Posted on 02/11/2005 6:26:15 PM PST by Coleus
Very sad indeed.
I see where Seattle University is up there with the best of them. Things used to be different when they were the Chieftains.
Yes it is, many Catholic U's are Catholic in name only. I can see a u. president not knowing everything that goes on but once he's informed he should do the right thing and not show it.
Do Catholics' offerings (tithes) support these colleges?
As usual, Jesuits are well represented here.
Something smells fishy about this story :-)
Do Catholics' offerings (tithes) support these colleges?>>
No. Most of these colleges are run by independent (which doesn't exonerate the bishops) religious orders who charge tuition, a lot of tuition. I wonder if parents spending so much money for tuition to catholic schools know that in many times and on many campuses, tenets of the Catholic faith are NOT upheld or held dearly by the administration.
The best advice I could give a young student considering a "famous" Catholic school is...don't. Honestly, I'd tell them to attend a reasonably priced state school and be active in the Newman club or other Catholic organizations.
My reason is that unless you are paying for the name of some of the really, really "prestige" high dollar schools, the cost difference isn't justified and the quality of the environment isn't all that much different that a secular/gov't school.
Just my opinion, but some of the most radical, loony graduate students I have worked with came from well known "religious" colleges, on the other hand, most of the sensible well balanced and faithful (Catholic, Evangelical, etc.) grad students I've met went to a decent state school or small private "no-name" school...just my 2 cents
I am not Catholic, but many of my friends are and I have an affinity for the Mother Church; please explain to me how the SJ has become so incredibly non-Catholic.
Good Catholic Colleges & Universities
Assumption College
Ave Maria College
Benedictine College
Campion College
Christendom College
Holy Spirit Institute
The College of St. Thomas More
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Legionaries unveil Thornwood college plans
Magdalen College
New Catholic University
Our Lady of Corpus Christi
Southern Catholic College
Thomas Aquinas College
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Ave Maria School of Law
Ain't no such thing as CATHOLIC COLLEGES anymore
Don't know why they even carry the name
Ain't no such thing as CATHOLIC COLLEGES anymore >>>
about 16 posted in Post #12, that's about it.
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I wish I could explain it. Somehow the Jesuit order has been taken over by dark forces from the "Liberation Theology" Marxist bunch to practicing homosexuals. It wasn't like that when I was one of their students (1963-1971). I have read stories about the flagrant queers among their ranks. I can only guess that they became so prideful over their intellectual prowess that the notion of using that gift to humbly serve God and man went out the window.
It is odd that a once highly respected organisation could become corrupted so quickly. If anything, it serves as a lesson to always be on guard.
That's so very true. My 14 year old son is in a Catholic high school, but it is one which is traditional in its views and teachings. Even if there were a Jesuit high school in our area, I would not under any circumstances send him there. Nor will I support either of the Jesuit schools from which I graduated - not that I really have any spare money to contribute anyway.
I guess we should be grateful that we have access to this form of media to not only get the information, but also to share it, so that the "brand name" value of the Jesuits as Catholic educators doesn't fool so many folks.
I know some students from Loyola. In their marketing classes they study how to include homosexuals in advertising.
That's gross. And from a business point of view, it's dumb. Homosexuals make up a very small percentage of the population, less than 2% if I'm not mistaken, sure they say they make up 10% but then again anyone can say anything, like the MSM.
Catholic Colleges are supposed to uphold the tenets of the faith, at the end of the thread I posted a report from the pope addressing this issue.
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