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    LonghornCatholic

    Vol. 3, Iss. 4 December 2007University Catholic Center

    Mass ScheduleSunday Mass

    9 &11:30AM, 5 & 8PM

    Daily Mass

    Mon, Wed, Fri: 12:05PM

    Tues, Thurs: 12:30PM

    Ministry TeamDirector

    Fr. Dave Farnum, CSP

    xt. 14, [email protected]

    Associate Directors

    Fr. Ed Koharchik, CSPxt. 12, [email protected]

    Michelle Goodwin

    t. 18, [email protected]

    Pastoral Staff

    Fr. Bob Scott, [email protected]

    Deacon John De La Garza, Jr.

    ext. 16, [email protected]

    Director of Development

    Amber Fogartyxt. 13, [email protected]

    Business Administrator

    Ruben Garzaxt. 11, [email protected]

    Receptionist

    Beth Boren

    t. 10, [email protected]

    Campus Ministry Interns

    Brandon Kraft

    ext. 17, [email protected]

    Chris Babb

    ext. 15, [email protected]

    Phone: 512.476.7351

    EXTRA! EXTRA!

    READ ALL ABOUT IT!

    The Paulist Fathers have been faithfully serving the students, faculty, and staff at UT

    since 1908. In extending an invitation to the Paulists to serve the UT community

    Bishop Gallagher, the Bishop of Galveston in 1908, wrote, my main and particular

    object is that your Fathers may exercise a special care and supervision over a very

    choice portion of our people, the Catholic young men and women who are students in

    the State University.

    We will celebrate our Centennial throughout 2008 with receptions, a Lenten Workshop

    a special Day of Service, and a Gala to culminate the celebration on Saturday, November

    1, 2008. Help us kick off the Anniversary year in style on Friday, January 25, 2008, a

    7:00 PM with a reception and show at the University Catholic Center.

    Join us for a night of fun and fellowship at the UCC as Sister Nancy Murray, OP

    presents a one-act play about the life of St. Catherine of Siena. The biological sister of

    comedian Bill Murray, Sr. Nancy is making her mark on audiences across the country

    and throughout the world, bringing to life Catherine of Siena, a Dominican Saint

    and Doctor of the Church. With simple props and a fertile imagination, Sister Nancy

    portrays Catherine as the colorful, strong, passionate and enthusiastic personality tha

    she was.

    This event is free and open to the public, so please invite family and friends to join us

    as well. It will be a wonderful opportunity for all who love the UCC to gather as we

    begin to celebrate 100 years of Catholic ministry at UT. Hot cocoa, coffee, and desserts

    will be served.

    Catholic Campus Ministry at The University of

    Texas Turns 100 Years Old in 2008!

    If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Amber Fogarty [email protected] or call her at (512) 476-7351 x13.

    years

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    A M E S S A G E

    from the Director...During Thanksgiving week, my mom traveled from

    Rhode Island to make one of her semi-annual

    visits to Austin. She likes to visit her favorite son

    at Thanksgiving (my four siblings may contest my

    use of that particular adjective!). Mom enjoys the

    often pleasant November weather in Texas, and her conversations with the other

    Paulist priests in the rectory, and shopping trips to the SAS shoe factory outlet in

    San Antonio. One thing I enjoy about Mom is her capacity to express gratitude for

    blessings received. We have a lot to learn from our mothers.

    During this season of giving thanks, I am grateful for the thousands of students

    who walk through the UCC doors each week to pause for prayer, attend a group

    activity, or talk about their faith journey with one of the campus ministers. I am

    grateful for a staff that is so dedicated to their work, whose hearts are on re

    with the love of Jesus Christ and who freely share that passion with so many. I

    am grateful for Bishop Gregory Aymond and his unwavering support of Catholic

    campus ministry in the Diocese of Austin. I am grateful for parents of Longhorn

    students who take an active interest in their childrens faith lives, encouraging

    them to be committed participants in the Catholic faith. I am grateful to UTalumni who freely share their stories and good memories of the old days at the

    UCC. I am grateful to you, my partners in ministry, supporting the mission of the

    University Catholic Center. May you have a blessed and happy Advent!

    Fr. Dave Farnum, CSP

    One lucky

    person will win

    their choice

    of a 2008

    Volkswagen

    Beetle or a $15,000 scholarship tha

    can be used for any post-high schoo

    academic endeavoreven programs

    at OU or Texas A&M! You can

    still buy your tickets online untinoon on Thursday,

    December 6, 2007,

    at www.utcatholic.

    org/rafe, and well

    even be selling

    tickets at the party on

    December 6th.

    A big THANK YOU to thoseof you who have alreadybought raffle tickets to

    support the Catholic campusministry program at The

    University of Texas at Austin.Your support is vital to

    successful ministry at UT!

    The drawing for the University

    Catholic Centers 1st Annual

    Raffle is right around the

    corner! The drawing will be

    held at the UCCs St. Nicholas

    Party on Thursday, December

    6th at 7:00 PM. Mark your

    calendar, and join us!

    Last Chanceto Buy Raffle

    Tickets!

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    Committing to Lives of Stewardship

    As Catholics, we hear the word stewardship often. We have

    probably heard many priests talk about giving of time, talent,and treasure to build up the Kingdom of God. But what doesit really mean to be a good steward of the gifts weve received?

