Monday, July 16, 2012

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week


The Archdiocese of St. Louis will be holding a picnic to mark the beginning of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week on Sunday, July 22, at 4:00 p.m. in Faust Park.  Participants are asked to bring their own meals and chairs to enjoy both live music and the chance to meet others in the wider NFP community in St. Louis.  

Please direct inquiries and RSVPs to stlouisnfp@gmail.com or contact Elizabeth at (636) 294-2140.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Student Reflection on Joplin Service Trip

The following reflection was written by CSC member and Wash U student Ellie Kincaid:



A Week in Joplin
Ellie Kincaid
            You know this story.  As soon as you read the words “Joplin, Missouri,” you know what’s coming.  EF5 tornado.  Most costly tornado in American history.  A quarter of the city of Joplin destroyed, by some reports.  That’s what we’ve all heard, what I and other students from the Catholic Student Center at Washington University knew when we headed to Joplin to spend our 2012 spring break serving those affected by the tornado that struck nearly a year earlier.
            As soon as we arrived in Joplin after our four hour car ride from St. Louis, we went to orientation with the local chapter of Catholic Charities.  In the basement of a church, we watched a storm chaser video of the Joplin tornado.  We saw before and after videos of the area hit the hardest, the disaster area.  Little by little, I began to grasp what the phrase “EF5 tornado” really means.  It means a fat column of dark cloud spinning, wheeling haphazardly.  It means piles of lumber where houses used to be.  It means the concrete walls of Home Depot collapsing on a father with his little girls.  It means devastation. 
            At this point, we thought we were shocked.  But then we drove to the federal disaster area.  We drove from a normal-looking town onto a street with emptiness on both sides.  We stopped at what used to be St. Mary’s Catholic church.  All that remained was a large hole in the red ground and a freestanding metal cross about 25 feet tall that marked what had been the front entrance.  Not far away was what remained of St. John’s Mercy Hospital.  The tornado had plucked it off its foundation, rotated it, and set it back down.  Besides a few landmarks such as these and some newly built homes, the disaster area was desolate. 

            On our first full day in Joplin, we reported to Americorps for a work assignment.  We ended up in a cow pasture outside of the city, picking up debris from the tornado with hundreds of other students also on spring break.  The tornado winds had blown pieces of houses all over the land, and cows, being cows, were injuring themselves on bits of insulation and shingle.  We dragged trash bags through fields all day, cleaning up the fragments of a home that had once borne dark grey shingles.  We also found bent and faded photos that we set aside and pieces of toys.  I picked up a tan piece of plastic shaped like a square with an equilateral triangle connected to it.  One side had ridges on it, like siding, and there were little windows cut into the plastic.  It must’ve been part of a doll house once.
The next day, we met a homeowner.  We were assigned to replace the roof on her garage.  At the time of the tornado, she and her family had been renting a house in what became the disaster area.  She described the location to us as between the ruined high school and a free-standing bank vault. 
The homeowner told us her story when we took water and lunch breaks.  During the tornado, she and her family huddled in an interior hallway of the house.  A wall fell on top of them, but came to rest on a bookshelf above them and ended up sheltering them for the rest of the storm.  It hit the woman’s boyfriend in the back, bruising his kidneys, but may have saved their lives. 
After the tornado, all that remained of the house was one corner.  The family had nowhere to go when their landlord decided not to rebuild.  They used money from FEMA to buy a house that had been abandoned for ten years.  The house was so overgrown with brush and plants it wasn’t visible from the street.  It didn’t have central heat or air conditioning, but it was what they could afford in a post-disaster Joplin where so many were looking for a new place to live.  Little by little, they worked on the house to make it livable.  We got to be a part of that process when we replaced their leaky garage roof. 
Most of us hadn’t even been on a roof before spring break, but there we were in Joplin, stripping two layers of shingles off a roof and nailing down a new one.  The work was unlike any work I’d ever done before.  At WashU, when I say I “worked” all day, I usually mean that I did homework and studied.  That type of work is hard and can be satisfying in its way.  But roofing is completely different than studying organic chemistry or reading Shakespeare analytically, even when you’re only on the ground picking up old shingle pieces and carting them to a dumpster.  I can look at the stack of chemistry study problems I did or the essay I wrote and feel proud of my work.  But then I’ll flip the page of my planner and realize that I have even more still do to tomorrow. 
When I worked with my fellow students on that spring break, we built a roof.  We made a family’s situation a bit more livable.  We were a part of building their new life, their rising from the destruction of the tornado.  Together, we did something none of us could do on our own.  I wouldn’t count physical strength as one of my talents, and neither would any other student on the trip.  But our collective physical ability, the sum of our meager muscles, accomplished something amazing.  The day we finished that roof, we could even be proud of our unimpressive physical bodies.  Our weakest qualities became useful and valuable.  That’s satisfaction. 
During one of our lunch breaks while working on the roof, we listened to an army veteran and employee of Catholic Charities describe his experience of the tornado.  He’d been out riding his motorcycle, but when he saw airborne debris he found a ditch to lay down in.  He tied himself down with his belt to keep from blowing away.  He compared walking through the ruined streets in the aftermath to his experiences in combat.  The difference, he said, is “you can’t fight an F5.” 
His words revealed the utter helplessness many felt after the tornado, yet here he was, working in opposition to the hopeless chaos that surely seemed absolute in Joplin on May 22, 2011.  Natural disasters such as the tornado that ravaged Joplin are often called “Acts of God,” but the real place I see God’s action is afterwards, in the rebuilding.  People reprioritize their lives and start anew.  WashU students leave behind their books to raise a roof.  Joplin moves forward.  Here comes new life. 
Early in the morning on our last day in Joplin, we were back in the disaster area.  We came to remove wiring and a few walls from a house.  Most of the lots still only had sidewalks and maybe a few steps up to emptiness that used to be a front door.  But one had something else that had survived the tornado.  Along the sidewalk, a few daffodils poked out of the ground.  I guess the bulbs had been safe underground, even when trees were uprooted.  I hope whoever planted them came back to see how all was not lost that day in May.  I hope they come back and rebuild their home next to the daffodils.  

