At our last Cor ad Cor Night, Father Steven Marcoux implored our community to not lose their idealism and shared some of his favorite quotes from books and figures growing up. It was an intimate look at a prominent figure in our community, and a stellar way to get Cor ad Cor Nights started! This month, our guest speaker is Kati Preston, a Holocaust survivor, speaker, activist--and a woman with an incredible story and an incredible energy around her. From Kati's website: "I wa

ToT is BACK! Well....sort of. Last year, I made the decision to change the name of our "we meet at a local bar or pub and talk about a topic of faith" monthly event for a few reasons. RENEW International's Theology on Tap is a fantastic program with roots 30 years ago in the Archdiocese of Chicago, where I first discovered it. It's a perfect format with a highly supportive set of resources. Unfortunately, that format and those resources are better suited for a large scale min

Chances are, if you're reading this, you were around five years old when September 11, 2001 happened. So why should you care about a documentary about a Catholic priest who died on that day? Simply put: because it's not just about how Father Mychal Judge died. The world heard about Father Mychal Judge, also known as Victim 0001, on 9/11 but he was beloved to New Yorkers and just about everyone he met for a long time before then. He was a priest who was passionate about his vo

Confession time: having gone to a religious college myself, when I first applied to be the Director of the Newman Center, I didn't know *why* the Newman Center was called, well, the Newman Center. It's an issue that comes up with surprising regularity in ministry--unless someone already went to a secular college that had an active Newman Center, they usually don't know what a Newman Center is, much less why it's named that way! In the spirit of this year's upcoming classes, l

If you've been on Facebook in the last few weeks, chances are you've come across this image: Okay, so. Let's just do this. First of all: Easter is not about celebrating fertility and sex. Glad we got that off the table. Second: It's true, Easter is not the original term for the Feast of the Resurrection which all Christians celebrate. Originally, and from the dawn of the Church, this feast was called "Pascha"--and it still is in the Orthodox church. Why? Because it's time for

It's that time of year again! As we stare down the beginning of Lent in about two short weeks, many Catholics are beginning of think of what their Lenten discipline will be. Will you go for the classics and give up chocolate or Facebook? Will you add something instead, vowing to do a weekly rosary or a daily time of prayer? Or will you do something different? While we'll be posting lots of different resources and ideas to get you started thinking about how to make Lent an eff

It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that Father Thomas Weise, friend of the Newman Center, entered into his eternal rest in the Lord last night, December 6, 2015. Father Thomas, or FT as he was known to his many friends, was a priest in the Diocese of Juneau, Alaska and a dear friend of the Campus Minister. His counsel and wisdom were frequent references in conversation around these parts, and we referenced his online homilies in this blog post from August. (You can st

A few months ago, we were pleased to welcome members from the Diocese of Manchester to our Sunday evening gathering! In addition to bringing us some delicious cookies, they also brought their cameras and a list of questions so they could profile the ministry for the Diocese website in the Fall. Well, it's nearly September, and the profile is up! Check us out on the Diocese website, or by clicking the photo below! Clockwise from Top Left: A group hug at the end of the night;

Well, I said it. And I meant it! Yesterday, the NH Executive Council voted 3-2 to not renew their contracts with Planned Parenthood, taking nearly $650,000 of funding away from the organization. In my post from a couple days ago, I reported that I'd offered to my local representative that if the measure passed and Planned Parenthood was defunded, I would offer our Creighton Natural Family Planning services free of charge to low-income area families. It is a service that was r

Can you believe it's August already? Me neither. It's been a long summer, but a great one. My days have been filled with tending to our farm and watching the children, lots of travels (sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff), and actually reading a book or two. I know, I sound like an old lady, but these lazy summer days are some of the most productive of my year because they give me the time to just be. And think. Lots of thinking. And you should like that, because all th