St. Mary’s University ✓MASS AND CONFESSION
1900 W. MacArthur St. ✓SPEAKERS VETTED
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road Shawnee, OK 74804-2499 ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
Emmitsburg, MD 21727 (888) STGREGS ✓NO COED DORMS
July, 2011 August, 2011 (800) 448-4347 StGregorys.edu
Enrollment: 700
N/A HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
MSMary.edu
Drama Painting Enrollment: approx. 2,100 (1,680
undergraduate) The Institution:
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
✓CATHOLIC BOARD
The Institution: ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY The Thomas More College of University of St. Thomas
May, 2011 ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH ✓MANDATUM REQUIRED Liberal Arts
✓CATHOLIC BOARD 3800 Montrose Blvd.
Iconography ✓*THEOLOGIANS’ OATH 6 Manchester St. Houston, TX 77006
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
Campus Culture: Merrimack, NH 03054 (713) 525-3500,
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED ✓MASS AND CONFESSION
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH (603) 880-8308 (800) 856-8565 (admissions)
✓SPEAKERS VETTED ThomasMoreCollege.edu StThom.edu
Campus Culture: ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS Enrollment: 93 Enrollment: 3,234
✓MASS AND CONFESSION ✓NO COED DORMS
✓SPEAKERS VETTED ✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
780.741.2488 www.livingwatercollege.com ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS The Institution: The Institution:
-- *NO COED DORMS
✓PRESIDENT’S OATH ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY School’s comments: ✓CATHOLIC BOARD
Theologians’ Oath: The local bishop ✓CATHOLIC BOARD
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
Mother, Mentor, School’s comments:
Dorms: Women are on one floor, men
has conferred the mandatum through
an interview with proposed faculty
members, conducted either by the
✓CATHOLIC FACULTY
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
✓MANDATUM REQUIRED
✓THEOLOGIANS’ OATH
are on another floor. Campus Culture:
Teacher, Friend Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
bishop personally or by his vicar
general.
Campus Culture:
✓MASS AND CONFESSION
✓SPEAKERS VETTED
✓MASS AND CONFESSION
✓SPEAKERS VETTED
✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS ✓UNOBJECTIONABLE CLUBS
D onna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle will never forget the first time she
laid eyes on Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Hunched, frail, shorter
than one of Donna’s own children, the aging servant of the poorest of
Academy
P.O. Box 249
✓NO COED DORMS
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
-- *NO COED DORMS
✓HEALTH SERVICES OKAY
18 Karol Wojtyla Square
the poor cut an unassuming figure awaiting the start of Mass with her Barry’s Bay, Ontario School’s comments:
Missionary of Charity sisters.They would speak briefly after the liturgy K0J 1B0 Canada University of Dallas Dorms: The university maintains living
— Mother Teresa wanted to meet the mother of such reverent and (613) 756-3082 areas for undergraduate students. These
SeatOfWisdom.org 1845 East Northgate Drive
grace-filled children — and then spend the next 10 years intermittently Irving, TX 75062 include dormitory/residence rooms, co-
Enrollment: 100 (80 full-time; 20 ops, and apartments. “Only one dorm, but
sharing hopes, dreams and prayers through the mail and in face-to-face part-time) (972) 721-5000
UDallas.edu men and women are separated by floors
conversations.With Mother Teresa and Me, Donna-Marie invites you to and by wings.”
Enrollment: 2,883
step insider her deeply personal experiences with one of the greatest Saint Vincent College
The Institution:
souls of modern times.Take her up on the offer and ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH 300 Fraser Purchase Road
don’t be surprised if you, too, find your heart blessed The Institution: Walsh University
✓CATHOLIC BOARD Latrobe, PA 15650
and your soul inspired by the diminutive nun who left ✓CATHOLIC FACULTY (724) 532-6600 ✓PRESIDENT’S OATH 2020 East Maple St. N.W.
StVincent.edu ✓CATHOLIC BOARD North Canton, OH 44720
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BY J O S E P H P R O N E C H E N
R E G I S T E R S TA F F W R I T E R
tion with friends? Or to Bible
study?’ The Catholic environment
media. I was doing a lot of politi-
cal work and seeing how power-
Why just
W
hy do students chose a is conducive to spiritual growth. ful the media are in shaping the
Catholic college or univer-
sity? Here is what some
students attending schools listed in
That’s one of the big advantages of
a Catholic school.”
Allie Crafton, a freshman at
country and the negative impact
they had on people I know. I
heard John Paul was focused on
study the
our College Guide have to say.
