The Catholicity of the University of Saint Louis

As it celebrates its 50th year of life of mission and excellence, the University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City, Northern Philippines is facing challenges posed in the education apostolate, and one of which is to uphold a good institutional image of being a truly Catholic institution. This study aimed to assess the level of Catholicity of the university along the five key area standards which are communicated vision and mission, religious curriculum, prayer and liturgy integration, service and social justice, and ecumenical initiatives as perceived by the respondents. Two thousand six hundred twenty respondents across the Louisian community were considered in the study through a descriptive survey and Focus Group Discussion. Results show that the respondent school manifests a Very High level of Catholicity along the five key area standards. Moreover, results of the independent sample T-test and Analysis of Variance test reveal that gender, religious affiliations, and student’s educational level affect the level of Catholicity of the respondent school. The study concluded that the University of Saint Louis is a Catholic institution forming and training Jesus’ disciples of today. As an offshoot of the results of the study, a three-year sustainability program for the Catholicity of the institution was developed.

Keywords— Catholicity, communicated vision and mission, ecumenical initiatives, prayer and liturgy integration, religious curriculum, service and social justice