<p>"Bob Jones is one of the most conservative schools on the map."
And one of the most anti-Catholic institutions in the country.</p>
<p>You beat me to it, ferryboat. I think that quite a few people at Bob Jones would think that all Catholics are going to Hell.</p>
<p>How conservative or liberal is St. Edwards in Austin?</p>
<p>Christendom College
Thomas Aquinas College
University of Dallas</p>
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Aren't all Roman Catholic Colleges conservative!?
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<p>Just goes to show how much your average Joe knows about Catholicism...</p>
<p>I agree with Notre Dame and Holy Cross. Both prestigious and academically superior schools, the former a top national university, the latter a top LAC. The absolute best of their categories, if you are looking for conservative.</p>
<p>The Society of Jesus is an exceedingly liberal order. At Jesuit schools, the atmosphere may be markedly conservative due to their constituents, but the Jesuits themselves have always been the forerunners and promoters of scholarly, open-minded, and liberal thinking throughout modern European history. Thus, you may not want to consider the Jesuit schools, though they are excellent.</p>
<p>I don't think this is a very conservative school, but I'm surprised Georgetown hasn't been mentioned.</p>
<p>"How conservative or liberal is St. Edwards in Austin?"</p>
<p>A co-worker, from Texas, went there and ended up transferring to a public. I would guess conservative. Apparently most students came from local private schools.</p>
<p>Holy Cross is the top ranked Catholic school on the US News and World Report rankings for Liberal Arts Colleges.</p>
<p>Until the Church decides to let priests marry and to allow females to become priests, I would say that they are all pretty conservative.</p>
<p>A comment or two on colleges already mentioned. </p>
<p>Notre Dame has some conservatives there, but by and large, no , they are pretty liberal as a college. They hosted a Queer Film week last year and allowed a long run of "The Vagina Monologues", a vulgar play purporting to "celebrate female sexuality". I would not personally consider them conservative at all. There is a small and devoted group of more conservative Catholics there, but they are students, not administrators. </p>
<p>Georgetown is so far to the left that the Vatican is considering forcibly removing the word Catholic from their title. They were employers of the now infamous Dr. Peter Singer and his pro-death argument that newborns are not really people yet either (neither are fetuses, according to him), so people who kill them should not be charged with murder. At one point he argued that humanity does not really begin until one can reason well and be productive, so around age 7. In addition, old people who become demented and frail are also no longer people. When he published his articles, the college was asked by Rome to reprimand or fire him, and refused. I believe he is now at Princeton. </p>
<p>I would agree that every Jesuit college is different. </p>
<p>St. Edwards in Austin Texas is moderate, not conservative. </p>
<p>Just my two cents.</p>
<p>Slightly out of date but might be helpful to someone seeking a conservative Roman Catholic University:</p>
<p>Colleges Catholic Identity Guide 2006-07</p>
<p>The Schools who qualify as Catholic under this set of guidelines (described in detail below the list) are: </p>
<ol>
<li>Aquinas College</li>
<li>Augustine Institute</li>
<li>Ave Maria University</li>
<li>Belmont Abbey College</li>
<li>Benedictine College</li>
<li>The Catholic Distance University </li>
<li>The Catholic University of America</li>
<li>Christendom College</li>
<li>The College of Saint Thomas More</li>
<li>Franciscan University of Steubenville</li>
<li>Holy Apostles College and Seminary</li>
<li>Institute for the Psychological Sciences</li>
<li>John Paul the Great Catholic University</li>
<li>Magdalen College</li>
<li>Our Lady of Corpus Christi</li>
<li>St. Gregory’s University</li>
<li>Southern Catholic College</li>
<li>Thomas Aquinas College</li>
<li>The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts</li>
<li>University of Dallas</li>
<li>University of Sacramento</li>
<li>University of St. Thomas</li>
<li>Walsh University</li>
<li>Wyoming Catholic College </li>
</ol>
<p>The list of participating colleges has been growing and now numbers over 10% of Catholic institutions of higher learning across the U.S. and Canada. In 2006-2007, 24 schools (up from 15 in 2005) went on record answering 10 objective questions related to Catholic identity.</p>
<p>To be added to our list of Catholic colleges and universities, a school must answer the questionnaire.</p>
<p>The Questionnaire
The goal of the Faith & Family magazine Colleges Catholic Identity Guide is to apply objective tests of a university’s Catholic identity. The 10 questions can only be answered Yes, No, or Not Applicable. We designed it so that a YES answer best reflects Catholic identity. </p>
<p>Institution:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Did the president make the public profession of faith and take the oath of fidelity?</p></li>
<li><p>Is the majority of the board of trustees Catholic?</p></li>
<li><p>Is the majority of the faculty Catholic?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you publicly require all Catholic theology professors to have the mandatum?</p></li>
<li><p>Did all Catholic theology professors take the oath of fidelity?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Campus:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Is the head of campus ministry Catholic?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you exclude advocates of abortion, euthanasia or cloning as commencement speakers or recipients of honorary degrees?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you exclude sponsoring pro-abortion campus groups?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you exclude coed dorms?</p></li>
<li><p>Do your student health services exclude referrals to abortion clinics?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Questionnaire Sources