Casey Balok, a senior majoring
in theology at Ave Maria Univer-
sity in Ave Maria, Fla., “really
Christendom College in Front
Royal, Va., knew she definitely
wanted to attend a Catholic col-
lege with a Catholic liberal arts
media. I came here because it was
a Catholic university in a voca-
tional setting. I’m putting my
degree to work already, doing
Catholic
wanted to learn more about the
Catholic faith. My catechesis was
not good growing up. Our CCD
classes were not what they should
program.
“I truly believe liberal arts lib-
erates man’s spirit and elevates it
from the normal material stan-
what I want to do. It’s great to
have incredible mentors in the
field as well as day-to-day per-
sonal spiritual growth.”
Tradition?
have been. I kept coming across dards to a higher understanding. I Matthew Salisbury also
these questions I knew I should thought all my education up to graduated in December from John
know the answers to, but didn’t. now would be perfected through Paul the Great and has continued
“I was raised in a very loving, the liberal arts. in the master’s program. He “had
generous family. My priority was “Catholics know that God is a good basis in humanities from
always God first, then school. So I truth. Through education here at the Legionaries (in the novitiate)
knew at an interfaith school I Christendom, I believe I will be and my Regnum Christi school. I
couldn’t grow and flourish. I learning the truth and I will be was looking for a school that was
wanted to go someplace that could better understanding God. It was faithfully Catholic.
help me grow in my faith.” an eye-opening experience when I “Here, the concept of the
She finds her Catholic univer- visited, sitting in on the classes. It school intrigued me because of
sity an unbelievable blessing. “I
was amazed how much everyone
cared for each other. Professors
was evident they were striving to
tell me the truth and that the truth
corresponded to what the Church
the seriousness with which they
took the Catholic identity and the
seriousness preparing the stu-
Experience It.
care so much for students, are so teaches and what Christ taught.” dents to be professionals, in this
willing to give up their time, and Dan Devine, a senior at Fran- case in the entertainment indus-
want to give you truth in the most ciscan University in Steubenville, try. I do believe all your education
clear way.” Ohio, says, “My parents advised is going to benefit if it’s based on
Marcellino D’Ambrosio, an me to go to a Catholic university a Catholic worldview.”
Ave Maria University senior, first, for at least a couple of years Emily Barry, a senior at
“wanted to go to college to get — to a place where the faith was Thomas Aquinas College in Santa
formed as a full human being, as a alive in a lot of different kinds of Paula, Calif., was interested in a
man and as a Christian. And a people trying to follow God’s call. Catholic-informed Great Books
good Catholic school is a place “I wanted in a school a place program “that promised the kind
where you’re going to get chal- where I could go deeper in my of intellectual life that begins in
lenged in every way: physically, relationship with God. I visited wonder, ends in wisdom, and is
mentally, spiritually, emotionally. Franciscan University and knew guided by the Catholic faith, tra- Study in Oxford, Join one of our Walk in the footsteps
You have relationships that are in my heart when I went into dition and fidelity to the magiste-
meaningful. Christ the King Chapel I was in rium.
England, at the Medieval Guilds to of ancient pilgrims
“I grew up with an amazing the right place. “To live the Catholic intellec- College’s Center for learn the principles during our semester-
Catholic upbringing. My dad was “I want to give all the glory to tual life is to be fully delighted Faith and Culture, of sacred art, fine long Rome program,
a theology professor at the Uni- God. Because everything is all for and in wonder in everything you
versity of Dallas. My parish has an him, and I honored my parents to study. Any time you encounter surrounded by the woodworking, based at a 14-acre
awesome youth group. I had every come here first, I’m currently in what truth, good and beauty are, personal library of baking, gardening, monastery in the
advantage possible, and still I was the TORs’ affiliate program, you are coming to understand
thinking, Could I go to a school like which is for men discerning the more about God. All ultimately
G.K. Chesterton. and music. Eternal City.
Yale or a state school and keep my TORs. It’s been a great blessing leads to him who is truth incar-
faith? I found a place I could grow for me.” nate.”
in all these different ways.”
Nick Porretta, a senior at
Mollie O’Hare graduated in
December from John Paul the
She found at Thomas Aquinas
“the authentic commitment to the
For more information, or to apply online, visit
Benedictine College in Atchison,
Kan., says he appreciates that at
Great University in San Diego,
Calif., and is continuing in the
Catholic intellectual life and a
beautiful way the intellectual life
www.ThomasMoreCollege.edu
Benedictine “you don’t have to university’s master’s program. is lived here in conjunction with
swim against the current. It’s good
for young Catholics to defend
She was “born and raised in Colo-
rado. There are all very liberal
the faith. We are challenged to use
our studies to love God and grow
Thomas More College Six Manchester Street
their beliefs and values in the universities there. I’ve seen the in holiness. We’re faithful to the liberal arts Merrimack, NH 03054
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world, but nice to be in an envi- fruits of those schools. Too many Church, love Our Lady, and are
ronment where your choices people came out scared and not dedicated to Eucharistic adora-
aren’t looked down upon like in into faith anymore. I wanted to go tion.”
the world and buddies ask, ‘Want to a Catholic college. Staff writer Joseph Pronechen is
to come to Mass? Or go to adora- “I was drawn towards the based in Trumbull, Connecticut.
