10 Reasons for Catholic Colleges
A Catholic education forms the whole person, helping students unite intellect, character, and purpose as they discern who they are called to become.
A is for Alignment
A Catholic college’s culture shapes how faith is lived on campus, revealing whether its community forms students in belief, purpose, and daily discipleship.
C is for Culture
A Catholic college’s culture shapes how faith is lived on campus, revealing whether its community forms students in belief, purpose, and daily discipleship.
E is for Engagement
Engagement reveals how a Catholic college embodies its faith tradition, shaping students through a campus life rooted in Christian identity, intellectual formation, and a living commitment to truth.
Charisms
Charisms express the spirit, mission, and identity of each Catholic college, forming students who can discern their gifts, grow in purpose, and choose a path shaped by faith.
Does College Make A Difference?
A college education shapes not only career prospects but the whole person, forming leaders who can think deeply, act responsibly, and pursue their purpose with clarity.
Framing the Catholic Indicators
A strong Catholic identity helps students find a campus where faith, intellect, and community unite to form graduates prepared for truth, service, and authentic purpose.
Holy Week and the College Search
Holy Week invites deeper reflection on calling, purpose, and the ways a faithful Catholic college unites formation, community, and mission to prepare future leaders.
New Years Day
New Year’s Day reminds us of Christ at the center of history and the call for Catholic colleges to form students in mind, body, and spirit.
Student Ambassador Questions
Are there key questions to ask a Student Ambassador on a campus tour that would help a prospective student assess institutional Catholic identity?
Teachers are Researchers
How do teaching and research work together at a Catholic university, and why does this unity of knowledge matter as you assess whether a school is the right fit for your academic, personal, and spiritual formation?
Theology or Religious Studies?
How does studying theology within a truly Catholic college shape your search for truth, illuminate your vocation, and form you intellectually, personally, and spiritually as you discern the right academic home?
Third of Seven Ages
How does Shakespeare’s “third age” shape the choices and commitments of early adulthood, and why does a Catholic university’s broad formation best prepare you for the life ahead?
What is a Good Catholic College?
What signs reveal whether a Catholic college truly forms the whole person, and how can its fivefold dimensions help you discern a campus that lives its mission with integrity?
What is a Mandatum?
The mandatum offers a clear sign of theological fidelity, helping students discern whether a Catholic college teaches with unity, honesty, and authentic communion with the Church.
What Should Worry Your Search
A truly Catholic college reveals its character through five dimensions—head, heart, mouth, hands, and feet—showing a unity of intellect, faith, service, and integrity.
Why the Liberal Arts Foundation?
A liberal arts foundation shapes the mind, spirit, and character, forming students to think deeply, discern purpose, and engage the world with wisdom.