Monday, July 9, 2012

BBQ for Students

The CSC is hosting a social BBQ for students this Wednesday, July 11, from 6:00 to 8:00. If you're a non-student community member who would like to help out, please contact Mark at zaegel@washucsc.org.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Godweiser Summer Series


Join us for the first two installments of the Summer 2012 Godweiser Series. Beer will be served to those 21 and up. 

First: "Love your Neighbor as Yourself: Who is the neighbor? Looking at love through the lens of evolution and the spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph"
Presenters:  Sr. Linda and Santa Cuddihee
When: Tuesday, June 19, 7-8:30pm

Next up: "Faith, Mission & Disaster Relief"
Presenter: Cynthia Enghauser
When: Tuesday, June 26, 7-8:30pm

Third: "Sex in the City of God: Discovering the beauty of our bodies, desires, and relationships"
Presenter: Troy Woytek
When: Wednesday, July 25th, 7-8:30pm at the CSC

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Mary, Mother of God


1. When people hear that Mary is the "Mother of God" or the "Queen of Heaven," they often get nervous. Isn't God our only King and Father? When Elizabeth greeted Mary at the Visitation (Lk 1:42), she declared, "Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!" When we talk about Christ and His glory we, like Elizabeth, always have to emphasize Mary's role in God's plan for our salvation.
  
2.   Calling Mary the "Mother of God" safeguards Jesus' real and full humanity - Mary wasn't just a "tube" through which Jesus came into the world, but she heard the Word of God so well that He became incarnate within her womb, "consubstantial" with her very flesh! She fulfilled Jesus's own words: "Blessed is she who hears the word of God and keeps it" (Lk 11:28). That's why, as in the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians (4:4), we can never talk about Jesus without mentioning Mary as His mother, who points us back to Him, saying, "do whatever He tells you" (Jn 2:5).  

3.   But Mary isn't just some person in the past; she is our model of Christian discipleship, keeping the Word always in her heart (Lk 2:19), she is the model of the Church, our Mother in grace (Rev 12:1), she understands experienced the pains of our sins when she suffered with Christ on earth (Lk 2:35), she brought about Jesus' first miracle at Cana (Jn 2:3) and she intercedes for her children today. Christ made her the mother of all Christians when He said from the Cross, "Son, behold your mother," (Jn 19:26-27) and we are all called to honor our heavenly Father and our spiritual Mother, Mary, by putting ourselves and the needs of our world in her immaculate hands: Pray for us now and at the hour of our death! 

