What’s up with Santa Clara?

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You didn’t ask why it was a positive out of intellectual curiosity. You meant it as a snarky retort. You’re not fooling anybody.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a top 50 school and it’s Jesuit. What’s not to like?

Is being Jesuit a positive?

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Depends on who you talk to. I'm finding more and more Catholics don't consider it a positive (I'm Catholic.)

Did you take a poll? Or have you decided that because you’re Catholic you can speak for all Catholics?

I didn't say I speak for all Catholics--I didn't even say it's MY opinion. I say that with the Catholics that I talk to, there is not a favorable opinion of Jesuit schools. This is a different attitude from what I encourtered 20-30 years ago.

How many Catholics have you discussed Jesuit education with? You’re talking out your ass and you know it.

Maybe you and your friends are just conservative. I’m Catholic and I would only send my kids to Jesuit schools if they chose a Catholic college because of their value system.

Only? Hum that’s odd. No to Notre Dame

NP. Are you the same person that's been picking fights throughout this thread in the name of conservative Catholicism? I believe you used the Notre Dame example earlier.

I’m not the pp you are quoting, but I have mentioned Notre Dame in this thread. Very telling that you find someone explaining a faith to be “picking fights.”

Explaining? You're passing judgment on everyone.

You say others are “passing judgement “ but you are the one “passing judgement” on non-Jesuit Catholic colleges… like providence college.

Nope. Not me. I simply asked why Jesuit was a positive on page 1 of the thread.

Do people saying “it’s a positive” over other Catholics are “passing judgement “

Poster didn't say it's a positive over anything. Simply it's a positive and I inquired why.

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Anonymous wrote:You didn’t ask why it was a positive out of intellectual curiosity. You meant it as a snarky retort. You’re not fooling anybody.

I honestly don't know why Jesuit would be a positive. That's why I asked. I'm not an expert in Catholicism. For some reason this turned into four pages of accusations.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a top 50 school and it’s Jesuit. What’s not to like?

Is being Jesuit a positive?

If someone said that about a Jewish school, they”d be accused of being anti-Semitic. Catholic hate isn’t cool, PP.

What's the difference between a Jesuit and a Baptist?

A Baptist knows he's not Catholic...

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Can we get back to Santa Clara?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a top 50 school and it’s Jesuit. What’s not to like?

Is being Jesuit a positive?

If someone said that about a Jewish school, they”d be accused of being anti-Semitic. Catholic hate isn’t cool, PP.

It's not hate. Inquiring why that's a positive.

The values, service orientation, & beliefs.

I'm Catholic. If my children were going to go to a Catholic college, I'd look first at Jesuit and Augustinian. Not sure I'd consider others.

Notre Dame isn't good enough for you to consider?

Agree, PP is making a distinction without a difference. Benedictine colleges are great as are Holy Cross, etc.

I suspect PP was making a distinction based on the philosophies of the orders, which are quite different.

If your kid plans to study philosophy, theology, or get really involved in on-campus religious life it is perhaps something to consider but for everyone else I'm not sure why it really matters.

You are very literal. Their philosophy guides the school’s ethos and values. How open are they to other faith traditions? How welcoming are they of LGBTQ+ students? How much do they value open and free discourse? That’s why it matters.

Multiple people on the thread; I'm the one that mentioned Benedictines, etc. My point was that Jesuits are not the only Catholic order that shares those philosophies, yet people on DCUM seem to think so. They just don't know about the others. Villanova, for example is Benedictine, and the Hallmarks of Benedictine Education are incredible, including hospitality, which literally means welcoming everyone; and community, which is a call to work with and for everyone, religious of all faiths and non religious; etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we get back to Santa Clara?

Seems like a very innovative school. They have invested a lot in interesting labs. I like the WAVE+Imaginarium and the Frugal Innovation Hub. They are also great about creating a community of advisory business leaders within the college, like the Retail Management Institute in the business school. All connected to Silicon Valley.