Events This Week:

Ash Wednesday
February 22
For Ash Wednesday, ashes will be distributed at all Masses and prayer services. The schedule for the day is: 7:30 AM – Morning Prayer, 12:15 PM – Mass at the Newman Center, 12:15 PM – Mass on the UofA Mall, 5:15 PM – Evening Prayer, 7:00 PM – Mass at the Newman Center, 8:00 PM – Mass on the UofA Mall. Emmaus will also take place on the mall that evening at 7 PM.

The Images of Jesus in the Gospel
Thursday, February 23 at 7 PM
The next three weeks, Fr. Bart will discuss 2 different images of Jesus each week that emerge in the Gospel, such as Jesus the healer or Jesus as the New Moses. He will only focus on the Gospels themselves, so he won’t look at other scriptural texts or later theological development. Each discussion will stand on it’s own, so you will be able to attend any or all of them.

Social Justice Speaker Series
Thursday, February 23 at 8 PM
Join us for our monthly Social Justice Speaker Series, which includes a speaker and refreshments. All are welcome to join as we discuss different aspects of Catholic Social Teaching. This month, Dr. Anna O’Leary, who is a U of A professor in Women’s Studies specializing in migration and immigration, will be speaking on the topic of immigration.

BYBOL Hike
Saturday, February 25 at 8:30 AM
Join other students as we embark on another hike! BYBOL stands for “Bring Your Bag Of Lunch,” so be sure to bring a sack lunch. We will meet at the Newman at 8:30 AM. Also, be sure to bring a lot of water, sunscreen, and good shoes.

Weekly Events:

Serve at Casa Maria Catholic Worker House
Mondays and Thursdays at 8:15 AM
Casa Maria is a Catholic Worker House that serves the poor and homeless in South Tucson. Only a few miles away, this community of workers provides members of the Newman Center with the opportunity to serve and grow in understanding of the mission of the Catholic Workers. If interested, meet us at the Newman Center at 8:15 AM on Mondays and Thursdays. If you have any questions, contact Matt Campbell at mlcampbe@email.arizona.edu.

Thinking with the Popes: “Introduction to Christianity”
Mondays at 7 PM
Join other Graduate students as they study “Introduction to Christianity” by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI in a group led by Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P. Come if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith!

Women’s Faith Sharing Night
Tuesdays at 7 PM
Join Sr. Elizabeth and other women for a scripture-based time of support, discussion, and reflection of topics focused on women’s issues in the Wildcat Lounge. This semester, they will be reading Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City by Fr. Bob Burns, O.P., a priest in residence at the Newman Center and a professor in Religious Studies at the U of A. All female student and permanent community members are welcome to come and grow together in our understanding of our Christian faith and our part in it.

Coffee with St. Mark
Wednesdays at 8 AM
Join Fr. Bart in a weekly Bible study focused on the Gospel of St. Mark! It is open to everyone, both permanent community and students. Coffee will be provided.

Emmaus
Wednesdays at 7 PM
Emmaus will be on the U of A Mall Stage this week! Emmaus is our “mid-week retreat that lasts all semester,” and it’s named after the town in Luke 24 that two disciples were traveling towards when they encountered a stranger. As they were walking with him, he revealed scripture to them, and in the breaking of the bread, they recognized him as the risen Jesus. Emmaus begins with praise and worship, and then we have either a student or guest speaker. We usually have time for reflection and then more worship that transitions us into the Candlelight Mass at 8 PM. The Candlelight Mass is unique since it features a discussion homily, where everyone has a chance to share on the Gospel. Come and worship with us!

Thinking with the Popes: “Redeemer of Man”
Thursdays at 4 PM
Join other Undergraduate students as they study “Redeemer of Man (Redemptor Hominis)” by Pope John Paul II in a group led by Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P. Come if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith!

Upcoming Events:

Apply for the Newman Center Sustaining Board Scholarship
Until March 1
Students, the Newman Center Sustaining Board provides two scholarships of $2500 every semester, so be sure to apply. For more details, go to uacatholic.org/scholarship.

Sign Up for the Spring Retreat!
Friday, March 2 – Sunday, March 4
This year’s Spring Retreat is titled “Male and Female Created He Them” and it will take place at Southern Pines Camp. The retreat will focus on how we view our sexuality as Catholics, and how through it God calls us to a greater holiness. The cost of the retreat is $75, and you can sign up anytime before February 27 (next Monday)!

