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  Australian Catholic University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian Catholics, predominately of Irish descent, wanted to educate their children in their faith in a country where Protestants were in the ascendancy.
The four institutions that amalgamated to become ACU were the Catholic College of Education Sydney in New South Wales, the Institute of Catholic Education in Victoria, McAuley College of Queensland, and Signadou College of Education in the Australian Capital Territory.
The acts recognising the university are the Australian Catholic University Act 1991 in Victoria and the Australian Catholic University Act 1990 in NSW.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Catholic_University   (3327 words)

  
 A "Catholic" university: A Contradiction or a competition? - James V. Schall - Homiletic & Pastoral ...
Universities that exclude the active consideration of issues from the classic Christian tradition exist and are in the vast majority.
Catholic universities ought to compete precisely because they are not just like everyone else, because things are studied there that are forbidden (another real form of censorship) or ignored by political or ideological reasons in secular institutions.
It is not “Catholicism” that is “contradictory” in the university.
www.catholic.net /rcc/Periodicals/Homiletic/Aug-Sept99/university.html   (3914 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : A Full Commitment of the Catholic University to the Church's Evangelization
Berbusse is one of the founders of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy.
In asking why the modernist Catholic university has bothered to express this vague commitment to the Church, we are reminded that it is not expedient to break openly with the magisterium of the Church.
When the Church founds a university, she is not cherishing talent, genius, or knowledge, for their own sake, but for the sake of her children, with a view to their spiritual welfare and their religious influence and usefulness, with the object of training them to fill their respective posts in life better.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=889   (3160 words)

  
 Newman's University in Today's American Culture
The Catholic identity of a university should be evident in its curriculum, in its faculty, in student activities, and in the quality of its community life.
Catholic universities understand that there is not a contradiction between the free and vigorous pursuit of the truth and a "recognition of and adherence to the teaching authority of the Church, in matters of faith and morals."
Catholic universities should be expected to uphold the objectivity and coherence of knowledge Now that the centuries old conflict between science and faith is fading, Catholic universities should be in the forefront of a new and long-overdue dialogue between the empirical sciences and the truths of faith."
www.catholicity.com /mccloskey/articles/newmansuniversity.html   (2617 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catholic University of Ireland
The Liberal plan of a Supplemental Charter, incorporating the Catholic University as a college, not as a university, and enabling the students educated in its halls to obtain degrees from an enlarged Queen's University, failed in 1866; the Conservative scheme of chartering an unendowed Catholic university was announced, considered, and abruptly withdrawn in 1868; Mr.
It was for the purpose of arranging the Catholic colleges of higher education in an associated group, to stand against the endowed Queen's Colleges in the competition of the Royal University, that the framework of the Catholic University was considerably modified in 1882.
University College, under the management of the Jesuits from 1883, gave a fine lead in conjunction with the Catholic University School of Medicine.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15199b.htm   (974 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : The Key Service of Today's Catholic University
In this regard, it is providential that the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart is structurally linked to the Holy See through the Toniolo Institute for Advanced Studies, whose task it was and is to guarantee the attainment of the institutional goals of this Athenaeum for Italian Catholics.
This then is the great challenge to Catholic Universities: to impart knowledge in the perspective of true rationality, different from that of today which largely prevails, in accordance with a reason open to the question of the truth and to the great values inscribed in being itself, hence, open to the transcendent, to God.
Choosing a Catholic University means choosing this approach which, despite the inevitable historical limitations, characterizes the European culture, for whose formation the Universities were, not for nothing, born historically "ex corde Ecclesiae" [from the heart of the Church] and have made a fundamental contribution.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=6730   (1532 words)

  
 The Identity of a Catholic University - Catholic Online
Father Coughlin: A Catholic university is a community of scholars and students who are united by the love for truth and the desire to integrate faith and reason.
Catholic thinkers as diverse as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas have recognized the need for intellectual humility in light of sacred Scripture, Tradition and the magisterium of the Church.
The Catholic approach to reason stands in contrast to the hermeneutic of suspicion and skepticism, which seems to be all too characteristic of contemporary academic culture.
www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=3396   (1775 words)

  
 John Paul the Great Catholic University
JP Catholic University seeks to effect significant societal change by producing leaders committed to the application of Christ's principles in the marketplace and in the workplace.
JP Catholic seeks to shape and form solid Catholic leaders and innovators poised to put into action the teachings of Jesus Christ, and not to become agitators for change on matters of doctrine.
JP Catholic will expect all trustees, faculty and staff to celebrate the positive spiritual and entrepreneurial components of its mission and to eschew cutting down what the institution is striving to build.
www.jpcatholic.com /about/fidelity.php   (376 words)

  
 A Radical Transformation of the Catholic University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Catholic university in America grew from the promise to move the children of working class immigrants from the blue-collar trades into the professional ranks.
JP Catholic is God’s work, a work we are called to repeatedly in Scripture with the assurance of Jesus Christ Himself that if we have but faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains.
JP Catholic is a 501(c) non-profit, incorporated in the State of California, and has temporary approval from the State of California to operate a degree granting institution.
www.catholicexchange.com /vm/index.asp?vm_id=3&art_id=32368   (656 words)