Written by Br. James Rooney, OP  

Join us as we celebrate Mary and all mothers at our special Mother's Day Mass at 11am in Graham Chapel this Sunday, May 13.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Apartment Available

A long-time CSC community member has two out of three bedrooms in her apartment available to rent. The apartment is near the history museum, and the community member would prefer long-term renters but is open to other options. If interested, please contact Jamey at stegmaier@washucsc.org and he'll put you in touch.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Science and the Soul: Young Catholic Scholars Presentation, May 1

Join the Young Catholic Scholars on Tuesday, May 1 for a discussion on where the brain stops and soul starts, drawing from Chapter 7 of The Hidden Face of God by Gerald Schroeder. Click here to download the supplemental reading.  Contact Kara Sikorski at sikorski@washucsc.org  for more information. 

Sunday, April 22, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Environmental Stewardship

1. Defining Sustainability: Sustainability focuses on meeting present needs without sacrificing the ability of others (including future generations) to meet their needs. Three interwoven issues act as the basis for sustainability: Economic Development, Social Development and Environmental Protection, which will be our focus today.

2. Catholic Call to Environmental Stewardship: As Catholics, we are called to be good stewards or caretakers of the environment by a variety of sources. First, there is the Bible. In the book of Genesis, we are told the beautiful story of how God created the Earth, giving humans responsibility for the land and the animals, and reminded “how good it was.” Later, we are given accounts of great misuse of the environment, such as Ezekiel 34:2-4, 17-18. Finally, we are informed of the beauty that comes from good stewardship in verses such as Leviticus 26:3-4, 6. Various Popes and Saints have also urged greater commitment to environmental stewardship, including John Paul II in his Joint Declaration on the Environment in 2002, Pope Benedict XVI in “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation” in 2010, Saint Francis of Assisi and Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha.

3. Moving Forward: Sunday, April 22 is annual Earth Day, but it’s important to treat every day as an ‘Earth Day.’ Decide on a pledge for the environment to follow. Take the St. Francis Pledge or WashU’s Sustainability Pledge. Educate yourself, your friends and family on sustainability and ways to help the environment. At the CSC, join us on Sunday, April 22 as we celebrate Earth Day at our 11am and 9pm Masses. Make a conscious effort to use the recycling bins located around the CSC, and sign up for the weekly e-mail rather than relying on the paper bulletin each week. There are so many ways to get involved and make a difference, and we are here to help! Contact Theresa Schmidt at schmidt@washucsc.org for suggestions or additional ideas.

Written by Theresa Schmidt, Intern-in-Service (2011-2012)

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Graduate Legacy

1) The CSC Graduate Legacy is a $1000 pledge for graduating students to support the mission, core values, and future students of the Catholic Student Center at Washington University over the next 5 years.

2) The Graduate Legacy Program was established in 2008 by graduating students who wanted to find a way to leave their mark on the Catholic Student Center and provide community for future students as others have done for them.Since then, 85 students have chosen to support to the community that served them throughout their time here by pledging to give $1000 within 5 years of graduation.

3) All 2012 Graduate Legacy participants will be invited to a celebratory dinner at the home of Schlafly Beer founder, Tom Schlafly on Monday, April 30, and will have a group photo taken to be posted at the CSC as a representation of all alumniwho support us.

For more information, visit the CSC Graduate Legacy Page on our website, or contact Linda Domeyer .

Written by Kara Sikorski, Advancement Assistant

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Spotlight on Student Summers: Alex Dressler Prepares for the Ride of His Life with 4K for Cancer

By Theresa Schmidt, Catholic Student Center Intern-in-Service (2011-2012)

      We’ve always known that our students at the Catholic Student Center are exceptional, but it’s still amazing to hear their summer goals and plans when most of us are thinking about lounging in the pool or being homework-free for three months. Case in point: CSC Sophomore Alex Dressler, who is preparing for the ride of his life this summer with the Ulman Cancer Fund’s 4K for Cancer, a 70 day bike ride from Baltimore, Maryland to San Francisco, California on May 26-Aug. 6. Alex says, “I heard about the 4k through a mutual friend who participated last summer and said it was a life changing experience. I have been training daily by riding and running to get in shape, and I have been praying and challenging myself daily to stay emotionally strong because I know that this will be a very trying period.”

