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T here are two theaters on Bene-dictine College’s campus. May’s performances of The

Jeweler’s Shop took place in neither.I saw it in the finished attic space

of the 150-year-old original abbey building on campus. Partway through the play, loud knocks and angry Nazi shouting interrupted the performance. The director franti-cally motioned for a student sitting near me to pull a plug beside him. The room went dark.

We waited for the banging to stop, then the performance resumed — this time.

Welcome to Benedictine College’s theater department. The Jeweler’s Shop production featured several hallmarks of the department: It took faith seriously, brought a surprising take to its subject matter and show-cased remarkable student talent.

The department doesn’t focus only on faith-related subjects. Far

from it. But it has quietly become a place for students to explore how faith and storytelling intersect.

“I’ve heard some of our actors of deeper faith talk about their perfor-mances as gifts from God, and they pray for his guidance,” Scott Cox, the chair of the department, told me. “Our depart-ment’s actors, almost to a number, feel a spiritual connection to their art and con-

sider their talents a gift from God to be employed in his service, even when the subject matter is not explicitly tied to religion.”

Edward Mulholland, director of the Great Books program at Benedic-tine College, has worked with the the-ater department on several occasions. “I think Scott is doing amazing things with that department,” he said. “The number of declared majors has tri-pled in the past two years.”

He pointed out that at the 2015

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for the region, Cox’s original play Pas de Deux was one of only five productions asked to per-form a scene at the festival and the only one to receive a standing ova-tion. Benedictine College senior Clare Nowak of Arvada, Colo., received an “Outstanding Performance Award” at the festival for the production.

As my children poked me and pointed out Nowak like a celebrity at Mass, it occurred to me that something extraordinary is hap-pening in our little town.

Faith and TheaterA week after The Jeweler’s Shop, I

watched the production of Doubt, fea-turing another hallmark of the the-ater department: faculty involvement. The play starred psychology profes-sor Adam Buhman-Wiggs, past presi-dent of the Kansas Psychological Association and a leader at Atchison’s St. Benedict parish.

Its director was Zach Boyer, a senior from Subiaco, Ark., who intro-

duced the play with an announce-ment: He would enter a monastery after graduation.

The same night, across campus, Jacob Donaldson was discussing Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at a Communion and Liberation movement event. Donaldson, a senior theater major from Walla Walla, Wash., had finished a week of performances of the absurdist play he directed.

In March, on EWTN’s Life on the Rock, Donaldson explained how the theater department brought him to Communion and Liberation and his faith.

He was an atheist when his par-ents told him his college choices were limited to a school with a strong Cath-olic identity. “I hated that,” he said. “I wanted to study acting. I didn’t want to go to a liberal arts school in Kan-sas. I went very resentfully.”

A chance meeting changed that. “I met some people in Communion Liberation University, and they were so happy. These people were full of life. They talked about music, film. They argued about philosophy, about everything. I was completely attracted to that.”

Later, at a retreat, he rediscov-ered God. He says faith improved his acting.

The question posed by drama is “What is it to be human?” he said. “That’s a real question. Not only is that my question in trying to figure out how I’m going to play a character, but ‘What is it to be human?’ is the question I carry everywhere.”

The Pope’s Play

The “underground” approach to The Jeweler’s Shop production I saw sought to recreate what Karol Woj-tyla and the Rhapsodic Theater achieved in 1940s Poland during the Nazi occupation.

The approach was the brainchild of director Will Wright of Omaha, Neb., a senior theater major and Gre-gorian Fellow at the college, and was meant to keep audiences glued to the philosophical play.

No posters advertised the play’s performances. Each day’s location was announced on the morning of the performance.

Yet “the sheer number of people who attended blew us away,” Wright said. “We ended up filling the house, so much so that our actors were

barely able to navigate their way to the stage.”

Senior Sydney Giefer was one of the leads. She said the unusual nature of the production became clear at the first rehearsal, when the director failed to show up — instead, actors found a puzzle that formed a message: “We’ve been compromised. Medita-tion Room 4th Floor Elizabeth. Stick together. Tell no one. You’re not safe.”

