Washington University Catholic Student Center

Someday after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity, we shall harness the energies of love. And then, for the second time in the history of the world, we will have discovered fire.

Coming Up at the CSC

Freshmen Welcome Night - Sunday, Aug. 31st, 7pm at the CSC -
free dinner, meet staff and go to Mass afterwards.

Pax Christi - Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 7-8:30pm at CSC

Grad Student/Young Adult Happy Hour - Friday, Sept. 5th, 5:30-8pm, at the CSC

Freshmen Escape - Saturday, Sept. 6th, meet at CSC for departure at 10:30am, sign up by Sept. 4th.

CSU/CSC Activities Fair - Sunday, Sept. 7th after Masses.

New Liturgical Minister Training - Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 5:30pm at CSC

Day of Service - Saturday, Sept. 13th, sign up with Carla

CSU BBQ - Sunday, Sept. 21st, 7pm at CSC

Theology Encountered

Immigration: The Dignity of Humanity – Part 2

The issue of Immigration has not gone away over the past year and it has become increasingly important, especially in a presidential election year. In the Theology Encountered article published last July, using the U.S. Bishop’s letter Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope, Issued by USCCB, January 22, 2003, I outlined the principles of Catholic teaching on migration and suggestions for handling the immigration issue in the United States.

CSC Volunteer of the Year!

We tip our hats and extend our humble gratitude to , the CSC Volunteer of the Year! Patrick graduated from WU in '01 and volunteered as a CSC intern-in-service during the '01-'02 year. He has been a humble servant to this community as both an undergraduate and alumnus. A self-proclaimed minister of hospitality, Patrick serves the CSC weekly by setting up for Tuesday soup, assisting with Masses, liturgical ministry, RCIA, retreats, singing in the choir, coordinating volunteers for the Gala and helping with numerous other CSC events. Thank you Patrick!!!

With heartfelt gratitude, the Catholic Student Center would like to express our gratitude to the many who give so much of their time and talent to this community.
This ministry, this community, this outreach could not achieve what it has
if it were not for the gracious volunteers who:

Fr. Gary Braun,
Pastor

"Welcome to the Catholic Student Center, Newman Community, at Washington University in St. Louis. Whether you are of the Catholic faith, a different faith, or no faith, you are welcome here. It is our conviction that God has a dream for the world — "that all may be one" (John 17:21). We are here to help ignite that dream in the lives of our students and do all we can to help them become capable of that dream. Come join us as we kindle God's dream!"

Our Mission

The Catholic Student Center at Washington University is a house of Catholic formation and a community of hospitality to students of all faiths. The Catholic Student Center strives - through education, service, and a worshipping community that seeks to know and become Christ - to form students intellectually, morally, socially, and spiritually according to the wisdom of the Catholic Church, so that they become active participants in parish life and moral and spiritual leaders in Church and society for the 21st century.

Visit the CSC's family of websites today:

Online Homilies
CSC Homilies recorded and archived for your listening pleasure.

Center for Service and Social Justice
Following Christ's call to love one another through service and social justice.

Catholic Student Union
A student-run organization devoted to serving the community.

The CSC Events Calendar
Check here for what's going on every day at the CSC.