Faith Seeking Understanding
Theology’s Role in a Complete College Education
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
F
aithful Catholic colleges
know why theology is the
pre-eminent subject.
Jeremy Holmes, assistant pro-
fessor of theology and academic
dean designee at Wyoming Cath-
olic College in Lander, Wyo., says,
“Without theology, the university
becomes a multiversity.”
Because theology is faith seek-
ing understanding, a curriculum
that includes theology becomes a
more unified curriculum, says
Father Daniel Pattee, chair of the
theology department at Francis-
can University in Steubenville,
Ohio.
“It’s the realm of faith that
unites things and brings them
together,” he explains. “It has a
unifying effect on the whole cur-
riculum instead of thinking of the
disciplines as being so disparate
and separate from each other.” Courtesy of Wyoming Catholic College
Why is it the great unifying
subject? “Because the author of grown up inside the tiny subcul- students that the faith is, at best, a
what science studies is God and ture of believers that are ‘H.V. hobby.”
the author of what we study in (Humanae Vitae) positive,’ the Dauphinais points out that
revelation is God,” stresses Father average Catholic college student Cardinal John Henry Newman,
Pattee. is likely to be ignorant of the core who wrote The Idea of a Univer-
Michael Dauphinais, dean of beliefs of his own religion at best. sity and who will be beatified
faculty and associate professor of If his religious education came at Sept. 19, observed that “an educa-
theology at Ave Maria University the hands of dissenting Catholics, tion that precludes theology inev-
in Ave Maria, Fla., says, “To leave he will have actually been vacci- itably replaces the revealed truth
aside theology and the truth it nated against the truth. Serious, about God and the human person
conveys means that a university substantive, challenging theology with faulty and incomplete views
education no longer can answer courses that present the Church’s drawn from other disciplines nec-
our deepest questions about God, claims may offer such students essarily resulting in a reduction of
the universe, and our purpose and their last real opportunity to reality.
destiny. Such an education fails to reclaim their baptismal birthright “In contrast,” he says, “when
prepare graduates for their future before they make critical deci- theology forms the center of the
roles as citizens, professionals sions about career, marriage and curriculum and its view of the
and members of families, roles childrearing.” human person and God, the other
that require a sound understand- Says Zmirak, “We know that disciplines, ranging from litera-
ing of man’s unique dignity and theology really is a matter of eter- ture to economics, from psychol-
vocation.” nal life and death. Theology ogy to biology, are freed to illumi-
According to John Zmirak, classes should be required, nate the majestic and countless
writer in residence at Thomas demanding and catechetical. Cath- aspects of the universe and our
More College of Liberal Arts in olic colleges that demand any less place therein.”
Merrimack, N.H., “Unless he has are really just whispering to their — Joseph Pronechen
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Catholic college educa- “This is the place you can ask the dom College in Front Royal, Va.
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of the global marketplace. in the Register’s Catholic Identity lic worldview and carry that on to ers is replaced by modernism in
College Guide. later and family life.” Especially theology, politically correct history,
Recently, Kansas City, Kan., since “numerous statistics show economics that are no more than
Archbishop Joseph Naumann wrote 70% of young people who go to data, statistics and graphs. There is
in his archdiocesan paper: “To para- college fall away from the Church no relationship to the truth of man
phrase the Gospel: What does it or their religion.” and the world. Luckey sees tradi-
profit a person to gain a prestigious Minnis says many parents tional Catholic schools as places
North Canton, OH 44720-3336 • www.walsh.edu • 330.490.7172 degree and lose one’s soul in the think because they sent their chil- preserving and transmitting West-
process?” dren to Catholic grade and high ern civilization and Catholicism in
As a parent himself, Derry Con- schools, it doesn’t matter where higher education. “Colleges do have
nolly, co-founder and president of they attend college. a moral obligation to give students a
John Paul the Great Catholic Uni- “Frankly, the opposite is true,” moral understanding of the world
versity in San Diego, Calif., asks he finds. “If they go to a place not and to give them a higher-level
An Education for Life parents considering a college,
“What are you prepared to do to
protect the faith of your kids?”