“We fled across campus, running three different ways,” she said. “It was an impromptu but great way to start the rehearsals of a show that was sup-posed to be underground theater.”

Giefer, a double major, says the department has taught her that the-ater and evangelization go hand in hand.

“Theater is paired particularly well with Benedictine’s evangeliza-tion and catechesis major,” she said. “In order to truthfully portray a char-acter, acting emphasizes [a] deep understanding [of] the human person and honing skills of being present in the moment. It is a call to honesty and encounter, much like evangelization.”

Tom Hoopes is writer in residence at Benedictine College

in Atchison, Kansas.

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Text of the questionnaire we sent to Catholic colleges:

1. Did the president make the public “Profession of Faith” and take the “Oath of Fidelity”?

2. Is the majority of the board of trustees Catholic?

3. Is the majority of the faculty Catholic?

4. Do you publicly require all Catholic theology professors to have the mandatum?

5. Did all Catholic theology professors take the “Oath of Fidelity”?

6. Do you provide daily Mass and posted times (at least weekly) for individual confession?

7. Do you exclude advocates of abortion, euthanasia, cloning or of the redefinition of marriage as commencement speakers and/or recipients of honorary degrees?

8. Do you exclude sponsoring campus groups and clubs that are not in line with Catholic teach-ing (examples: abortion- and LGBT-related clubs). If allowed, please explain.

9. Do you exclude coed dorms?

10. Do your student health services exclude referrals to abortion businesses?

Note: N/A = Not Applicable

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C2C2Benedictine College

1020 N. second st. atchison, ks 66002(913) 367-5340Benedictine.eduenrollment: 1,800

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

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School’s Comments: Institution: Benedictine College now offers Great Books and full-tuition scholarships for National Merit Finalists, in addition to its Gregorian leadership and honors programs. In the past five years, the school was conse-crated to Our Lady and opened six new dorms, three new academic buildings and, this year, its new Rec Center.

Campion College Australia

P.O. Box 3052 Toongabbie eastNsw 2146australia+61 2 9896 9300Campion.edu.auenrollment: 90

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

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School’s Comments:Institution: as the only Catholic liberal arts college in australia, Campion goes to the core of education, faith and human flourishing. Located in western sydney, Campion offers a uniquely integrated and fully accredited B.a. in the liberal arts. small class sizes (tutorials are capped at 15 students) allow for a genuine commu-nity of learning in which students get to know faculty personally. Through study-ing literature, history, theology, philoso-phy, science and math, Campion students are taught to think critically, problem-solve and communicate effectively. as albert einstein said, “The value of an edu-cation at a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.” where many view university education as mere job training, Campion focuses on students’ entire formation: spiritual, intellectual, social and vocational. Campion is grounded in the Catholic faith and exercises faithful-ness to the teachings of the Church, but it helps all students live out their faith in all areas of life.Dorms: Campion’s accommodations are segregated, male and female, across all dorms and residences. Individuals are not permitted to enter rooms of the opposite sex, and access to the living spaces is limited. senior students are designated as residential assistants, and one is allocated to each area. There is a senior residential assistant who lives on campus.

The Catholic Distance University

120 e. Colonial hwy.hamilton, Va 20158-9012(888) 254-4238, ext. 700CDU.eduenrollment: 800

The Institution:

3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 *MandatuM required

3 *Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture*:n/a mass and ConFession

n/a speakers VeTTed

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n/a no Coed dorms

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School’s Comments:Mandatum & Theologians’ Oath: since our theology faculty are primarily adjunct, the mandatum is taken in the diocese of their full-time employment. Culture: CDu is an online university.

