<p>If you are looking to challenge your beliefs and strengthen them after the challenge, consider BC, Georgetown or Holy Cross. you will find the Jesuits are the most intellectual of all the orders and the most socially aware (primarily the younger ones as they usually become more conservative as they age==but they are notable exceptions). They run about 30 schools across the US. Fordham, University of San Francisco, Loyola Chicago, New Orleans, etc. St. Louis, while run by Jesuits, is really a conservative city so that colors the perception of the school. You may want to consider Marquette in Milwaukee as I understand its Theology Dept has some very interesting and challenging teachers. Many of their schools other than their top 3 are commuter schools and are colored by the area in which they’re located.
You should be much happier at BC. Good luck.
Stay away from the Dominicans, Benedictines and the Franciscans.
Another DNA Irish Catholic.</p>