Connolly says of his students, “I
dedicated to faith and reason and
not dedicated to the Catholic
Church, there’s going to be both
explicit and implicit attacks on
understanding of Catholic theol-
ogy.”
Christopher Blum, academic
dean at Thomas More College of
The University of St. Thomas in Houston offers a liberal value their faith more than any- their faith. In classes, residence Liberal Arts in Merrimack, N.H.,
arts education guided by Catholic teaching and tradition. thing else, and I’m going to do what halls and on sidewalks there is a points out that Benedict XVI
I can to protect that.” bombardment of anti-Christian declared during his apostolic visit
• Named by the Cardinal Newman Society as one of Four of Connolly’s children are and anti-Catholic messages.” to the United States, “First and fore-
21 top Catholic colleges in the U.S. either in college or are recent grad- Benedictine students attend a most every Catholic educational
uates who often join him at the uni- chastity talk their first week on institution is a place to encounter
• 31 undergraduate degrees and pre-professional versity’s weekday Masses, prompt- campus, while most secular col- the living God who in Jesus Christ
programs in law, health professions and engineering ing him to say, “I get a tangible ben- leges hand out condoms. reveals his transforming love and
efit when I see them sitting next to Also, he affirms a faithful Cath- truth.”
• Programs based in Catholic teachings such as Catholic me at Mass.” olic college employs faith and rea- “It is the office of Catholic edu-
Studies and Environmental Science and Studies At a truly orthodox Catholic son, providing young people in cation — today and in all times — to
university, he notes, students will these formative years with the continue his mission of intellectual,
• Joint five-year BA/MA in Philosophy be taught the truth: “Once people tools and ability to engage the cul- moral and spiritual healing,” Blum
get the truth, Christ’s message is ture, whereas secular colleges do says.
• Full-tuition scholarships for qualified incoming compelling.” not allow faith as part of the anal- Catholic schools bring Christ to
freshmen who are Catholic In Warner, N.H., Magdalen Col- ysis process. their students through sacred Scrip-
lege’s president, Jeffrey Karls, Contrary to popular belief, he ture, the rich cultural patrimony of
• A place you can live your faith agrees. “The essence of Catholic stresses, faculty members at Cath- Christian civilization, in the liturgy
education is truth,” he says. It’s the olic institutions have more aca- and sacraments offered daily.
only answer in today’s culture, demic freedom than those in secu- “Amidst the darkness of the cul-
“St. Thomas has not only prepared me for a career, but has
where young people are highly lar universities. Faithful Catholic ture of death, these encounters with
helped me forever understand my faith as a Catholic. I have
influenced by commercialism, colleges don’t have to be “politi- the living Christ are sources of light
learned how to integrate my faith and my profession.”
materialism and technology. cally correct.” They have the right and hope,” says Blum. “Of light,
Michelle Gautreau, Class of 2010 “Young people can be easily to discuss faith and reason in class- because the mind is liberated and
pulled into the culture, which is rooms and are encouraged to do perfected by the knowledge of
somewhat artificial,” he says. “A so. divine truth. Of hope, because
Catholic education seeks to impart Archbishop Naumann noted young men and women who begin
on students the essence of Truth that because of secular propa- their adult lives within communi-
itself, to bring people in contact ganda, many Americans don’t real- ties that encourage the practice of
with the person of Christ and God ize colleges and universities the moral and theological virtues
our creator. We have a marvelous started with the medieval Catholic experience the healing that follows
www.choose-ust.org/catholic opportunity to do that at this point
in the modern world, which seems
Church. The Church “was responsi-
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from good deeds freely chosen and
enabled by grace.”
713-525-3500 1-800-856-8565 admissions@stthom.edu so confused about the nature of versity in Western civilization.” His conclusion: “Catholic educa-
truth and nature itself.” “It’s the people with the (tradi- tion is intellectual charity.”
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Houston’s only Catholic University • Founded by the Basilian Fathers • Located in the Museum District
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Fortify Your Kids With Intercessory Prayer
BY LY N N W E H N E R “
CDU is an online accredited university Courses offered
J
ust face it; you’re going to be a
blubbering wreck.” It was a sum-
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mer-long mantra chanted by
friends, day after day after day. providing catechetical certification, concentration areas in Ecclesial
And it stood to reason, really. We
were headed to drop off our eldest
and offering continuing education for Service, Sacred Scripture,
child, Allie, at college for the first adult faith formation. From our three- Philosophy/Theology, and
time. Even the words “drop off”
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drop-off would create a nine-hour
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Stuff I’d tripped over throughout the
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ent. On the living room floor it said,
“What a mess.” Loaded in the car, it
said, “Put on your seatbelt; this is
really happening.”