Catholic Pacific College

7720 Glover RoadLangley, BC V2Y 2s9(604) 888-7727Toll Free: (877) 477-7212CatholicPacific.caenrollment: 80

The Institution:

3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture*:3 mass and ConFession

Aquinas College

4210 harding PikeNashville, TN 37205(615) 297-7545; toll-free (800) 649-9956AquinasCollege.eduenrollment: 475

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 *mass and ConFession

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School’s Comments:Institution: aquinas College is in the heart of Nashville and is the only four-year Catholic liberal arts college in middle and east Tennessee. The master’s degree programs in teacher education and nursing education are based on strict Catholic and Domini-can teaching and tradition. The per-petual adoration chapel, blessed and dedicated on the feast day of Pope st. John Paul II, is the first of its kind in the Diocese of Nashville.Campus Culture: includes a new Cen-ter for Faith and CultureResidential Life: house life is based on the Oxbridge model. a new women’s residence hall is being constructed.Mass and Confession: daily for both

Augustine Institute Theological Master’s Program

6160 s. syracuse wayGreenwood Village, CO 80111(303) 937-4420AugustineInstitute.orgenrollment: 300

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

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n/a no Coed dorms

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School’s Comments:Faculty: 100% Catholic facultyMandatum: required of the entire facultyMass and Confession: Daily Mass, individual spiritual direction and con-fession are all available and regularly attended or utilized.Clubs: we not only exclude pro-abortion groups; we do no external business with groups that promote practices in opposition to Church teachings.Dorms: we do not directly provide dormitories. we do promote “house-holds,” where many of our students choose to live together in either exclusively female or exclusively male communities.Health: we do not provide health cov-erage, and we only promote practices in adherence with Catholic teachings. we also take the extra step of only choosing business vendors who do not support these practices as well.Enrollment: Theological master’s program: Offering theological M.a. degrees both on campus and through video distance education, the augus-tine Institute has become the third-largest Catholic master’s program training people for ministry in the u.s.

Ave Maria University

5050 ave Maria Blvd.ave Maria, FL 34142(877) aVe-uNIV (283-8648)AveMaria.eduenrollment: 1,150 (1,100 undergradu-ates; 50 graduate students)

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

here are the 39 schools that each answered 10 questions about their college’s institutional standards and campus culture. a check mark indicates a positive answer to our Catholic

identity question. schools’ comments expanding upon a “Yes” answer and explaining a “No” answer are included, as well as other comments. View online at NCRegister.com / “Resources.”

Questionnaire Sources

The Catholic Identity College Questionnaire offers objective questions about a universi-ty’s Catholic identity. We designed the ques-tionnaire so that a “YES” answer reflects

essential elements of the renewal of Catholic identity called for by Pope St. John Paul II’s 1990 apostolic con-stitution on higher education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae (Out of the Heart of the Church), its 2000 “Application to the United States,” canon law and other relevant Church documents.

The Institutionn President’s Oath: Canon 833: The president of a Catholic university is personally bound to make a pro-fession of faith, according to the formula approved by the Apostolic See, in the presence of the chancellor or diocesan bishop or a delegate at the beginning of the term of office.

The Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity, “Acta Apostolicae Sedis” 1989: The obligation of a spe-cial oath of fidelity has been extended to presidents of Catholic universities. n Catholic Board: U.S. Application: To the extent pos-sible, the majority of the board of trustees should be Catholics committed to the Church.n Catholic Faculty: U.S. Application: The university should strive to recruit and appoint Catholics as pro-fessors so that, to the extent possible, those committed to the witness of the faith will constitute a majority of the faculty.n Mandatum Required: Canon 812: It is necessary that Catholic theologians have a mandatum from the diocesan bishop.

Pope John Paul II (to American bishops, 2004): “By their very nature, Catholic colleges and universities are called to offer an institutional witness of fidelity to Christ and to his word as it comes to us from the Church, a public witness expressed in the canonical requirement of the mandatum.”

U.S. Application: Both the university and the bishops, aware of the contributions made by theolo-gians to Church and academy, have a right to expect them to present authentic Catholic teaching. Catho-lic professors of the theological disciplines have a corresponding duty to be faithful to the Church’s magisterium as the authoritative interpreter of sacred Scripture and sacred Tradition.

