The history of Western music would not be what it is today without the influence of the Catholic Church. In music programs at Catholic colleges and universities around the country, the Catholic faith plays a crucial role in the course of study.
The search for meaning and truth is timeless. Michael Dauphinais sought it decades ago when he was a student at Duke University In North Carolina, and so, too, are the students in his classes at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida.
The liturgy plays a central role in the life of the Church. The Second Vatican Council famously called the Eucharist the “source and summit” of the Church’s life. This is no different at Catholic colleges and universities today. Whether in theology courses
While many Catholic devotions come and go out of popular use, Mary is ever present, even on Catholic college campuses where the waves of secularism threaten inundation, educators and religious told Our Sunday Visitor. “Mary has been receiving renewed attention from our
Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926, offers a four-year bachelor of arts major in religious studies, as well as minors in ethics, Catholic studies, and religion and society. Father James Piszker is the university chaplain,
For students at Catholic colleges and universities, studying Church history is more than learning a timeline of saints, leaders and incidents through the centuries. It goes beyond recognizing the Church’s many contributions to science, the arts and the causes of justice, peace
The impact of the Catholic Church on western civilization and culture is undeniable. At many Catholic colleges and universities, students learn about the role of the Church in the history of art — and the role the Catholic faith can continue to
Did attending a Catholic college prepare you to know and defend your faith? Writer Patti Maguire Armstrong posed that question on social media, and responses varied. Here is a sampling in the negative with names and schools withheld. “Graduated from [a college]
Teaching students about their faith on the campuses of Catholic colleges and universities is now an all-hands-on-deck mission, educators around the country told Our Sunday Visitor. Gone is the robust energy of Catholic culture in America. Gone is the assurance that just