flashback to my “pagan days” in col-
lege told me that this was going to
be different for her.
that, in so many ways, she’s on her
own now. She will need to make
decisions on her own for the first
and students, and to promote group
discussions with adults around the world. www.cdu.edu
Funny thing, I wasn’t really all time in her life.”
that sad about it. Sure, I was going to A Mom’s Prayers The head shake. “Just think about
miss her terribly, and I knew that on a And suddenly orientation was that for a minute: She will need to
daily basis I would feel a weight on over. With a final hug that would make decisions on her own for the first
my heart that a part of us was miss- have to satisfy me until Parents’ time in her life. And now is the time
ing. But I was so sure that where she Weekend, Allie and I said goodbye. I you’re going to step back? How much
was going was her call that I was had tears in my eyes, but held it more she needs you now. She needs
excited for her. And that made it okay. together. But I felt, well, unsettled. I prayers. Not just any prayers. A mom’s
was, after all, about to get in a car prayers. Total coverage. Every day.
Her Orientation — or Mine? and drive nine hours away from our “Your job, your mission, is about
Yes, freshman orientation was precious firstborn. That’s unsettling. to expand in ways that you can’t even
emotional. But I wasn’t the prophe- So I told my husband, “I need to imagine. Are you ready for it? Are
sied “blubbering wreck.” As a mat- pray in the chapel before we go.” you tuned in? Are you prepared to
ter of fact, the whole thing became We entered the chapel, my eyes spend more time with me — in daily
more okay with each passing hour. I fixated on the tabernacle as I kneeled Mass, in adoration, praying Rosaries,
witnessed the joy of new friends down before Our Lord and opened novenas, whatever it takes?”
being made. I listened to speakers my heart. I walked out of the chapel, in com-
encourage the freshmen to open And Jesus spoke to my heart with plete peace. No, my mission has not
their minds and hearts to embrace that voice that isn’t a voice — you diminished. It has grown in a new,
all the opportunities that the Lord know, the one that reaches us as unexpected way. My daughter may
has prepared for them during the clearly as if he were sitting atop the not be living in my house for most of
next four years. To give him the tabernacle, legs swinging down, the year, but I am her mother —
chance to help them grow into godly looking into our eyes and soul. always. I’m called more than ever to
men and women who can take on “You know, you’re confused do all that I can to help lead this child
the world for Christ. Wow. about a few things,” he gently chided. of God to heaven one day. That’s a for-
In fact, the only time I actually Leave it to Jesus to break that to me ever vocation. And that makes it more
did cry during the weekend was in gently. “You see, you came here to than okay. It makes it beautiful.
Allie’s dorm bathroom — when I drop her off thinking your job as Lynn Wehner is Faith & Family
saw the notes posted on the mirror: mother was about to take a step back, magazine’s associate editor. This
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BY D AV E J O L I V E T more popular faiths there,” said was Catholic and his mother gave
C AT H O L I C N E W S S E RV I C E
Cindy Parola, media spokeswoman every entreaty to get him to go to
HYANNIS, Mass. — It’s consid- for the Wareham Gatemen. Sunday Mass, but he just wouldn’t
ered by many baseball gurus as one Bruce Murphy, general manager do it.”
of the premier amateur baseball of the Cotuit Kettleers, concurred D’Angelo grew up 15 miles from
leagues in the country. The Cape and added, “Some attend local ser- Nettuno, Italy, the baseball hotbed
Cod Baseball League, an entity con- vices with their host families. In in that country. Baseball was
sisting of 10 teams strewn across fact, we recently had a baseball ser- brought to the region by U.S. GIs
the Cape, can trace its roots all the vice at the Federated Church that during World War II, and it caught
way back to 1885. was a good experience, and we had on quickly.
The league motto is “Where the a rabbi at opening day. There is a “Living in the Nettuno area
stars of tomorrow shine tonight.” wide array of faiths.” sparked in me a great interest in
Since its inception, the league Ann Rascati and John Cart- baseball,” said D’Angelo. “My dad
has produced nearly 800 players wright of Barnstable, parishioners played baseball as a youngster.”
who went on to play Major League of Our Lady of Victory Parish in Christine and Bob Clark,
Baseball. According to the CCBL Centerville, have been married for another Catholic couple, are heavily
website, one in seven MLB players 20 years and hosted their fifth involved with the Falmouth Com-
was on a CCBL team, and in 2009, league player, Matteo D’Angelo of modores. Christine is the team
217 were on major league rosters. Bologna, Italy, this year. president and Bob is the general
Most of the players invited to “Our spiritual life matters manager.