U.S. Application: Catholic students have a right to receive from a university instruction in authentic Catholic doctrine and practice, especially from theologians.

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.”

U.S. Application: If a particular professor lacks a mandatum and continues to teach a theological dis-cipline, the university must determine what further action may be taken in accordance with its own mission and statutes.n Theologians’ Oath: Canon 833: Catholic theolo-gians are personally bound to make a profession of faith, according to the formula approved by the Apostolic See, 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.

The Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity, “Acta Apostolicae Sedis” 1989: The obligation of a special oath of fidelity has been extended to Catho-lic theology professors.

Campus Culturen Mass and Confession: U.S. Application: Cath-olic students have a right to be provided with opportunities to practice the faith through par-ticipation in Mass, the sacraments, religious devotions and other authentic forms of Catholic spirituality. The university shall make provision for effective campus-ministry programs, includ-ing the celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist and penance, other liturgical cele-brations and opportunities for prayer and spiri-tual reflection.n Speakers Vetted: 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.n Unobjectionable Clubs: U.S. Application: It is important for Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the essen-tial elements of Catholic identity, including activ-ities of officially recognized student and faculty organizations and associations.n No Coed Dorms: U.S. Application: It is impor-tant for Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the essential elements of Catholic identity, including the com-mitment to create a campus culture and environ-ment that is expressive and supportive of a Cath-olic way of life.n Health Services Okay: U.S. Application: It is important for Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the essen-tial elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment to provide health care in conformity with the Church’s ethical and religious teaching and directives.

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Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

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Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation

1062 Grand Oaks Dr. (corporate ad-dress; no physical campus)Bessemer, aL 35022(520) 428-4524 Avila-Institute.comenrollment: 280

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

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School’s Comments:Institution: The avila Institute for spiritual Formation is a live, online, interactive program that draws Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ through mystagogi-cally oriented spiritual education and formation focused on the faithful, mystical and ascetical patrimony of the Catholic Church. Our programs are geared towards all adults, with students ranging in age from 18 to 84. The avila Institute for spiritual Formation offers a graduate-level pro-gram for those looking to develop the skills needed to weave their faith into their occupation or to be a spiritual director or mentor. also, the school of spiritual Formation allows people to deepen their own spirituality and incorporate their beliefs and Catholic Tradition into their personal lives, helping to clear their path to heaven.Campus: avila Institute has no physi-cal campus. It is an online institute.

Belmont Abbey College

100 Belmont-Mount holly RoadBelmont, NC 28012(888) 222-0110BelmontAbbeyCollege.eduenrollment: 1,560

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 *CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

— *Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

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School’s Comments:Catholic Board and Faculty: with regard to the board of trustees, the college follows the policy outlined in the apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae of st. John Paul II and the norms contained in “The application of Ex Corde Ecclesiae for the united states” promulgated by the u.s. Con-ference of Catholic Bishops.Theologians’ Oath: The mandatum is the proper requirement for under-graduate faculty and institutions, and we require it of all Catholic faculty members in theology. The “Profession of Faith” and “Oath of Fidelity” are more proper for pontifical faculties teaching in seminaries.Coed Dorms: we have six residence halls. Five of the six are single-sex, and only one is coed. It is reserved for upperclassmen, and each floor is divided by men and women. Visita-tion policies are enforced in this hall, as they are in all of our residential halls. This upperclassmen residence hall provides those students who live there an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to live in an adult commu-nity while at the same time upholding themselves and their colleagues to excellence and virtue.

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Holy Spirit College

4465 Northside Driveatlanta, Ga 30327(678) 904-4959HolySpiritCollege.org enrollment: 1 part-time undergradu-ate student; 12 graduate students

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

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School’s Comments:Institution: Catholic identity lies at the heart of holy spirit College. The gradu-ate program now includes a master’s in theological studies and master’s in theology. The college also offers a catechetical certification program.Dorms and Health Services: The college provides no housing and no health services.