Alternative Spring Break
Friday, March 10 – Tuesday, March 13
We are offering two different programs for Alternative Spring Break this year. The first is with Casa Maria, where you will spend four days in South Tucson getting to know the Casa Maria community and learning about social issues the poor in Tucson face every day. Food and lodging will be provided! The second is with the organization Borderlinks. This trip will include education on food justice and sustainable agriculture as well as education and direct action in response to the issues immigrants face on the border. We will be fundraising for this trip and lodging and food will be provided as well. If you have any questions, please contact Caroline Kelly, crkelly@email.arizona.edu or Sr. Angelica, SrAngelica@UACatholic.org.

Bilingual Women’s Retreat
Friday, March 10 – Tuesday, March 13
Are you a woman between the ages of 18 and 40? The Diocese of Tucson Women Religious Vocation Team is offering a bilingual women’s retreat to help you discern if you have a vocation to the religious life. The retreat will take place on Saturday, March 10, from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM at the Bishop Moreno Pastoral Center, 111 South Church Avenue (park at the Cathedral). The cost is $10.00 at the door, and a pizza lunch is included. R.S.V.P. to Sr. Rina Cappellazzo, OP, at 520-838-2524 or SrRC@diocesetucson.org. Please respond by February 20.

Spring Formal
Friday, April 13
Mark your calendars for the best social event of the year, the Spring Formal. It will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall. More info is TBA, so stay tuned!

For more updates, be sure to “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the Newman Center or email me at davidmares@uacatholic.org.

“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba, Father!” – Romans 8:14-15

Your brother in Christ,

David Mares
Campus Ministry Intern

It has been a very busy week for the Dominican Community as a number of guests have come and gone. Of course, last weekend, we were blessed to have the novice community and their Novice Master, Fr. Anthony Rosevear. It was truly a blessed visit and we enjoyed hosting them for the 5 days they stayed in Tucson. No sooner had they left than the Provincial of the Southern Dominican Province, Fr. Chris Eggleton, arrived to have a Provincial Visitation with Fr. Bob Burns, who lives in our community but remains a member of the Southern Province. Again, we enjoyed Fr. Chris’ presence and he enjoyed his time in our community. He shared with me that he had not laughed in a long time the way he did at the dinner table with our community. That was a beautiful affirmation of our community life and a real air of contentment that exists among the Dominicans here. As Fr. Chris leaves today (Friday) we are blessed to welcome Sr. Carolyn Marie Monahan who is here to make a Congregational Visitation of the Sisters’ community. She will be here through the weekend.

Lent begins Wednesday. I want to say a huge thank you to all those who participated in the Lenten Reflection Booklet project. It will be ready to pick up on Wednesday.

Peace,

Events This Week:

The Images of Jesus in the Gospel

Thursday, February 16 at 7 PM

The next three weeks, Fr. Bart will discuss 2 different images of Jesus each week that emerge in the Gospel, such as Jesus the healer or Jesus as the New Moses. He will only focus on the Gospels themselves, so he won’t look at other scriptural texts or later theological development. Each discussion will stand on it’s own, so you will be able to attend any or all of them.

Kino Border Initiative Trip

Saturday, February 18 at 5 AM

Kino Border Initiative is a Jesuit run organization just south of the Mexico-US border in Nogales, Arizona/Sonora that serves recently deported migrants with two meals a day for 15 days. On certain days they also provide basic first aid and clothing to those in need. Kino Border Initiative also maintains a women’s shelter that acts as a safe haven for the few women and young children that cross the border and find themselves deported. If you are interested, email Caroline Kelly at crkelly@email.arizona.edu.

Free Student Dinner!

Sunday, February 19 at 6 PM

I know what you’re thinking, we just had one, so can it be too good to be true that there’s another this next Sunday?!? The Newman Center Sustaining Board, an organization that supports the Newman Center through fundraising, will provide this Sunday’s dinner. I encourage you not to miss this opportunity for a free delicious dinner!

Weekly Events:

Serve at Casa Maria Catholic Worker House

Mondays and Thursdays at 8:15 AM

Casa Maria is a Catholic Worker House that serves the poor and homeless in South Tucson. Only a few miles away, this community of workers provides members of the Newman Center with the opportunity to serve and grow in understanding of the mission of the Catholic Workers. If interested, meet us at the Newman Center at 8:15 AM on Mondays and Thursdays. If you have any questions, contact Matt Campbell at mlcampbe@email.arizona.edu.

Thinking with the Popes: “Introduction to Christianity”

Mondays at 7 PM

Join other Graduate students as they study “Introduction to Christianity” by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI in a group led by Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P. Come if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith!