play are college players recom- deeply to us,” said Rascati. “We’ve been hosting players for
mended by their coaches. A CCBL D’Angelo, a student at Win- 13 years now,” Christine said. “Most
selection committee decides whom throp University in Rock Hill, S.C., of the players we’ve hosted are from
to invite based on athletic ability, as who plays for the Hyannis Harbor the South and are of Protestant
well as character. Hawks, is Catholic, and the couple denominations, but they see to it that
The invited players are matched makes every effort to attend weekly they fulfill their Sunday obligations.
with host families, who will be their Mass with their guest. This year, we have a young man
summer family and home away When asked what the couple from Georgia who is not Catholic,
from home. Host families submit does to make their guest feel as but he knows that he is in a Catholic
certain criteria that should be met comfortable and welcome as possi- household. We say grace before each
by potential guests. These include ble, as soon as possible, Cartwright meal, and he’s very respectful of
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how much room they have in the And we let them know we’re here to of his own.”
house, if the player drives his own help them succeed and help them Paul Galop, CCBL commis-
car, etc. The logistics must mesh for do their very best.” sioner, has been involved with the
a successful and pleasant stay. Each “You develop a strong bond with league for 25 years. “I can tell you,
team has a host family coordinator them,” said Rascati. “We’re this league wouldn’t exist without
to see that things run smoothly and entrusted to help them make their the host families and the wonderful
seamlessly. dreams come true.” job they do with our young men,” he
The Anchor, official newspaper Last year, the couple hosted Eric said.
for the Diocese of Fall River, corre- Maust, a hardball standout from “We have young men, at a very
sponded with the general managers the University of Notre Dame. impressionable age, from all over
of each of the 10 teams, and most “Eric was a very spiritual kid,” the country, and with very different
agreed that the young men who said Rascati. “He was not uptight backgrounds,” he added. “They’re
come to play summer baseball on about his faith, and we encouraged far away from home and the host
the Cape also bring along a faith life him with that while he was here. families have a great relationship
with them. “Of course, there are those who with them. For some of the young
“Most of our boys are from the aren’t as spiritual,” she added. “A men, it’s a life-changing experi-
Deep South and raised among the few years back, we had a guest who ence.”
Theology on Tap Marks 30 Years
CHICAGO — At a Champaign ers noted the series’ promise and, ing a more formal program and
pizzeria in the spring of 1981, a even more, the introspective, spiri- inviting other dioceses to replicate
youthful Tim Leeming pulled tual elements it inspired. the series.
Father Jack Wall into a private con- “We could see right away that In 1994, the Diocese of Joliet ran
versation and offered an impromptu this was touching a need. The room Theology on Tap. Later, the dio-
confession. was filled with an amazing balance ceses of Rockford, Gary, Ind., and
“Father, I’m doing well here at of social energy and theological Madison, Wis., and the Archdiocese
school academically and socially, input,” Father Wall said. of Milwaukee adopted the program.
but I don’t know why I’m doing the Theology on Tap surged for- Father Cusick’s office, meanwhile,
things I’m doing and it seems to me ward in the summer of 1981. On the assembled a manual detailing best
that my faith should be a resource,” program’s second night, more than practices and presented a program
the University of Illinois stu- 400 attended. The question then to the U.S. Conference of Catholic
dent told the priest. became: Now what? Bishops in 2002. Regularly, the Chi-
Are you looking That modest, innocent conver-
sation set in motion a whirlwind of
In the summer of 1982, Father
Wall and his colleagues asked the
cago office was answering calls
from other dioceses eager to estab-
for a great start?
events that would spark a young series’ original five speakers to lish Theology on Tap.
adult ministry revolution — first in present at five new archdiocesan “When something is good, its
the Chicago area, then the nation locations, thereby sending Theol- momentum grows,” DeVries said.
and now the world. ogy on Tap’s first ripple in the “The young adults responded, the
Check When Father Wall and his col- young adult stream. St. James, parishes and dioceses responded,
MEET YOUR GOALS us out leagues from St. James returned to meanwhile, hosted five new speak- and Theology on Tap took off well
the Arlington Heights parish from
online!
ers in its second run. The following beyond Chicago.”
their campus visit, the group sat summer, Theology on Tap expanded By late 2003, Theology on Tap
Small classes, great facilities and a convenient down to establish a forum for the to a dozen Chicago-area sites. had outgrown its modest Chicago
location—Rivier College has everything you deep-rooted questions young adults “The best ideas have a simplicity office and its even more ambitious
such as Leeming had. Father Wall’s to them and Theology on Tap is like vision. Father Cusick met with
need to meet your personal and professional goals. team proposed a summer program that. It was adaptable and readily Renew International, an established
— five evenings on five spiritual replicable and people jumped on faith formation organization based
» More than 30 majors, including education, nursing, and business. themes — hoping the series would board,” Father Wall said. in New Jersey, to discuss folding
help draw young adults closer to Father John Cusick, one of The- Theology on Tap into their expan-
God. ology on Tap’s original five speak- sive outreach efforts, a partnership
» Over $7 million in institutional financial aid, including Someone casually tossed out the ers, noted the program’s energetic realized on Jan. 1, 2007.
