Attending Villanova if you're not Catholic

kamido
Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:04:30 +0000

My 3rd is attending Villanova this fall. My other 2 attend Catholic Univerities in Chicago and Ohio. How comfortable you feel is based somewhat on your needs and expectations. In our experience, Catholic Universities tend to be liberal minded regarding social justice issues and provide and promote opportunities to develop volunteerism or activism in serving the marginalized, poor, and underserved. They also tend to be conservative regarding Catholic teaching and behavioral expectations but not in a way that students feel pressured to “conform”. An example is my daughter and friends started a living learning community to explore healthy dating relationships: topics would include sexual assult, emotional boundaries, communication and so forth. At one point she shared with me that a housemate wanted to offer free condoms to students attending speaker series. My daughter said she seriously doubted the University would go for (or fund) that. Not sure they asked but if it were Brown University, I’m sure she wouldnt have wondered.I would however encourage all students to attend a University mass at least once. I have found the preists are typically better homilists and can relate sctripture to life better that preits in typical parish settings. Just my 2 cents.