Gingerbread Houses!

Food and Finals, today and tomorrow! Hope to see you here!

Food & Finals!

Come over to Newman Center for food, a warm place to study, and maybe to make a Gingerbread house!!! (Yes, I said Gingerbread house.)

Fall Fundraiser

What a great community event! We are already planning on next year's.

God bless our veterans

May God bless our troops both living and deceased. Today we offer our prayers with the country as we work to end war and establish the kingdom of peace which only Jesus can bring.

Christian Origins of Halloween

Our very own Augustine Thompson, OP wrote a short article on the origins of Halloween. This is to counter all those Christians who would turn it into a pagan festival.

The truth about Halloween

If you are interested in the Dominican Rite especially on the feast of All Soul's you can look at this website provided by Augustine Thompson, OP

All Soul's Day

Town Hall Meeting, November 9

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Fall Retreat

Shatter the Darkness
God gave us a beautiful time contemplating his greatness in changing our lives. It certainly was bright enough. May God bless our staff and cooks for a wonderful time.

Hot Topic: Sex

During the school year we will be discussing many difficult topics involving Catholic teaching, personal lifestyles, and social concerns. Our first topic is sex. We will be talking about what sex means, learning about why the church teaches what it does about sex, and how those teachings can be applied to our modern world. Come and find out more Tuesday, October 26th with dinner at 6 PM and discussion to follow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGARET CASANOVA!

The Newman Center wishes a very happy birthday and blessings on Margaret Casanova. We celebrated with Margaret last week during the move-in day BBQ. Margaret Casanova along with her late husband Len, have a scholarship named after them. It is for students of the University of Oregon who participate in the Newman Center. We raise money for it during our Webfoot Gala every year. We are very happy to celebrate Margaret's birthday with her.

Starlight Dessert

This past Sunday we welcomed all students with a dessert social. Many desserts were on hand and many students enjoyed the sugar coma, and are now ready for classes this week. We wish all students well in their studies. If you couldn't make it on Sunday we have Wednesday Night Mass at 9 PM and a Spaghetti dinner on this Friday night followed by the Freshman Retreat.

Freshmen and New Student Brunch and Tour

Freshmen and new students enjoyed pancakes and sausage at our brunch Saturday. On the tour of campus we met Rocio, Peer minister last year. What great weather to tour campus looking for classes? God bless all new students at the beginning of this school year here at Oregon.

Campus Map

Sr. Margaret on KEZI News!

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Waiting for Dr. Newman

Here is an article in America Magazine by Nicholas Lash.

America Magazine

Newman's Own

Why is Newman so important? Why are Newman Centers named after him, even before he was considered for sainthood? In the mid―to late―nineteenth century, Catholics began attending secular, rather than Catholic universities in larger numbers. In many of these institutions they encountered environments hostile to Catholicism. In an attempt to balance their intellectual lives with their faith lives, students began informally gathering with local clergy and religious and Catholic professors. In 1892 at the University of Pennsylvania, one such group formed a club named after John Henry Newman, a recently deceased Cardinal of the church who had written essays on the idea of a University and on the Christian conscience.

Here is Pope Benedict XVI on Newman: It is the truth revealed through Scripture and Tradition and articulated by the Church’s Magisterium that sets us free. Cardinal Newman realised this, and he left us an outstanding example of faithfulness to revealed truth by following that “kindly light” wherever it led him, even at considerable personal cost. Great writers and communicators of his stature and integrity are needed in the Church today, and it is my hope that devotion to him will inspire many to follow in his footsteps. (Ad Limina Visit of Bishops of England and Wales, Feb 1, 2010)

Join us for Breakfast on Sunday!

100th Anniversary of Mother Teresa's Birth

Today is Sunday of Labor Day weekend, and we remember a laborer in Christ's vineyard. Click on the link to see a video of a commencement address at Fr. Augustine's college.

Mother Teresa video

Dominican General Chapter begins today

Please pray for our Dominican Order as it begins its General Chapter today. Our Dominican government provides for elections of its officials all the way to the Master of the Order. This year we will be electing a new Master General of the Order. Below you will find a video on our Dominican government with the Master General, Carlos Azpiroz Costa, speaking.