  
 Catholic University denies student bid to start NAACP chapter - The Boston Globe
William Jawando, a senior who will enter the university's law school in the fall, said he spent months trying to get a chapter of the civil rights group approved.
School administrators kept raising various concerns, he said, and in April, they told him that allowing the NAACP on campus would not be consistent with the mission of the university or the Roman Catholic Church.
Victor Nakas, director of public affairs for Catholic University, said the primary reason the school denied Jawando's request was that the university has two organizations that represent African-American students.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/06/04/catholic_university_denies_student_bid_to_start_naacp_chapter   (495 words)

  
 No Longer Catholic (This Rock: November 2005)
University presidents and administrators at that conference declared that "the Catholic university must have a true autonomy and academic freedom in the face of authority of whatever kind, lay or clerical, external to the academic community itself."
Although Pope John Paul II vigorously addressed the issue of Catholic higher education and especially the loss of Catholic identity in his 1990 apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae ("From the Heart of the Church"), Catholic parents and students are no closer today to knowing which theology professors are teaching authentic Catholic doctrine.
At thirty-eight of the Catholic colleges surveyed, 37.9 percent of Catholic freshmen said in 1997 that abortion should be legal.
www.catholic.com /thisrock/2005/0511fea1.asp   (1765 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Nation / Catholic university opens doors
The university's profits from the deal, which requires an array of federal, state, and local permits, will be funneled back into endowments, according to school officials.
Catholic scholar Eugene Kennedy, a seasonal Naples resident and professor emeritus at Loyola University in Chicago, dismissed Monaghan's plans for a "new Eden for Catholic education."
While careful not to criticize the liberal leanings of their brethren at many of the nation's 235 other Catholic colleges and universities, Ave Maria officials made it clear that theirs is a different way.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/09/04/catholic_university_opens_doors   (756 words)

  
 - University Catholic Center
For those Catholics out there (and even non-Catholics!) that are looking for a place to call home, please come by and check us out, we're just south of the main UT Tower at the end of the South Mall (in front of Little Field Fountain).
The University Catholic Center is a nonprofit religious organization, and member of the Diocese of Austin.
The Center was established to serve the students on The University of Texas at Austin campus as well as faculty, staff, alumni and resident community members.
www.utcatholic.org   (431 words)

  
 Catholic university to give award to abortion proponent - Catholic Online
The Catholic Church's tradition of fostering higher education is based on the metaphysical and theological convictions that one should seek God in all things.
For centuries the university has been the single most enduring bastion of free and open inquiry, of truth-seeking, and of the generation of new, even if at times troubling, knowledge.
The university has been called a ‘Temple of Learning’ -- an apt expression which conveys a spiritual, almost religious, reverence for inquiry and the unbridled pursuit of truth and humane understanding.
www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=1309   (1010 words)

  
 4. A Catholic University - Boston College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
On October 17, 1996 Buckley preached a homily, "The Vision of the Catholic University: All Things In Christ," at the Mass on the occasion of the installation of Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., as president of Boston College.
A second lecture, "The Catholic University Under the Sign of the Cross: Christian Humanism in a Broken World" (1994), takes up Michael Buckley's thesis that a concern for justice is not only compatible with but is required by the university's humanistic aims.
Ong, emeritus professor of humanities at Saint Louis University and author of numerous ground-breaking studies in the history of culture, reflects on the tension between Catholic identity and the growing pluralism of Catholic universities.
www.bc.edu /offices/mission/exploring/cathuniv   (3352 words)

  
 Catholic Mission - Seton Hall University
A university is Catholic in many ways: by instruction, by the creative faith and love of its members, as well as by living Catholic values.
The Catholicity of Seton Hall is a call to action and a commitment to building a life that is both faithful to the past - and open to the future.
Founded in 1856 by the first Bishop of Newark, James Roosevelt Bayley, it is the oldest Roman Catholic diocesan university in the country and one of the largest.
www.shu.edu /catholic-mission/index.cfm   (706 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catholic University of America
The scope of the university as defined by Leo XIII was "to provide instruction in every department of learning to the end that the clergy and laity alike might have an opportunity to satisfy fully their laudable desire for knowledge".
His prudent administration and the generous response of the Catholic people in the collection which Pius X directed to be taken up annually in each diocese enabled the university to overcome the financial difficulties which it encountered in 1904.
In compliance with the express desire of the Holy See the university has contributed toward the improvement and co-ordination of the Catholic schools in the United States and has taken an active part in the organization and proceedings of the Catholic Educational Association established for the purpose of unifying and furthering educational work.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03455a.htm   (981 words)

