Catholic colleges for safeties?

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Anonymous wrote:correction...Catholic is the most conservative under Vatican guidance.

Catholic U is the official university of the Catholic Church in the U.S. It is more conservative than Jesuit schools, but I wouldn't call it conservative. The majority of the faculty and a large percentage of students are liberals who are dedicated to social justice. That said, there are a lot of students and faculty for whom faith is very important. That's not true at all Catholic colleges.

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Fordham, St John’s, Loyola, Catholic university

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Of all these, Loyola Chicago and Fordham stick out as urban, liberal enough, reasonably strong academics and great cities for access to internships and volunteer opportunities.

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Anonymous wrote:+1 for Creighton

Omaha is a great city and easy to fly into.

I was impressed by a couple of Creighton theologians who have written some op-eds addressing the crazy ideas being pushed by the bishop of Omaho who is a Trumpster. Increased by respect for Creighton!

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Anonymous wrote:Most of these are catholic in name or tradition. If she really wants to practice her faith, maybe check out state schools with strong Newman centers. Or check the Newman guide to see which Catholic schools are actually catholic in practice and are not teaching against the church. These would be Christendom, Franciscan, Benedictine, etc.

Try praying for others instead of judging them. http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/06/20/pope_francis_look_in_the_mirror_before_judging_others/en-1238522

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of these are catholic in name or tradition. If she really wants to practice her faith, maybe check out state schools with strong Newman centers. Or check the Newman guide to see which Catholic schools are actually catholic in practice and are not teaching against the church. These would be Christendom, Franciscan, Benedictine, etc.

Try praying for others instead of judging them. http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/06/20/pope_francis_look_in_the_mirror_before_judging_others/en-1238522

Not judging. It's a fact that these schools choose to do certain things to maintain a catholic environment. The Newman Center has a list of things that deem that a true Catholic college.

https://newmansociety.org/the-newman-guide/navigating-the-college-search/

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Xavier, John Carroll, the Loyolas, Marquette, Notre Dame, Gonzaga...

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OP, every year the Jesuit schools do the Jesuit Excellence Tour (JET) that offers kids and parents the chance to explore the various Jesuit schools. Some are less known (Regis for example) and others well-known (Georgetown). It is a good way to quickly get some info from a lot of schools at once and they offer breakouts for each school. Website is https://www.ajcunet.edu/jet-tour and they had several sessions between August - November.

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I went to Catholic in the 90s - I never felt it was super-conservative politically at the time. Drama and music have always been highly regarded so I always knew a lot of very creative types who were largely liberal and vocal and they still are. I always felt like people became more observant after graduation - didn't feel like there was a judgmental moral majority by any means. Lots of opportunities on the Hill and it's very close to campus, so a big plus there.

I would not say it's anything on par with conservatism like Liberty or whatnot.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, every year the Jesuit schools do the Jesuit Excellence Tour (JET) that offers kids and parents the chance to explore the various Jesuit schools. Some are less known (Regis for example) and others well-known (Georgetown). It is a good way to quickly get some info from a lot of schools at once and they offer breakouts for each school. Website is https://www.ajcunet.edu/jet-tour and they had several sessions between August - November.

Not the OP, but my kid ended up at a Jesuit school by chance and I am so impressed! I will definitely note this for his little brother.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of these are catholic in name or tradition. If she really wants to practice her faith, maybe check out state schools with strong Newman centers. Or check the Newman guide to see which Catholic schools are actually catholic in practice and are not teaching against the church. These would be Christendom, Franciscan, Benedictine, etc.

Try praying for others instead of judging them. http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/06/20/pope_francis_look_in_the_mirror_before_judging_others/en-1238522

You think saying words in your head makes things happen. Oh brother this country is wacky.

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Marist in Ny has a very good study abroad program. We know a kid who is considering law school with great recs from professors who really know her.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:correction...Catholic is the most conservative under Vatican guidance.

Catholic U is the official university of the Catholic Church in the U.S. It is more conservative than Jesuit schools, but I wouldn't call it conservative. The majority of the faculty and a large percentage of students are liberals who are dedicated to social justice. That said, there are a lot of students and faculty for whom faith is very important. That's not true at all Catholic colleges.

This is an accurate depiction of Catholic U. It sounds like your DD wants a school that people choose because it's Catholic vs. a school that people choose despite it being Catholic. Many of the schools mentioned here (BC, Santa Clara, etc) fall into the latter category.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of these are catholic in name or tradition. If she really wants to practice her faith, maybe check out state schools with strong Newman centers. Or check the Newman guide to see which Catholic schools are actually catholic in practice and are not teaching against the church. These would be Christendom, Franciscan, Benedictine, etc.

Try praying for others instead of judging them. http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/06/20/pope_francis_look_in_the_mirror_before_judging_others/en-1238522

You think saying words in your head makes things happen. Oh brother this country is wacky.

I can see that you would think the world is wacky if you misunderstand what prayer is.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of these are catholic in name or tradition. If she really wants to practice her faith, maybe check out state schools with strong Newman centers. Or check the Newman guide to see which Catholic schools are actually catholic in practice and are not teaching against the church. These would be Christendom, Franciscan, Benedictine, etc.

Try praying for others instead of judging them. http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/06/20/pope_francis_look_in_the_mirror_before_judging_others/en-1238522

You think saying words in your head makes things happen. Oh brother this country is wacky.

I can see that you would think the world is wacky if you misunderstand what prayer is.

“a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.” Not wacky at all.