From Tom Hamel, President, Redeemer Pacific College.I'd like to compliment you and your staff on a wonderful Canadian Catholic magazine; full of truth and light. May I make a few observations regarding a "news in brief" about Redeemer Pacific College The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. (RPC (Remote Procedure Call) A programming interface that allows one program to use the services of another program in a remote machine. The calling program sends a message and data to the remote program, which is executed, and results are passed back to the calling ) in your October, 2005, issue? RPC actually opened in the fall of 1999 when we welcomed 12 students to the College. We currently have about 60 Catholic students and usually see a like number of evangelical students taking our courses each term. RPC is associated both with (the Evangelical) Trinity Western University For other schools with similar names, see and Trinity College. University profile TWU is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and is recognized by the United States Department of in Langham, BC--where our students take some of their courses and earn their degree--and with the (Catholic) Franciscan University of Steubenville Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Catholic institution located in Steubenville, Ohio, 40 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] The school (originally named the "College of Steubenville") was founded in 1946 by the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. (FUS FUS feline urological syndrome. ), which, since 1997, has helped the College establish "dynamic orthodox" Catholic higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. here on the west coast. Two of our Board members are FUS professors: Dr. Stephen Miletic and Dr. Andrew Minto. One or both of these men visit RPC at least once per year to monitor our progress and to help us maintain our Catholicity. Dr. Robert Stackpole is identified in your report as the President of Redeemer Pacific College. In fact, after founding the Redeemer Pacific College Society in 1996 I became the Executive Director, a post I filled for 5 years until my election as President last year. Dr. Stackpole is the Academic Coordinator for the College. He is also an accomplished scholar and writer. His most recent book, St. Peter Lives in Rome: an Anglican Discovers the Ministry of the Pope, will soon be released in its second edition. Redeemer Pacific College is at the forefront of the renewal of faithfully Catholic higher education in Canada. The College offers courses in Biblical Studies Biblical studies is the academic study of the Judeo-Christian Bible and related texts. For Christianity, the Bible traditionally comprises the New Testament and Old Testament, which together are sometimes called the "Scriptures. , Theology, and Philosophy, as well as in Latin, English, and Sacred Art. When we teach these subjects, we teach them from the Catholic perspective--we don't speculate and we don't dissent. Daily Mass is available, with Mass currently celebrated "on campus" 3 out of 5 days each week. We provide student life activities such as Adoration and Benediction benediction [Lat.,=blessing], solemn blessing usually administered in the name of God by a priest or a minister. The temple worship at Jerusalem had fixed forms of benedictions, and Christians have always given them an important place in ceremony, especially at the (along with Confession). We have a small Eucharistic Chapel. You will find our students praying there at all hours of the day--and in the evenings. Our means of fostering "dynamic Catholic leaders" is straightforward: give them the real thing. It's a simple formula and it works. The College's goal is to see students leave here knowing and loving Jesus Christ and the Church He established; knowing the Scriptures; and having a burning desire to tell others about these wonderful gifts from our Father in Heaven. I invite your readers to check out RPC's website at www.rpcollege.bc.ca. I believe Catholic Insight and RPC have a lot in common--"one Lord, one faith" (Eph. 4:5). Langley, BC |
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