  
 Study abroad at The Catholic University of Lublin
Founded in 1918, it is situated in Lublin, a historic city founded in the 14th century at the crossroads of Western and Byzantine cultures.
During the years of the Cold War (1945-1989) and imposed communist governments, the Catholic University of Lublin remained the only private institution of higher education in the whole Eastern bloc.
This intensive program, available to students of all levels, is designed for those seeking to achieve versatile communication skills and develop a thorough understanding of Polish language and culture and is especially for those who require fluency in Polish for professional or academic purposes.
info-poland.buffalo.edu /student/ucatholic.htm   (838 words)

  
 Philippine Catholic Links
Known as the Catholic University of the Philippines, the almost four-century old University of Santo Tomas draws inspiration from the teachings and philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor and patron saint of Catholic schools.
As envisioned, the university is actively involved in providing educational leadership and continues to contribute to peace and development efforts in the region and in its immediate environs.
Saint Louis University is regarded as one of the Philippines' respected and leading educational institutions that has grown with the demands of the current and future environments for its students and faculty alike.
home.catholicweb.com /philcathlinks/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=74583&From=Home   (1468 words)

  
 John Paul the Great Catholic University
The Catholic commitment at JP Catholic will be organically embedded in a total, active and joyous life of faith.
JP Catholic will provide an education that will emphasize the integration of theory with practice, enhance the professional competence and ethical judgment of the student and have a particular focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
JP Catholic will recognize the need to maintain leadership in its niche and will be boldly entrepreneurial in maintaining its position as a leading teaching university.
www.jpcatholic.com /about/vision.php   (349 words)

  
 The Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA)
The idea to establish a Catholic Universty in Easterm Africa was first debated by the Bishops of AMECEA in 1961.
In 1992 the intention of the Bishops of AMECEA, to establish a Catholic University, in Eastern Africa was materialized when the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, formally granted CUEA the Civil Charter entitled "The Universities Act" (cap.210B) on 3rd November 1992.
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa is, therefore, an institute where aspects of reality, particularly African reality, values and understanding are critically analysed and synthesised through the various sciences and disciplines for the purpose of promoting the continous integral development of man and woman in their environment.
www.fiuc.org /asunicam/cuea.html   (648 words)

  
 Catholic Community Forum Discussion Groups - Catholic University's not being Catholic
If Catholic University's do allow these types of things to go on, thats a terrible reflection on the religious leaders running these university's.
I'm evenmore outraged by what there is no question of -- Catholic institutions sich as colleges and hospitals violating Catholic social principles in the way they treat their employees.
Not All Catholic Universities have gone south, and in fact, there are actual signs of some turnaround.
www.catholic-forum.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5626&goto=nextnewest   (452 words)

  
 Catholic University of Paris
The Catholic University of Paris (L'Institut Catholique de Paris) was founded in 1875 and is comprised of 6 Faculties, 16 Institutes and 16 Higher Education Schools.
The university has a student population of about 20,000, of which approximately 3500 are international students from 120 different countries.
The CRP is part of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the Institut Catholique de Paris (Catholic University of Paris).
www.hamline.edu /law/adr/ecus/catholic_university.html   (281 words)

  
 catholic distance university   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Board of Trustees of the Catholic Distance University, (CDU) celebrated the life and work of Father William J. Kaifer, S.J., with a dinner at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center last Saturday.
The crowd was composed of clergy, benefactors of the university and students.
He was involved with the university from 1984 until his death in 2000.
www.catholicherald.com /articles/02articles/kaifer1121.htm   (370 words)

  
 Catholic Links - University of Houston Catholic Newman Center
Dedicated to spiritual growth, continuing Catholic adult education, warm fellowship, and the encouragement of Church vocations.
The mission of Associated Catholic Charities is to extend to all persons the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
As an advocate for social justice, Associated Catholic Charities empowers the community through action and education asserting the principle of human dignity.
www.uh.edu /catholic/catholiclinks.htm   (1295 words)

  
 catholic distance university
HAMILTON — Catholic Distance University (CDU) board members gathered earlier this week at the historic Hamilton headquarters to commemorate a new adult education program and celebrate the property payoff.
Catholic Distance University (CDU) educates adults worldwide in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church through distance, or correspondence, learning.
"Many Catholics today are well-educated in their profession, but lack a mature understanding of their faith," said Marianne Mount, CDU vice president.
www.catholicherald.com /articles/00articles/cdu0309.htm   (667 words)

  
 Catholic News Agency
The university is currently celebrating the inauguration of its new academic year.
He stressed that "the Catholic university is a great workshop in which, in keeping with the various disciplines, new lines of research are constantly being developed in a stimulating encounter between faith and reason, one that aims to recover the synthesis" between these two elements.
The next generations will not propagate either the Catholic faith nor the Catholic population if their education at Catholic colleges and universities does not teach them the true faith and provide the skills and knowledge needed to face the evils and trials of this world and change them into goodness and truth.
www.catholicnewsagency.com /new.php?n=5494   (930 words)

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