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School’s Comments:Institution: formerly Redeemer Pacific College, now Catholic Pacific CollegeDorms: The school does not have any dorms of its own, so all resident students live in the residence of our affiliate, Trinity western university, Canada’s premier Christian liberal arts university, which has both single-sex residence halls as well as residence halls in which men and women are separated by either floor or wing.

The Catholic University of America

620 Michigan ave., Newashington, DC 20064(202) 319-5000CUA.eduenrollment: 6,699 (3,572 undergradu-ates; 3,127 graduate students, as of fall 2014)

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

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School’s Comments:Mandatum: Catholic theologians must receive a “canonical mission” from the local bishop/chancellor that obliges them to “teach in the name of the Church” — it is different from the mandatum.Theologians’ Oath: The Catholic facul-ty recite the “Profession of Faith” in the presence of and along with the local bishop/chancellor and president at the opening Mass of each academic year. Catholic faculty have not been required to take the “Oath of Fidelity” because of the canonical mission/nihil obstat binding the ecclesiastical faculties.Dorms: Beginning fall 2014, virtually all undergraduate students reside in single-sex residence halls. In addition, three halls have religious in residence — two female residence halls have sis-ters living with students, and a priest lives in one of the male halls.Catholic university is hosting a visit of Pope Francis in september 2015. During his visit, he will celebrate the canonization Mass of Blessed Junípero serra from the east steps of the Ba-silica of the National shrine of the Im-

maculate Conception overlooking the university Mall. It marks the third time that a pope has visited the university, following st. John Paul II’s visit in 1979 and Pope Benedict xVI’s visit in 2008.

Christendom College

134 Christendom DriveFront Royal, Va 22630-6534 (800) 877-5456Christendom.eduenrollment: 425

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

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School’s Comments:Institution: Christendom College is a Catholic liberal arts college offering a time-tested and rigorous education that develops the student’s intellect in such a powerful way that he gradu-ates with the ability to master any subject — no matter how complex the vocational calling. Our curriculum and committed faculty are complemented by a culture of unmatched personal attention, helping each student discern and develop his academic and voca-tional goals. Our students thrive in a supportive and Christ-centered culture dedicated to helping them realize their potential and become the great men and women God has called them to be. Christendom is not merely a curricu-lum of courses — it is an organic way of life and culture that helps the whole person mature in wisdom, virtue and ability. students graduate inspired and empowered to achieve true greatness and become tomorrow’s leaders.

College of Saint Mary

7000 Mercy RoadOmaha, Ne 68106(402) 399-2355CSM.eduenrollment: 1,018

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 *MandatuM required

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School’s Comments:Mandatum: all theology faculty have the mandatum.Dorms: as a women’s college, we only have residence halls for women.Health: Our health service is provided by alegent Creighton health system.

DeSales University

2755 station ave.Center Valley, Pa 18034(877) 4-DesaLesDeSales.eduenrollment: 3,188 (undergraduate and graduate students);1,606 full-time, traditional undergradu-ates

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Faculty: The university does not have those statistics.Dorms: some Desales residence halls do house both genders, separated by wing or floor. access to these areas is limited by proximity card access; oppo-site genders cannot access each other’s areas without being escorted as a guest during normal visitation hours.

Donnelly College

608 North 18th st.kansas City, ks 66102(913) 621-8700Donnelly.eduenrollment: 700

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School’s Comments:Institution: Donnelly College is a Catholic institution of higher educa-tion that seeks to continue the mission of Jesus Christ in our time by making the love of God tangible in our world. specifically, the mission of Donnelly College is to provide education and community services with personal con-cern for the needs and abilities of each student, especially those who might not otherwise be served.Mass: weekdays, 8:05am Confession: Mondays and wednes-days, 10:30–11:30amClubs: Campus ministry, intramural sports, drill team, library activities com-mittee, Phi Theta kappa, soccer club, student ambassadors, student activities club, student senate, walking club

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1235 university Blvd.steubenville, Oh 43952(800) 783-6220Franciscan.eduenrollment: 2,466

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School’s Comments:Institution: Franciscan university of steubenville offers an academically excellent education rooted in passion-ate Catholicism and the search for truth that prepares students to meet the challenges of the secular world. with more than 40 undergraduate degrees and seven graduate programs, students are prepared for a wide range of careers and vocations. special pro-grams include a study-abroad semes-ter in a restored 14th-century austrian monastery, a priestly-discernment program, human life studies minor, sci-ence internships, Great Books honors program and mission trips across the u.s. and five countries.

