Eight hundred years after the death of St. Dominic, his charism is very much alive. In fact, his influence endures and is bearing tremendous fruit at several Catholic colleges and universities that bear his name. “St. Dominic is relevant to students right
St. Joseph may be the patron of the universal Church, but as a namesake for a Catholic university or college, the foster father of Jesus presents an interesting paradox. For an institution of higher learning, where professors are lecturing and intellectuals hone
Franciscan spirituality and traditions are part of campus life at a number of schools around the United States, including Quincy University in Illinois, the University of St. Francis in Indiana, and the Franciscan School of Theology in California. While this shared spirituality
Notre Dame theology professor Leonard DeLorenzo explores how the charism of saints can be lived out by students and faculty on college campuses around the country. When you come to live, study and work within a community that follows from the charism
The Seton family’s coat of arms declared, “Hazard yet forward.” “We always use that phrase, especially during the past year with COVID,” said Sister of Charity Maureen O’Brien, the vice president for mission and identity at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania,
Students, faculty and staff members and administrators at schools named for Mary all over the country said that “mother” is one of the main roles the Blessed Virgin fills on their campuses. She is also an example and a role model, a
On secular college campuses across the country, Newman centers — named after the English saint Cardinal John Henry Newman — give Catholic students not only a place where they can dive deeper into the Faith and connect with other Catholics, but a
The founders of a Catholic college or university typically choose a certain saint as the school’s patron because they were inspired by that saint’s life and teachings, their writings, their example, and want campus life to be modeled on that. Saint Thomas