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Our Catholic Faith

Catholic Life on Campus

At the °®¶¹´«Ã½, the light of the Catholic faith shines through every aspect of campus life—not only in theology courses, but across all subjects and events.

 

 

Below is a sampling of available groups for students to deepen their faith and foster fellowship: 

  • A League of Her Own: A women’s group centered on community, growth and Catholic identity.
  • Blessed is She: A women’s ministry focused on faith and fellowship.
  • Rosary Club - A student group that regularly prays the rosary and creates tie-knot rosaries.
  • Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionaries offer Bible studies, one‑on‑one mentorship, communal worship, Scripture-based teaching and prayer.
  • Knights of the Columbus - A worldwide fraternal and beneficent society of Catholic men.
  • Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) for students preparing to enter the Catholic Church.
  • Crusaders for Life – A student-led pro-life club.
  • Society of St. Joseph - A men’s group focused on practicing cardinal virtues through brotherly accountability and friendship and a sincere devotion to St. Joseph and his example of manhood and fatherhood. 

Love of Learning, Love of Christ

Our Catholic Identity

Alumni Facts

°®¶¹´«Ã½allas alumni include 12 bishops, over 200 priests, and more than 100 religious men and women.

  • Bishop Robert Coerver, BA ’76 — Diocese of Lubbock, Texas
  • Bishop Robert Francis Vasa, BA ’76 — Diocese of Santa Rosa, California
  • Bishop Daniel E. Flores, BA ’83 MDiv ’87 — Diocese of Brownsville, Texas
  • Bishop Oscar Cantú, BA ’89 — Diocese of San Jose, California
  • Bishop Michael Duca, BA ’74 MDiv ’78 — Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel, BA ’74 MDiv ’78 — Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Bishop Francis Malone, BA ’74 MDiv ’77 — Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana
  • Bishop Mark Seitz, BA ’76 MDiv ’82 — Diocese of El Paso, Texas
  • Bishop David Konderla, BA ’89 — Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Bishop Gregory Kelly, BA ’78 MDiv ’82 — Diocese of Tyler, Texas
  • Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, BA ’81 MDiv ’85
  • Archbishop Shawn McKnight, BS ’90 — Kansas City, Kansas

Our Alumni in the Faith

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, MTS ‘00
Katie Prejean McGrady, BA ‘11
Brian Burch, BA ‘97
Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN, BA ’03
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, MTS ‘00, a prolific Catholic author in the 21st century Church with dozens of books, articles, pamphlets and other writings.

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Katie Prejean McGrady, BA ‘11, a writer for Blessed Is She, Aleteia, Our Sunday Visitor, and the Grotto Network; a Catholic commentator for CNN; and host of the Ave Explores podcast (Ave Maria Press) and The Katie McGrady Show on Sirius XM. She also co-hosts Family Mass Prep with her husband on the Hallow App.

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Brian Burch, BA ‘97, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and president and co-founder of CatholicVote.

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Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN, BA ’03, a sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth, a licensed counselor, host of the Hope Stories podcast, and a Catholic speaker and author. She was a featured speaker at the 2024 Eucharistic Congress.

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