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Newman Catholic Student Center

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Welcome to the Newman Catholic Student Center at Northern Illinois University! Looking for something more? We’re so glad you’re here! The best life on campus is a life centered on Christ. We are a part of Christ the Teacher University Parish located a block north of the Holmes Student Center. Whether college seems exciting or daunting, we want to invite you to find a home here at the Newman Center. There are lots of opportunities to get involved, make new friends, be a part of our growing community, and encounter the Lord! Fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch with you!

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You are not alone! Missionaries and student leaders are here to walk with you as you dive deeper into your faith.

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Don’t let your college years be ordinary. An extraordinary opportunity of faith & friendship lies before you. Embrace it.

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St. John Paul II said it best, “Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.” From college dinners to mission trips, come find the adventure here.

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🤍Thanks to the generosity of our parish we were able to give over 120 food items to the huskie food pantry as the first part of our Lenten Acts of Love collections. ✨Until April 4th, we are collecting donations for the local homeless shelter, Hope
The Eight Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem "Jesus wanted to help us by sharing our life, our loneliness, our agony, and death. All that he has taken upon himself, and has carried it in the darkest night. Only be being one with us ha
Looking for a way to participate in increased almsgiving this Lent in support of our vibrant parish? When you dine at Faranda's for their Lenten Fish Fry and declare your support for "Christ the Teacher University Parish" on your receipt,
The Seventh Station: Jesus Fall the Second Time "After he had met his Mother, after Simon has permitted him to take some rest, after the sweet, tender, and courageous gesture of Veronica, we see our Divine Model fall for the second time. Thi
✨Happy Solemnity of the Annunciation! Today is a joyous day in which we celebrate Mary's "yes" to the Lord to bear Jesus. 🙌"Fidelity to the Lord is measured not in the number or apparent grandeur of our deeds but in the conformity o
The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus "O Adorable face of Jesus! Since you have deigned to choose our souls to be intimately yours in order to give yourself to them, we come to consecrate them to you. Our souls understand your lan
🤔Did you know that our priests record their homilies each Sunday and post them on Spotify? 🙌Heard a homily that was impactful? Want to go back and listen? What did Father say again? You can relisten and listen for the first time to the homilies o
The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus to Carry His Cross "Let us sacrifice ourselves to God, or rather sacrifice every day and in everything we do. Let us accept all things for the Word. By sufferings, let us imitate his suffering, by