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

33 Prospect hill RoadCromwell, CT 06416-2027(860) 632-3010HolyApostles.eduenrollment: 512

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School’s Comments:Mission: to cultivate ordained, conse-crated and lay Catholic leaders in every profession, faithful to the magisterium for evangelization. Lowered tuition 28% in July 2015: a debt-free gradu-ate is a gift to the Church and society at large. Fully accredited online a.a., B.a. and M.a. degrees 100% online or on campus. with our 24/365 campus, earn an a.a. in 1.3 years, a B.a. in 2.6 years or B.a. and M.a. in four years.

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School’s Comments:President’s Oath, Mandatum, Theo-logians’ Oath: The institute is a grad-uate, theological, pontifical institute (not a university) founded by Pope st. John Paul II. with its central mission/goal of providing a comprehensive understanding of marriage and family that is faithful to the teaching of the Catholic magisterial tradition, any institute faculty member is such only because he or she upholds this and has an expertise in the subject matter taught. all of the institute’s professors have received approval from the local bishop and the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic education.Mass and Confession: an institute Mass is celebrated weekly, and Mass and confession are offered during our semester retreats; the adjacent Basilica of the National shrine of the Immaculate Conception also offers Masses and confessions daily.Health: we offer a student health-insurance plan but no health ser-vices (i.e., a student clinic).

John Paul the Great Catholic University

155 w. Grand ave.escondido, Ca 92025(858) 653-6740JPCatholic.comenrollment: 300 in both undergradu-ate and graduate programs

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Institute for the Psychological Sciences

2001 Jefferson Davis hwy., suite 511arlington, Va 22202(703) 416-1441IPSciences.eduenrollment: 135

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Institution: IPs offers on-campus master’s degrees and a doctorate in clinical psychology and an online master’s in psychology. we also offer a wide variety of on-demand training and certification programs for individuals, parents and “first responders,” as well as continuing-ed-ucation programs for counseling staff, therapists and other mental-health professionals.Dorms: IPs is a commuter campus.Health: IPs does not provide health services.

International Theological Institute — School of Catholic Theology

schlossgasse 21Trumau, austria +011 43 2253 21808ITI.ac.atenrollment: 80

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Institution: ITI is an ecclesiastical theological faculty, founded at the direct request of Pope st. John Paul II. Degrees are granted by the holy see, both in theology and specialized studies on marriage and the family.

also offered is a one-year “studium Generale” program, an affordable way to study abroad and earn college credit. It is located near Vienna, aus-tria, and the language of instruction is english. Faithful to the magisterium, ITI brings together students from all over the world. It seeks to be a place of interchange between diverse cultures and a living experience of the Church universal. since students come from both Roman and Byzantine rites of the Church, ITI draws on the rich theologi-cal traditions of both the east and the west. It strives “to breathe with both lungs of the Church” (Pope st. John Paul II). The Greek Fathers and Thomas aquinas serve as particularly central points of reference.Mass and Confession: ITI liturgical life provides students with access to both holy Mass and the Byzantine Divine Lit-urgy of the eastern Catholic Churches. Both liturgies are celebrated daily, and priests are available at all times for confession and spiritual direction. The Byzantine liturgy dates back to the early centuries of the Church and im-merses students in the fullness of the Catholic liturgical heritage.

Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America

620 Michigan ave., Ne, McGivney hallwashington, DC 20064(202) 526-3799JohnPaulII.eduenrollment: approximately 82

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Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy

P.O. Box 24918 karol wojtyla sq.Barry’s Bay, Ontariok0J 1B0 Canada(613) 756-3082SeatofWisdom.orgenrollment: 110

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

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School’s Comments:Mandatum: Our bishop has indicat-ed that he approves of our theolo-gians teaching theology, is confident that they teach with the mind of the Church and wishes them to continue doing so; and we are working to give this a formal embodiment in the Canadian context.

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

2701 Chicago Blvd. Detroit, MI 48206(313) 883-8500SHMS.eduenrollment: 424

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Institution Mission Statement: sacred heart Major seminary primarily forms priests according to the heart of Jesus Christ, the Good shepherd; and further, prepares priests, deacons and lay ecclesial ministers, equipping them for the work of ministry in the New evangelization.Health: There is no student health service on campus.

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School’s Comments:Institution: John Paul the Great Catholic university is an authentically Catholic university in southern California, with a radically new model of education. Our un-dergraduate programs offer a traditional Catholic liberal arts education, com-bined with professional training in film production, video-game art and design, animation, acting for stage and screen, entrepreneurship, business management and marketing. Through the hands-on classes and one-on-one mentorship, stu-dents will be ready to impact the culture for Christ after graduation. JP Catholic also offers an M.a. in biblical theology, as well as an MBa in film producing. The biblical theology program is available in both on-campus and online formats.

Living Water College of the Arts

Box 100Derwent, alberta T0B 1C0 Canada(780) 741-2488LivingWaterCollege.com enrollment: varies by course*

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments: Institution: Living water College is working toward presenting its full three-year, degree-granting program. Currently, we are offering short courses that contain the essential elements of the full program: the integration of art, faith and reason.

Maryvale Institute

Maryvale house, Old Oscott hill,Birmingham, B44 9aGengland+44 (0)121 360 8118Maryvale.ac.ukenrollment: 728

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments: Institution: Maryvale Institute is a distance-learning education institute, providing both further-education and higher-education courses in religious education, catechesis, philosophy and theology. Our higher-education programs are validated by the Pontifical Faculty of Notre-Dame, Paris, The Open university and Liverpool hope university. The main mission of Maryvale Institute is to provide authentic Catholic formation for laypeople and for religious.

Mount St. Mary’s University

16300 Old emmitsburg Roademmitsburg, MD 21727(800) 448-4347MSMary.eduenrollment: 2,194 total (1,721 undergraduates)

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School’s Comments:Institution: Mount st. Mary’s univer-sity is proudly and joyfully Catholic. we fully embrace the letter and spirit of Ex Corde Ecclesiae. This teaching is embodied in our governing documents.Dorms: In reference to our residence halls, students are divided by secured floors, with women on one floor and men on another — or they are in separate, private apartments. addi-tionally, we enforce a strong visitation policy wherein students and guests are not allowed on opposite gender’s floors after midnight on weekdays and after 2am on weekends. This pol-icy allows the Mount to successfully develop students capable of living in an adult community while practicing the highest moral standards.

Newman College Ireland

Drummond hotelBallykelly, Northern Ireland+011 353 8727 86552NewmanCollege.ie enrollment: 20-25

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Institution: Newman College Ireland looks forward to a permanent campus in 2016.President’s Oath: This will be accom-plished by October 2015.Dorms: Men’s and women’s rooms are in separate sections of the hotel.Health: The college does not provide any health coverage for students.

Northeast Catholic College

511 kearsarge Mountain Roadwarner, Nh 03278(603) 456-2656NortheastCatholic.eduenrollment: 89

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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100 e. wynnewood Roadwynnewood, Pa 19096(610) 785-6287SCS.eduenrollment: 300

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Institution: The school offers a Master of arts in theology, plus undergraduate certificate programs and summer-resident programs for religious.Mandatum: Theology professors (undergraduate and graduate) take the “Oath of Fidelity” and make the “Pro-fession of Faith” publicly before the archbishop and receive the mandatum.

