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Plan your visit to Mercy College of Health Sciences

Pick your days. We’ll show Mass and confession on campus while you’re there, parishes nearby, and the questions worth asking.

Mass and prayer while you’re there

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No times listed for this day. Try a parish nearby.

No times listed for this day. Try a parish nearby.

From the school’s published schedule. Please confirm with campus ministry before you go.

Saint Ambrose Cathedral0.4 mi607 High StreetMass times on their website
Basilica of Saint John1.0 mi1915 University AvenueMass times on their website
Visitation Catholic Church1.2 mi
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and Student Center1.5 mi1150 28th StreetMass times on their website
Saint Anthony's Church1.6 mi15 Indianola Road
Saint Peter Catholic Church2.0 mi612 East 18th Street

Tick them off as you go. The best people to ask are the campus minister, a theology teacher and current students.

When is Mass during the week, and how many students usually come?
When is confession scheduled? Is a priest available to talk outside those times?
Is there adoration, and when is the chapel open?
How many priests serve students, and are they full-time?

Which theology and philosophy courses must every student take, whatever the major?
Is there a required course in Catholic theology specifically?
How does the core curriculum connect faith and reason across disciplines?

Where do Catholic students gather? What groups are most active?
How many retreats are offered each year, and how many students go?
Are single-sex halls available? What is the visitation or overnight guest policy?
Is there a hall chaplain, or Mass in the residence halls?

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