Dominican Government

Cardinal Newman Beatification

With joy, we look forward to the upcoming beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman on Sunday, September 19th at Birmingham, England. We here at the Newman Center are planning on a feast after the 11 AM Mass so come and join us.

Who Newman Was

News about the Beatification

Dominican General Chapter

Last Chapter in Bogotá, Colombia

Next week Dominicans from around the world will be gathering into a General Chapter to amend our legislation and vote for a new Master General, our head guy in Rome. The Dominicans going to this particular Chapter which is held every three years are the Provincials and elected delegates. This is the big one which happens every nine years to elect a new Master General.

See the link below for the website which will keep everyone updated. The Chapter will be held in Rome this year. It was scheduled for India, but it became too dangerous to hold it there. It begins on Tuesday, August 31st and ends on Tuesday, September 21st. An important date to remember in prayers is September 5th on which the Chapter will elect our new Master General.

Dominican General Chapter in Rome

Mothers, start your Novenas

For all you mothers who are sending your children off to college, we offer you this novena. Give your child to the greatest teacher, God, and let them know that your prayers will be with them.

Novena to St. Augustine, Patron of Searchers

Abortion case in Phoenix

Here is a great article explaining the abortion case in Phoenix. If you have any questions please talk them over with Fr. Daniel or Fr. Augustine. That is what we are here for.

America Magazine

Istvan Szonyi, Assumption of Mary, 1945

From Sirach Chapter 24:
Thus in the chosen city he has given me rest, in Jerusalem is my domain.
I have struck root among the glorious people, in the portion of the LORD, his heritage.
"Like a cedar on Lebanon I am raised aloft, like a cypress on Mount Hermon,
Like a palm tree in En-gedi, like a rosebush in Jericho, Like a fair olive tree in the field, like a plane tree growing beside the water.
Like cinnamon, or fragrant balm, or precious myrrh, I give forth perfume; Like galbanum and onycha and sweet spices, like the odor of incense in the holy place.
I spread out my branches like a terebinth, my branches so bright and so graceful.
I bud forth delights like the vine, my blossoms become fruit fair and rich.
Come to me, all you that yearn for me, and be filled with my fruits;
You will remember me as sweeter than honey, better to have than the honeycomb.
He who eats of me will hunger still, he who drinks of me will thirst for more;
He who obeys me will not be put to shame, he who serves me will never fail."

Happy Feast of the Assumption

Dominican Ordinations

We look forward to Fr. John Marie Bingham, OP celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving here at the Newman Center on Sunday August 29th at 11 AM. Please join us to give thanks to God and pray for his perseverance.

Br. Emmanuel's Solemn Vows - McKenzie Bridge

On the feast of St. Dominic, August 8, 2010, Br. Emmanuel took his solemn vows in the Dominican Order. These are the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and Br. Emmanuel has vowed them until death. This is equivalent to marriage vows. Solemn vows also allow Br. Emmanuel to vote in community. In two more years Br. Emmanuel will be ordained a priest. It was also a great party to wish him well, since he will be going to study for a year in Kenya. His family included mother and father, Donna and Bill, brother Paul and sisters, Mary and Beth with Beth's husband Aaron and their son Luca. After Mass we enjoyed a wonderful feast provided by parishioners of St. Benedict's Lodge and fun water activities. We wish Br. Emmanuel the best as he tests out his missionary charism in Africa and learns deeply how to preach through word and deed. Thanks to Chris Inglis for the first shot of Emmanuel's solemn vows.

Is one of our parishioners The Next Big Thing?

Blake Schwab, aka Big Balou the Sasquatch, has a new song with artist Beast. Go here to vote on his music as well as others.

REACH THE TOP by The Cave Dwellers

You can check out his blog by looking at the list over on the side of this blog, B Blog.

DISM

Fr.'s Daniel and Augustine are with our students at the DISM conference. Here's a few photos they've sent us!

Tabling @ EMU

This is the fabulous display Neil made for our tabling display for UO Introductions. Fabulous job, Neil!

Camping at Sunset Bay

Newman camping at Sunset Bay

What a great way of spending the summer with community. Our camping trip included swimming, kayaking thanks to Mario, exploring tidal pools, a generous buffet of camping food, and a great Sunday Mass at the camp ground. We look forward to doing this again.