Catholic high school scholarships, awarded annually. title “Theology on Tap,” a name that response and impact with an oft- Despite the program’s expansion
survives today as the program overlooked group. Heading the into 48 states and seven countries,
» Hands-on programs give you a head start in your career. enters its 30th year in the Archdio- archdiocese’s office for young adult however, Theology on Tap remains
cese of Chicago and introduces ministry, Father Cusick envisioned a staple of Chicago’s young-adult
itself to the worldwide stage. dioceses across the country holding office. Heading into its 30th year, 215
When Theology on Tap hosted similar programs and began plant- area sites have hosted nearly 4,200
its first event at St. James Parish in ing seeds for that transformation. programs. DeVries said, “We love it
Your future starts here. June 1981, 200 college-age guests He and his staff, including longtime and want it to go on forever.”
attended. Immediately, the organiz- associate Kate DeVries, began craft- CNS
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The Long and Winding
Faithfully Christian.
Road — to College
BY L I S A H E N D E Y
Joyfully Catholic.
Gratefully Benedictine.
T
he date Aug. 26, 2010, is
circled in red on no
fewer than three calen-
dars in my home. In
logistical terms, it marks the date
my eldest son Eric completed the This is the University of Mary.
3,085-mile journey to his dormitory
as a college freshman. In reality, Is the University of Mary you?
however, the date marks the end of
an era — the culmination of some-
thing my husband Greg and I have The University of Mary offers a unique experience
anticipated, planned for, and prayed
about since Eric began his formal
for students who want to prepare for a future that is
education as a 3-year-old pre- grounded in faith and marked by service to others.
schooler.
The official application pro- With over 40 majors, a new Catholic Studies minor and a
cess begins for most families dur-
ing the late summer and early
campus in Rome, U-Mary students learn how to become
autumn months of a child’s senior leaders in their faith, their profession and the world.
year in high school. But in reality,
the path to college is paved years
before, with carefully selected
curriculum choices, extracurric-
ular activities, and a commitment
to leadership and community ser-
vice opportunities. In fact, it’s not
unusual for parents of junior high
students to attend college infor-
mation sessions and begin tour-
ing institutions of higher learning
on family vacations. Our family
was no exception, speaking with
both of our sons early and often
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about the impact that their
grades, activities, and citizenship
would have upon their future schools where your child will still pare him for his future vocation?
educational options. We Catholic be fulfilled and happy. How will he make a contribution to
families also discuss the discern- ■ Discuss up front your will- the university, but, more impor-
ment of vocations, hoping to help ingness to let your child leave home tantly, to the world around him?
open our children’s hearts and to attend college — and your finan- While only your child can truly
minds to the special plans God cial boundaries. Be frank, but also answer these questions for himself, as
holds for their futures. open-minded and willing to explore parent and partner, one of your most
the many creative options for valuable roles will be to help your
What’s a Parent to Do — financing higher education. child find his “voice” in what can feel
and Not Do? ■ Listen. One of our biggest like an impersonal bureaucracy.
The past 18 months have given learning experiences as parents was ■ Be the eyes that proof his
our family a front-row seat to the to recognize that our long-held application and challenge him to
fun, frenzy, and faith involved in dreams and plans for Eric’s college give his best in his personal state-
navigating the college admissions did not necessarily line up with his ments.
process. As parents, Greg and I personal aspirations and desires. ■ Be the ears that listen to his
learned to support Eric through the ■ Encourage your child to con- concerns and questions. This statue of St. Benedict www.cometomary.com
process as “consultants” — to sup- sider — along with statistical rank- ■ Be the hands that lift him up bears witness to the University
port our son as guides, sounding ings, tuition costs, and teacher-stu- (and write a few checks in the pro-
of Mary’s monastic roots as
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a Benedictine foundation. 800-288-6279
who gave stern reminders about of the colleges on his list. Do the ■ Be the hearts that provide
deadlines. As tempting as it some- schools support their students by prayerful support and a long-term
times was to simply take over the providing the means, facilities, and perspective in the midst of all of the
reins for Eric, we followed the advice culture to truly live out their reli- craziness.
of his teachers and high school coun- gious values?
selor, who warned, “Don’t.” This was Plan for the little details, but
his time to step up and take some Being Their Navigators never forget to dream big and to
ownership of his future path. The road to college admissions pray diligently. Your child’s future
Here are a few guiding “Do’s” is paved with applications, dead- is bright, and God’s plans for his life
that helped us on the journey: lines, essays, letters of recommen- are fantastic — perfect, actually.