Women’s Faith Sharing Night

Tuesdays at 7 PM

Join Sr. Elizabeth and other women for a scripture-based time of support, discussion, and reflection of topics focused on women’s issues in the Wildcat Lounge. This semester, they will be reading Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City by Fr. Bob Burns, O.P., a priest in residence at the Newman Center and a professor in Religious Studies at the U of A. All female student and permanent community members are welcome to come and grow together in our understanding of our Christian faith and our part in it.

Coffee with St. Mark

Wednesdays at 8 AM

Join Fr. Bart in a weekly Bible study focused on the Gospel of St. Mark! It is open to everyone, both permanent community and students. Coffee will be provided.

Emmaus

Wednesdays at 7 PM

Emmaus is our “mid-week retreat that lasts all semester,” and it’s named after the town in Luke 24 that two disciples were traveling towards when they encountered a stranger. As they were walking with him, he revealed scripture to them, and in the breaking of the bread, they recognized him as the risen Jesus. Emmaus begins with praise and worship, and then we have either a student or guest speaker. This week, permanent community member Kathleen Bowman will be speaking on the topic of Sacraments as we continue our journey of conversion. We usually have time for reflection and then more worship that transitions us into the Candlelight Mass at 8 PM. The Candlelight Mass is unique since it features a discussion homily, where everyone has a chance to share on the Gospel. Come and worship with us!

Thinking with the Popes: “Redeemer of Man”

Thursdays at 4 PM

Join other Undergraduate students as they study “Redeemer of Man (Redemptor Hominis)” by Pope John Paul II in a group led by Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P. Come if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith!

Upcoming Events:

Ash Wednesday

February 22

For Ash Wednesday, ashes will be distributed at all Masses and prayer services. The schedule for the day is: 7:30 AM – Morning Prayer, 12:15 PM – Mass at the Newman Center, 12:15 PM – Mass on the UofA Mall, 5:15 PM – Evening Prayer, 7:00 PM – Mass at the Newman Center, 8:00 PM – Mass on the UofA Mall. Emmaus will also take place on the mall that evening at 7 PM.

Apply for the Newman Center Sustaining Board Scholarship

Until March 1

Students, the Newman Center Sustaining Board provides two scholarships of $2500 every semester, so be sure to apply. For more details, go to uacatholic.org/scholarship.

Spring Retreat

Friday, March 2 – Sunday, March 4

This year’s Spring Retreat is titled “Male and Female Created He Them” and it will take place at Southern Pines Camp. The retreat will focus on how we view our sexuality as Catholics, and how through it God calls us to a greater holiness. We will begin sign-ups for the retreat soon!

Alternative Spring Break

Friday, March 10 – Tuesday, March 13

We are offering two different programs for Alternative Spring Break this year. The first is with Casa Maria, where you will spend four days in South Tucson getting to know the Casa Maria community and learning about social issues the poor in Tucson face every day. Food and lodging will be provided! The second is with the organization Borderlinks. This trip will include education on food justice and sustainable agriculture as well as education and direct action in response to the issues immigrants face on the border. We will be fundraising for this trip and lodging and food will be provided as well. If you have any questions, please contact Caroline Kelly, crkelly@email.arizona.edu or Sr. Angelica, SrAngelica@UACatholic.org.

Spring Formal

Friday, April 13

Mark your calendars for the best social event of the year, the Spring Formal. More info is TBA, so stay tuned!

For more updates, be sure to “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the Newman Center or email me at davidmares@uacatholic.org.

“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Luke 11:9-10

Your brother in Christ,
David Mares
Campus Ministry Intern

We are happy to welcome the novices of the Western Dominican Province for their annual visit to Tucson. Along with Fr. Anthony Rosevear, our Novice Master, they will be here until Tuesday.

Their visits to the various communities serve two purposes: it gets them out of the routine of life in the novitiate community for a couple of weeks, and it gives them a chance to take a closer look at the diversity of ministries that might be available to them in the future should they opt to continue their formation in the Order. That second purpose is an invaluable part of their discernment process. The novitiate is a one year period of intense discernment, and men who are accepted to the novitiate need as much information as possible to help them make a good decision about continuing to the next steps in the formation process.

Please pray for these men and the others who are in formation in our province. Tucson is a great ministry to be assigned to as a Dominican and, who knows, you could see one of them again in the future.

The back of the bulletin contains a very important letter from the Bishop. Please take time to read it.

