The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College (also termed as The Newman Guide) is a college evaluation tool published annually by the Cardinal Newman Society to assist students in choosing a Catholic college or university. It includes a list of Catholic institutions of higher education selected for their perceived adherence to Catholic teaching.[1][2] The guide seeks to include schools which comport with the principles of Ex Corde Ecclesiae.[3]
Description edit
First published in 2007, the Guide identifies a subset of the Catholic colleges in the United States, as well as colleges and universities abroad and online where, in the Society's view, "students can reasonably expect a faithful Catholic education and a campus culture that generally upholds the values taught in their homes and parishes."
The Guide claims "to show students where they can learn and grow in a genuine Catholic environment without the nonsense that has overtaken even some of the most well-known Catholic universities."[4]
The Newman Guide is published both in printed book form and online. The Guide's website includes all of the information for free.
Recommended colleges (2019) edit
U.S. Residential Colleges edit
- Aquinas College (Nashville, TN)
- Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, FL)
- Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC)
- Benedictine College (Atchison, KS)
- The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC)
- Christendom College (Front Royal, VA)
- Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville, OH)
- John Paul the Great Catholic University (Escondido, CA)
- Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts (Warner, NH)
- Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, CA)
- Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, NH)
- University of Dallas (Irving, TX)
- University of Mary (Bismarck, ND)
- University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX)
- Walsh University (North Canton, OH)
- Wyoming Catholic College (Lander, WY)
U.S. Non-residential, International, or Online Institutions edit
- Campion College (Western Sydney, NSW, Australia)
- Catholic Distance University (Charles Town, WV)
- Catholic Pacific College (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
- Holy Angel University (Angeles City, Philippines)
- Holy Apostles College and Seminary (Cromwell, CT)
- Ignatius-Angelicum Great Books Program
- International Theological Institute (Schloss Trumau, Austria)
- Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (Barry's Bay, ON, Canada)
- Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Rome, Italy)
- University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)
References edit
- ^ Mead, Thomas, The Newman Guide, Introduction Cardinal Newman Society 2010, accessed Aug. 19, 2011
- ^ Most faithful Catholic colleges are also the most affordable, reports study, Catholic News Agency, Feb. 18, 2009
- ^ 'Most Faithful' Catholic Colleges also Most Affordable: Newman Guide Profiles of Catholic Colleges Now Online, Christian Newswire
- ^ The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College: What to Look For and Where to Find it. ISI Distributed Titles. 2007. ISBN 978-0978650216.
Further reading edit
- Neuhaus, Richard. "Come this time of year and the indomitable Cardinal Newman Society sends out its list of Catholic colleges sponsoring a performance of The Vagina Monologues." First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life 153 (2005): 64-65.