St. Gregory’s University

1900 w. Macarthur st.shawnee, Ok 74804-2499(888) Be-exTRaStGregorys.eduenrollment: 664

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

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School’s Comments:Theologians’ Oath: The local bishop has conferred the mandatum through an interview with proposed faculty members, conducted either by the bishop personally or by his appointed vicar general.

Saint Vincent College

300 Fraser Purchase RoadLatrobe, Pa 15650(724) 532-6600StVincent.eduenrollment: 1,800

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Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

— *no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments:President’s Oath: The president is a Benedictine monk.Dorms: students are segregated by floor or wing, requiring card access, and visitation policies are strictly enforced.

Thomas Aquinas College

10,000 N. Ojai Roadsanta Paula, Ca 93060(805) 525-4417ThomasAquinas.eduenrollment: 370

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

3 no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

6 Manchester st.Merrimack, Nh 03054(603) 880-8308ThomasMoreCollege.eduenrollment: 92 on New hampshire campus; plus 20 in Rome

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

3 no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments:Institution: Thomas More College of Liberal arts offers a Catholic educa-tion in the Great Books of western civilization. Following the example of its patron, st. Thomas More, the college emphasizes the unity of the intellectual life and service within the Church and society. The college has one of the oldest Rome programs of any american college and also offers study and internship fellowships in spain, england and Ireland.students of the college not only study about civilization, but enact the traditions through the college’s art program (“way of Beauty”) and the collegiate guilds, learning woodwork-ing, sacred art, sacred music and other traditional crafts.

University of Dallas

1845 e. Northgate DriveIrving, Tx 75062(972) 721-5000UDallas.eduenrollment: 2,548

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3* CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

— *no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments:Faculty: Those members of our fac-ulty who are not Catholic understand and are committed to the university’s Catholic identity.Dorms: Our one coed residence hall is segregated by wing and floor. Members of the opposite sex do not have keycard access to each other’s wings.

University of Mary

7500 university DriveBismarck, ND 58504 (800) 288-MaRY (6279)CometoMary.comenrollment: 2,918

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

— *CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 *Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

3 no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments: Faculty: In accordance with North Dakota state law, u Mary does not maintain a record of the religious affiliation of employees.Theologians’ Oath: Theology profes-sors take the “Oath of Fidelity” at the time of their hiring.

University of St. Thomas

3800 Montrose Blvd.houston, Tx 77006(713) 525-3500 Choose-UST.org/catholic enrollment: 3,522

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

— *no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments:Dorms: The university maintains living areas for undergraduate students. These include dormitory/residence rooms, co-ops and apartments. There is only one dorm, but men and women are separated by floors and by wings.

Walsh University

2020 e. Maple st. NwNorth Canton, Oh 44720(800) 362-9846Walsh.eduenrollment: 2,964

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

— *no Coed dorms

3 healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments:Institution: The university has an Our

Lady of Perpetual help society dedicated to the preservation of walsh’s Catholic heritage.Dorms: all dorms have single-sex wings and/or floors. some residence halls have four-person apartments that are single-sex.

Wyoming Catholic College

P.O. Box 750Lander, wY 82520(307) 332-2930 WyomingCatholicCollege.comenrollment: 150

The Institution: 3 presidenT’s oaTh

3 CaTholiC Board

3 CaTholiC FaCulTy

3 MandatuM required

3 Theologians’ oaTh

Campus Culture:3 mass and ConFession

3 speakers VeTTed

3 unoBjeCTionaBle CluBs

3 no Coed dorms

* healTh serViCes okay

School’s Comments:Institution: wyoming Catholic Col-lege’s mission is to educate and form virtuous leaders who view the chal-lenges of our time as opportunities to be joyful witnesses to God’s truth, uniting Tradition and evangelization.Health Services: we do not offer student health services. The employee health plan that we offer to our faculty and staff is in keeping with the Catho-lic Church’s teachings and therefore does not include abortion, contracep-tion or any other illicit procedures.

— Staff writer Joseph Pronechen coordinated the compilation of this guide.

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