The questions reflect essential elements of the renewal of Catholic identity called for by Pope John Paul II’s 1990 apostolic constitution on higher education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae (On Catholic Universities), its 2000 Application to the United States, and canon law. </p>
<p>Here is our summary of what the questions cover and why:</p>
<p>Institution:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>President: Canon 833: The president of a Catholic university is personally bound to make a profession of faith in the presence of the chancellor or diocesan bishop or a delegate at the beginning of the term of office.</p></li>
<li><p>Board: U.S. Application: “To the extent possible, the majority of the board of trustees should be Catholics committed to the Church.”</p></li>
<li><p>Faculty: U.S. Application: “The university should strive to recruit and appoint Catholics as professors so that, to the extent possible, those committed to the witness of the faith will constitute a majority of the faculty.”</p></li>
<li><p>The Mandatum: Canon 812: It is necessary that Catholic theologians have a mandatum from the diocesan bishop.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>U.S. Application: If a particular professor lacks a mandatum and continues to teach a theological discipline, the university must determine what further action may be taken in accordance with its own mission and statutes.</p>
<p>Mandatum text: “I hereby declare my role and responsibility as a teacher of a theological discipline within the full communion of the Church. As a teacher of a theological discipline, therefore, I am committed to teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain from putting forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the Church’s magisterium.”</p>
<p>U.S. Application: Catholic students have a right to receive from a university instruction in authentic Catholic doctrine and practice, especially from theologians.</p>
<ol>
<li>Oath: Canon 833: Catholic theologians are personally bound to make a profession of faith in the presence of the university president if he is a priest, or the diocesan bishop or a delegate, at the beginning of their term of office.</li>
</ol>
<p>Campus:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Ministry: U.S. Application: “Catholic students have a right to be provided with opportunities to practice the faith through participation in Mass, the sacraments, religious devotions and other authentic forms of Catholic spirituality.” The university “shall make provision for effective campus ministry programs, including the celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist and penance, other liturgical celebrations, and opportunities for prayer and spiritual reflection.”</p></li>
<li><p>Honorees: The U.S. Bishops’ 2004 Catholics in Political Life: “Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms that would suggest support for their actions.”</p></li>
<li><p>Groups: U.S. Application: “It is important for Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the essential elements of Catholic identity, including activities of officially recognized student and faculty organizations and associations.”</p></li>
<li><p>Dorms: U.S. Application: “It is important for Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment to create a campus culture and environment that is expressive and supportive of a Catholic way of life.”</p></li>
<li><p>Health: U.S. Application: “It is important for Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment to provide health care in conformity with the Church’s ethical and religious teaching and directives.”</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Cramrei...thanks for posting the above information. Hopefully it will clarify for anyone looking for a truly faithful Catholic college what exactly that means.</p>
<p>Thanks. I was thinking about putting University of Dallas on Son's list...I had heard it was quite Catholic and this confirms it.</p>
<p>Anyone know want University of Dayton's reputation is, con or lib?</p>
<p>There are some comments about University of Dayton on this thread <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/christian-colleges/558264-question-about-university-dayton.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/christian-colleges/558264-question-about-university-dayton.html</a></p>
<p>Nephew went to U of Dallas during the Katrina semester and loved it. Great art program. Roomed with a lot of his classmates from Jesuit NOLA. Got to walk over to the Cowboys games after half time and watch for free. Right next to SMU, and got to use their awesome libraries. Many current Jesuit parents have visited and loved it. No mention of being "Too Catholic".</p>
<p>Many of us here in NOLA do want our sons to continue in Catholic colleges, as they've gone to Catholic schools all their lives. But we're by no means charismatic. Just want that support system that comes with a faith based school.</p>
<p>Many excellent schools, especially in Texas, were founded by religious people, not clergy, but are now mainly known for their academics. Some still require chapel, but that is not what identifies them.</p>
<p>Cool perk with the Cowboys games. Of course, this will be last season for that. Also just a bit of a correction...SMU is about a 20 minute drive away. There are plans to redevelop the Texas stadium site as cool restaurant/retail (once they knock the stadium down), but who knows if that's still on the front burner in the present economy.</p>
<p>AVE MARIA U> ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum high school GPA: 2.8
Minimum college GPA: 2.4
Minimum ACT: 22
Minimum SAT (including writing portion): 1580
Minimum SAT (on older form): 1050
IDK- this doesn't sound like the kind of challenge you're searching for.</p>
<p>sorry- double post</p>
<p>Does anyone have information about Thomas More College of the Liberal Arts in NH or Christendom in VA? I am trying to stay in the NE or closeby. Looking at these and Franciscan U and Ave. Trying to determine the differences between the schools as well as their academic reputations. They are known for being orthodox, I believe. My son is at the top of his class and I want a good Catholic environment and strong academics for him. Sometimes, it seems like I have to sacrifice one for the other. Look forward to hearing from you!</p>