      ‘Trying’ is an understatement: Alex and his group of nearly 30 college students from across the country will ride 60 to 110 miles a day for about nine hours a day, with weekly stops to volunteer in cancer hospitals along the journey. Alex anticipates these stops will provide as much rest for the soul as the body: “I personally think that [volunteering in hospitals] will be the most fulfilling part of the trip, [for] the lives that I can affect along the way as well as the change that they can impart on me with their perseverance.”

      For Alex, cancer research is a cause that’s very personal: “The most exciting aspect of the experience for me is that fact that I will be able to represent those people who have had to face this illness. This is something that is close to my heart as my Grandpa Clark died of leukemia when I was in eighth grade and I hope to be either a doctor or participate in cancer research when I am older.”

     A double major in mathematics and biochemistry, Alex has felt called to medicine since high school: “I went to a Catholic high school, and I always remember one lecture in which they talked about a Jesuit who was a scientist and used theories to show that God’s kingdom and science can clearly blend together. I always thought that that was sort of a calling for me to pursue science. I just think it is amazing how everything seems so chaotic all the time, but when you look closely underneath the surface of a problem or a phenomenon, everything is very carefully ordered and precise. That is what is truly inspiring about studying science for me, because it reveals God to me in everything.”

      The road will not be easy, neither metaphorically with pursuing a degree in medicine or literally with the bike ride. Alex explains, “Both the medical field and this bike ride will be two of the most challenging things that I have ever done in my entire life. I think that having a strong trust in God that everything will work out and trusting that He has a path for me is very important. There will be days on the bike ride where I will want to quit, I know that for sure, but having the determination and the trust in God, I believe that I will be able to get through both the bike ride as well as medical school and become a strongly skilled doctor someday.”

     Alex’s strong passion and conviction for the cause will help ease his journey. “This is a great cause because it is both a fundraiser and a tribute for anyone who one knows that has been affected by cancer. Before we are allowed to go on the bike ride, we are asked to raise a minimum of $4,500* per rider. Throughout the trip, we will write the names of those people who have been affected by cancer on the back of our legs as a dedication for a part of the ride for that person. If any of the donors have a person for whom they would like to dedicate a part of the ride, then I would love to support them, or even if someone cannot donate to the cause and they would like to dedicate a certain portion of the ride to someone, I would love to do that as well. I just want to do all I can for the people who are struggling with this disease.”

      Our thoughts and prayers will be with Alex this summer as he embarks on this incredible journey.

       For more information about Alex’s ride or to help him reach his goal, visit http://4kforcancer.org/profiles/alex-dressler/. Donations are due by May 10.

*As of 4/15/2012, Alex is halfway to his goal with a total of $2,005 raised.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Catholicism and Contraception


1) The Church teaching on contraceptives and the realistic application of that teaching are complex and nuanced.  To understand the relationship between Catholicism and Artificial Contraception a basic understanding of the Church's teachings on pro-life and marital love is necessary.  The Church's pro-life stance is an unfailing commitment to protect the dignity of life from conception to natural death.
2)  Often, the term pro-life is equated to anti-abortion, and while that is included in a Catholic understanding of pro-life it is only one piece.  Major pro-life issues of the Catholic Church include:  abortion, contraception, death penalty, embryo research, end of life issues, love and marriage, persons with disabilities, and reproductive technologies.  Modern technology has identified that human life begins at conception, the moment that the egg is fertilized.  In very basic terms; many common forms of artificial birth control cause abortions by not allowing a newly conceived human child to implant in the mother's womb.

3)  To fully appreciate the Catholic Church's pro-life stance, its important to consider that the conception of, birth and raising of a child does not come from outside as something added on to the mutual love of spouses, but springs from the very heart of that mutual giving.  With that in mind, the Church teaches that each and every marital act is unitiveand is open to the possibility of conceiving a child.  Artificial contraception is contrary to this teaching on marriage, as it separates conception from the sexual union.

Ready to delve deeper?  Join us for Foundations of Catholic Theology: Religious Freedom and Contraception on Tues., April 17 at 7pm in the CSC Social Hall.