■ Engage your child in discus- dation, financial aid forms, and ulti- Enjoy the process of discovering
sions about his top college choices. mately with very big decisions. them together.
Compile a list that contains a few What are your child’s intellectual Lisa Hendey blogs at
“reach” or more challenging institu- and interpersonal passions? How FaithandFamilyLIVE.com and
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The Back-to-School Saint
Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for Us
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I
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It’s not a name you usually It wasn’t quite the end of the road
hear when it comes to books and for him; some twists and turns still
saints; there aren’t many schools awaited Joseph, but he was ultimately
named after St. Joseph of Cuper- ordained. And he proved a remark-
tino. But that’s only because the able priest. A great confessor, he was
ones who give the tests name gifted by God to know the thoughts
schools. If the test takers were in and hearts of others. He might not
charge, Cupertino Academies have been good with books, but he
would be everywhere. He’s the could read souls. Kids loved him
patron saint of those taking tests, St. Joseph of Cupertino image from Paul Guerrin, because he could levitate and talk to
even though he wasn’t much of a ‘Les Petites Bollandistes: Vies de Saints,’ 1882 animals.
scholar himself. But perhaps most amazing of all
Most of St. Joseph’s academic Franciscans set him to, no matter how was that strange habit of abstraction.
experience was in the school of hard onerous or disagreeable, the friars It turns out St. Joseph had a special
knocks. As the saying goes, he wasn’t began to see piety where before they grace of being able to see the hand of
“the sharpest tool in the shed” — a had seen only pity. They asked Joseph God at work in the world, sustaining
phrase particularly apt for St. Joseph, to become a Franciscan friar and creation moment to moment. It was
since he was born in a shed and lived priest. It was Joseph’s dream, and he the beauty and awe of God’s involve-
(for a time) in an animal barn. Poor did his best. ment in the tiny details of daily life
and hungry as a child, he was sickly But no matter how the Francis- that would overcome St. Joseph, fill-
and awkward. cans tried to teach him, and no matter ing him so completely that he was lost
His school record was dismal, and how Joseph tried to learn, he just to all else. Now he’s the patron saint
he lacked any compensating gifts to couldn’t get anything into his head. of test takers. I love him all the more
offset his academic shortcomings. He Except for one thing. Joseph had an for his lack of brilliance. Don’t get me
wasn’t funny or athletic, attractive or uncanny and deep insight into just a wrong. I love St. Thomas Aquinas
affable. Just nervous and prone to particular few of Jesus’ words (my wife and I were brought together
stare off into space. After leaving recorded in the Gospel: on his feast day) and all the other holy
school, he was apprenticed to a shoe- “Blessed are they who are poor scholars. I marvel at them. But part of
maker, but couldn’t learn a trade in spirit.” why I love St. Joseph is that he wasn’t
either. And his peculiar habit of When it came to that one beati- one to marvel at, at least not for aca-
abstraction continued. At odd tude, Joseph spoke with power. Oth- demic prowess. I can relate to that.
moments he would simply stop what- erwise, well, there didn’t seem any Even we, the less than brilliant, have
ever he was doing and stare, trans- way Joseph could possibly pass the tests we need to pass.
fixed by something only he could see, oral examination before the bishop When we do, St. Joseph of Cuper-
deaf and dumb to the rest of the that was necessary for ordination. But tino is a go-to saint. In those pressure-
world. Not a good habit if you’re try- there was no avoiding it, so the Fran- packed moments, when time is short
ing to get ahead in the hustle of com- ciscans sent him up to the bishop with and stakes are high, St. Joseph is a
merce. their prayers and with their breath great intercessor to seek God’s assis-
He also tried numerous times to held. tance. And then after the storm has
join a religious order. St. Joseph felt When Joseph appeared for his passed, St. Joseph is a great saint to
called to consecrated life, but with his test, he stood before the bishop, wait- remind us that God is still at work in
ignorance, slow wits and lack of any ing. The bishop opened his Bible at our lives in the small moments, in all
discernible talents, no order would random, and let his finger fall on the the everyday, ordinary-yet-extraordi-
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