Peace,

Events This Week:

“You Have a Right to What?”
Thursday, February 9 at 7 PM
This week is the final part of Fr. Bart’s three part adult formation series on the discussion of two very important contemporary social (moral) issues: “marriage equality” and “reproductive rights.” He is approaching both subjects from the standpoint of rights that are claimed in our culture today. In the first of the three sessions (Jan 26), Fr. Bart looked at the historical, philosophical and theological question: “Where do rights come from?” Last week’s session dealt with “Marriage Equality,” and this week’s will deal with “Reproductive Rights.” If you intend on attending this week’s session, the first session was the foundation for the other two discussions, so you first need to watch the session online. If you reply to this email I can send you the link. The discussions last from 7 PM to 8:30 PM.

Valentine’s Bash
Friday, February 10 at 7 PM
We invite all students this Friday for a movie, a heart-shaped dessert walk, and the chance to make Valentines cards. This event is BYOD – Bring Your Own Dessert (not needed, but if you want to bring one (Any good cooks? Any favorite desserts from the store?) it would help). Bring a friend as well!

Weekly Events:

Serve at Casa Maria Catholic Worker House
Mondays and Thursdays at 8:15 AM
Casa Maria is a Catholic Worker House that serves the poor and homeless in South Tucson. Only a few miles away, this community of workers provides members of the Newman Center with the opportunity to serve and grow in understanding of the mission of the Catholic Workers. If interested, meet us at the Newman Center at 8:15 AM on Mondays and Thursdays. If you have any questions, contact Matt Campbell at mlcampbe@email.arizona.edu.

Thinking with the Popes: “Introduction to Christianity”
Mondays at 7 PM
Join other Graduate students as they study “Introduction to Christianity” by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI in a group led by Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P. Come if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith!

Women’s Faith Sharing Night
Tuesdays at 7 PM
Join Sr. Elizabeth and other women for a scripture-based time of support, discussion, and reflection of topics focused on women’s issues in the Wildcat Lounge. This semester, they will be reading Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City by Fr. Bob Burns, O.P., a priest in residence at the Newman Center and a professor in Religious Studies at the U of A. All female student and permanent community members are welcome to come and grow together in our understanding of our Christian faith and our part in it.

Coffee with St. Mark
Wednesdays at 8 AM
Join Fr. Bart in a weekly Bible study focused on the Gospel of St. Mark! It is open to everyone, both permanent community and students. Coffee will be provided.

Emmaus
Wednesdays at 7 PM
Emmaus is our “mid-week retreat that lasts all semester,” and it’s named after the town in Luke 24 that two disciples were traveling towards when they encountered a stranger. As they were walking with him, he revealed scripture to them, and in the breaking of the bread, they recognized him as the risen Jesus. Emmaus begins with praise and worship, and then we have either a student or guest speaker. This week, David Mares will be speaking on the topic of Scripture in the Christian Life as we continue our journey of conversion. We usually have time for reflection and then more worship that transitions us into the Candlelight Mass at 8 PM. The Candlelight Mass is unique since it features a discussion homily, where everyone has a chance to share on the Gospel. Come and worship with us!

Thinking with the Popes: “Redeemer of Man”
Thursdays at 4 PM
Join other Undergraduate students as they study “Redeemer of Man (Redemptor Hominis)” by Pope John Paul II in a group led by Fr. Jacek Buda, O.P. Come if you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith!

Upcoming Events:

Apply for the Newman Center Sustaining Board Scholarship
Until March 1
Students, the Newman Center Sustaining Board provides two scholarships of $2500 every semester, so be sure to apply. For more details, go to uacatholic.org/scholarship.

Spring Retreat
Friday, March 2 – Sunday, March 4
This year’s Spring Retreat is titled “Male and Female Created He Them” and it will take place at Southern Pines Camp. The retreat will focus on how we view our sexuality as Catholics, and how through it God calls us to a greater holiness. We will begin sign-ups for the retreat soon!

Alternative Spring Break
Friday, March 10 – Tuesday, March 13
We are offering two different programs for Alternative Spring Break this year. The first is with Casa Maria, where you will spend four days in South Tucson getting to know the Casa Maria community and learning about social issues the poor in Tucson face every day. Food and lodging will be provided! The second is with the organization Borderlinks. This trip will include education on food justice and sustainable agriculture as well as education and direct action in response to the issues immigrants face on the border. We will be fundraising for this trip and lodging and food will be provided as well. If you have any questions, please contact Caroline Kelly, crkelly@email.arizona.edu or Sr. Angelica, SrAngelica@UACatholic.org.

Spring Formal
Friday, April 13
Mark your calendars for the best social event of the year, the Spring Formal. More info is TBA, so stay tuned!

For more updates, be sure to “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the Newman Center or email me at davidmares@uacatholic.org.

“And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that, in receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received not a human word but, as it truly is, the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.” – 1 Thessalonians 2:13

Your brother in Christ,
David Mares
Campus Ministry Intern