Written by Cynthia Enghauser, Service & Social Justice Campus Minister

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

University-Wide Food Drive

The university is sponsoring a campus-wide food drive this week to help fight child hunger in St. Louis. There will be a bin at the CSC through next Sunday.

More information can be found here: http://communityservice.wustl.edu/food//

CSC in 1-2-3: Easter Vigil

1) Basics: The EasterVigil is the highlight of the liturgical year. It is a celebration you don't want to miss. It begins in darkness and ends with a festive party. There are four main parts to the EasterVigil. This liturgy does count for your Sunday mass.

2) History: The Easter Vigil traditionally is the holiest night because Christians gathered in vigil waiting for the Lord to return. When he did not come in person they celebrated his presence with the Eucharist. While they waited they read the scriptures which described all of salvation history and they sang psalms and the bishop baptized the elect who joined the community in great joy and celebration. It is a night that marks the passage from death to new life. And with the newly baptized we all renew our baptismal promises and celebrate the resurrection.

3) Ceremony: A blazing fire is prepared and the paschal candle is lit from the fire, then the priest and deacon process into the dark church chanting "The Light of Christ" and lighting each person's candle from the Pascal candle (The Lucernarium). Immediately the church is transformed from dark to a glow of light. TheVigil continues with a series of readings from the Old and New Testament, beginning with the creation story and concluding with the Gospel of the Lord's resurrection. After the homily the baptismal liturgy begins, those who have been preparing for Baptism and Confirmation now receive the sacraments. This is followed by the 4th part, the Liturgy of the Eucharist, at which time all receive communion together. As the liturgy ends with a triple alleluia all are invited to come to a party in the hall and the celebration continues.

Written by Sr. Linda Straub, Campus Minister


**Join us for our Easter Vigil Mass at 7:30pm Saturday, April 8 in the CSC Chapel, with a great party to follow!**

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Spiritual Formation

1) What is spiritual formation? The process of formation is about being formed into something. But what? Philosophically speaking, according to Aristotle, humans are made up of form and matter. Form is the essence of who we are as humans. What is our essence? Spiritually speaking, Catholics believe that we are made in the image and likeness of God and so our essence is being God-like. What does all that mean? Spiritual Formation is the process of becoming more (and in some ways rediscovering) ourselves and realizing our essence - fully human in the image of God.

2) Why make time for spiritual formation? Fully human in the image of God, concisely, means to be truly free (spiritually, not legally), ordered toward God's goodness, and united in love with God and all of creation. What is the end product of becoming fully human in the image of God? True happiness. With each step we take to spiritually form ourselves into God's image we will become more happy.

3) How do I do spiritual formation? There are many ways to form yourself spiritually, far too many to list here, but essentially it is anything that gets to the heart and soul of who we are. Some practical examples that are offered at the CSC: Prayer (conversing with God about who you are), Mass (Diving into the mystery that is God, within community), Bible Study (listening to God's Words of wisdom), Spiritual Direction (guidance in the spiritual life), Retreats (spiritual work-outs), Reconciliation (recognizing the room for growth in fully realizing our humanity), Service (encountering the depths of humanity outside yourself), Education - such as our Foundations Series, books, RCIA, Theology on Tap, etc. (gaining knowledge about who you are and who God is).

Written by Troy Woytek, Campus Minister
**Don't miss either of tonight's special opportunities for spiritual formation: Yoga Stations of the Cross from 7-8pm and Lenten Mass on the S. 40 at 10pm!**

Monday, March 26, 2012

Job Hunter: Child Care

From a community member:

I am a licensed speech-language pathologist with 14 years of experience. For the past 3 years I have been a nanny for one child. He will be starting full time preschool in August and will no longer be in my care. I am looking to babysit one infant or toddler in my home while my only child,
a daughter who will be in sixth grade, is in school. Although my time is pretty flexible, the hours between 8:00 am and 2:30 pm work best, approximately 20 hours per week. My fee is $15 an hour. I live in Olivette near Delmar and 170. If interested please call me, Amy Hengen Hauser, at 314-488-3014. References available upon request.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Confession

1. Why do I need to go to confession if God can forgive me any time? While this is true, there is often still a grief or a shame that we are holding onto if we are not able to bring ourselves to share openly our shortcomings with this other person. In freely and fully confessing our sins, we are liberated from the emotional and spiritual grip that they have on us. The priest stands in for the community of the human family whom we have sinned against, serving as the voice of their love and forgiveness - and God's - in light of our desire for healing and wholeness.

