[SuziQ]

Porter said that the school endeavors to teach both lay and ordained members of the church to better serve. "What we're trying to do here is teach people to be able to minister alongside each other," he said. "I think if you want to position yourself as the preeminent Catholic school in the country, you have to have a strong theology department. If you feel the like the University is to serve the church, you would train people to actually serve the church."

I'm glad that there are more men interested in pursuing vocations, but frankly, having met people who were educated in their 'ministries' at Boston College, it makes me wonder sometimes just what they're teaching these folks. Their Catholicism is sometimes on the 'light' side.

[thefrankbaum]

Well...I’m one of ‘em. Besides, I think you’ll start to see that tide change. Fr. Leahy has made it very clear that BC will be, first and foremost, CATHOLIC. There isn’t any room for discussion there, and I think the more liberal forces will act accordingly - specifically, move to ‘greener’ pastures with schools that may be waivering.