Catholic campus ministry

Catholic campus ministry

Catholic Campus Ministry is a term used to describe an organization at a college or university that is the presence of the Roman Catholic Church on campus. Other names for Catholic Campus Ministry may include Newman Club, Newman Apostolate, Cardinal Newman Society, or Catholic Student Association.

Cardinal Newman

Many Catholic Campus Ministry programs exist today because of the efforts of John Henry Cardinal Newman, the man who founded the first Newman Center on a college campus.

National Organizations

In the United States, there are two organizations that coordinate Catholic Campus Ministry programs throughout the country. They are:

[http://www.catholicstudent.org National Catholic Student Coalition (NCSC)]
[http://www.ccmanet.org Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA)]

Catholic Campus Ministry Programs

University Catholic Community at UTA

Loyola Marymount University, Campus Ministry

Oxford University Newman Society

University Catholic Center (Austin, Texas)


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