2. What happens in Catholic confession? You can prepare for Confession by examining your conscience and being sincerely sorry for your sins. At Confession, state your sins openly and honestly to the priest, feeling free to ask for advice or ask questions. The priest will then assign you a penance (an act or sacrifice performed to show sorrow or repentance for your sin) and provide you with a copy of the Act of Contrition for you to recite. The priest concludes with "The Lord has freed you from your sins. Go in peace," to which you respond, "Thanks be to God."

3. We all have people who we know love us very much, but from time to time we still need to hear those precious words "I love you" that sink so deeply into our hearts. In the same way, there is something about so powerful about hearing the words "I absolve you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

Written by Mark Zaegel, Campus Minister

Don't miss our Confession Marathon on Wed., March 21 from 2pm-12am for a chance to gain peace and reconciliation. Confession is also available 15 minutes before weekday Masses or by appointment; contact Cathy D. to schedule a time.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: Saints and St. Patrick

1. Jesus tells us that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the God of the living, not of the dead (Mk 12:27). From the earliest statements in the Letter to the Hebrews that we are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses (Heb 12:1) to the Nicene Creed, Catholics have constantly held to the belief that our Church isn't restricted to those alive in body alone but includes the "Church Triumphant" in heaven. The communion of saints is not merely an optional "flavor" to Christianity, but tells us something important about our own final destiny - true life is found in Christ and love of neighbor does not end with bodily death.

2. To quote the Baltimore Catechism, we have one end in life: "God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this life so as to be happy with Him forever in the next." Sainthood isn't the destiny of the few, but our common - our ordinary - destiny as Catholics. The saints in heaven are, as the new Mass translation puts it, "co-heirs to eternal life" - co-heirs with us.

3. As we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with a special celebration at Tuesday Mass and Soup on March 20, we see a shining example of love of God and neighbor in Patrick, but also someone who can pray for us so that we too can be saints with him. Worthiness of God's grace is not a concern when we have such great friends in heaven who can bring us to that day when, as St. Patrick says, "...we shall rise again in the brightness of the sun, that is, in the glory of Christ Jesus our Redeemer, as children of the living God and co-heirs of Christ, made in his image; for we shall reign through him and for him and in him." Saint Patrick is just one of those holding a place for you in heaven - are you going to RSVP?

Written by Br. James Rooney, OP

Monday, March 12, 2012

Lenten Reflection Book

If you're interested in some daily reflections and insights put together by the Catholic Student Union, we'd highly encourage you to preview and download the 2012 Lenten Reflection Book.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

CSC in 1-2-3: The Rosary

1. History: The traditional devotion of praying the Rosary is thought to be traced back to the early middle ages when Irish monks would be heard praying the Psalms throughout the day by workers in the fields. Since the Psalms were difficult to memorize, the workers began reciting prayers that were easier to memorize, such as the Lord's Prayer, while they worked. By the 12th & 13th century the Rosary as we know it today, with 5 sets of 10 (decades) Hail Marys and an Our Father preceding each Hail Mary, was being used as a prayer within the Church.

2. Purpose: Praying the Rosary is a meditative prayer style in two particular ways. First, it is repetitive, so it is easy to pray, but as a result it becomes like a mantra that is conducive to meditation. Secondly, while praying the rosary we meditate on the life of Christ with each decade of Hail Marys focusing on an aspect of Jesus' or Mary's life.

3. Opportunity: If you'd like to pray with a group of people you can join the Blessed Newman Prayer Corps any week on Sundays at one of two times: Five minutes after the 11am Mass in the Chapel Balcony or before the 9pm Mass at 8:45pm in the Living Room. Adoration, offered on Wednesdays between 8-9pm in the CSC Chapel, is another great opportunity to pray the Rosary on your own.

Written by Troy Woytek, Campus Minister

Monday, March 5, 2012

One-Year House Sublet

A community member (Deacon Phil's daughter) would like to sublet her furnished house for the year starting in June. It's located near Delmar and 170 in a lovely neighborhood. At $750/month for two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a garage, this is perfect for one or two grad students.

You can find photos of the house here. Please contact Jamey for more information about the property.