    According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in theirPastoral Letter on Stewardship, a Christian steward is one

    who receives Gods gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends themin a responsible and accountable manner, shares them in

    justice and love with others, and returns them with increaseto the Lord.

    At the University Catholic Center, we strive daily to instilla culture of stewardship into the hearts and minds of the

    students who walk through our doors. After all, the conceptof stewardship is biblical. In 1 Peter 4:10, we read, As each

    one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good

    stewards of Gods varied grace.

    In order to sustain and grow the ministry of the UniversityCatholic Center, a commitment to stewardship by alumni,

    parents, and friends of the UCC is integral. But what aboutour students? Yes, its true that most college students dont

    have much disposable income. However, that doesnt meanthey are off the hook when it comes to supporting the

    University Catholic Center.

    Stewardship Corner...offering gifts of time, talent & treasure

    In the past year, the UCC has seen an unprecedented

    commitment to stewardship among the students who comehere to worship, receive the sacraments, study, and hangout. We thank them for being shining examples of Christian

    stewardship!

    From the UCCs rst Phonathon last spring to our rst Rafe

    (currently underway), our students have risen to the occasion

    to support the UCCs fundraising efforts. Additionally, eachyear for the last ve years, students have organized a Date

    Auction to benet the UCC. The 2007 Date Auction raised

    more than $7,000, which was used in part to purchase aportable sound system to be used for the Awakening and

    STRONG retreat programs.

    Last, but certainly not least, the UCC just held its thirdsuccessful Matching Gift Sunday. Four very generous

    benefactors committed to giving $15,500 to match the Sunday

    collection on November 11th. The total in the collection platethat Sunday was $15,940, and much of that was from students

    digging deep to give a gift they knew would be doubled.

    A huge thank you to all who give of their time, talent, andtreasure to the UCC, and a special thank you to our students

    who are already living lives as committed stewards of the giftstheyve received! Each of you is instrumental in making theUniversity Catholic Center the vibrant ministry it is today.

    If youre interested in learning about ways to support the University Catholic Center,please contact Amber Fogarty, Director of Development, at 512-476-7351 x13 or [email protected].

    Proud parents, Rusty and Julie Ulrich welcomed a baby

    girl, Elissa Rose, on September 20, 2007. Congratulations

    to the new Mom and Dad! Rusty graduated from UT in

    1997 with a BA in Economics; Julie graduated in 1998

    with a BA in Plan II Honors and Psychology and again in

    2001 with an Master of Science in Social Work.

    Alumni

    SpotlightCatholic Longhorns gather in Houston to celebrate the

    ordination of Tommy Chen as a transitional deacon for

    the Diocese of Victoria. Tommy graduated from UT in

    2001 with a B.A. in Psychology. He was very active atthe UCC as a Lambda Omega Alpha fraternity member,

    serving as their chaplain for one year, and as a member

    of the UCC music ministry.

    A photo from the Diocese of Austin Red Mass on October3, 2007 of Longhorn lawyers with Bishop Gregory Aymond

    and Paulist Fathers, Dave Farnum and Ed Koharchik. Did

    you graduate from UT Law School? Send an email to Fr.

    Dave Farnum, [email protected]. The UCC will be

    hosting an event for UT law alumni and local Catholic

    lawyers in the spring.John Lawlor 05, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Christy

    Fergus 05, B.S. in Molecular Biology were married on

    October 27, 2007 in San Antonio. John was an activ

    Lambda Omega Alpha fraternity member, and he partici

    pated in many Awakening Retreats and as a cook fo

    Carbos for Christ. Christy was active with Awakening, a

    Lambda Little Sister and the STRONG retreat team. John

    and Christy met and started dating at the UCC in 2003

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    If you are in the Austin area, we would love to have you join us . All are

    welcome. For more information: Brandon Kraft, [email protected].

    Throughout Respect Life Month in October, the University

    Catholic Centers pro-life group, Catholic Longhorns for Life

    (CLFL), led the way in offering activities for the UCC community.Over the course of four weeks, CLFL created four large dis-

    plays that addressed specic aspects of the pro-life position. These

    displays were prominent in the UCC atrium to allow passersby to

    learn more about Catholic pro-life teachings. The emphasis of the

    displays centered on abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, stem

    cell research, Planned Parenthood, contraception, Natural Family

    Planning, and eugenics.

    Aside from these displays, Catholic Longhorns for Life further

    engaged in pro-life activity during October by promoting and view-

    ing the critically acclaimed movie Bella, as well as co-hosting

    a lecture called Executing the Insane, the Case of Scott Panetti,

    delivered by Kristin Houl.

    Finally, CLFL organized the Baby Bank collection. Proceedsof this collection assist with helping expectant mothers, particularly

    those with unplanned pregnancies. CLFL hopes to continue its min-

    istry to spread the message of life through creating and participating

    in opportunities that promote Catholic pro-life teachings.

    Current president of Catholic Longhorns for Life, Marynia

    Demkowicz, said, Respect life month was a great opportunity for

    the members of CLFL to educate themselves about current life is-

    sues and, by doing so, also teach the community at large.

    On a beautiful October weekend, students from the UniversityCatholic Center gathered with Fr. Dave Farnum, C.S.P. and MichelleGoodwin for the Next Step retreat. This three-day retreat focusedon discerning lifes big questions, such as: Should I change my major?or Do I have a religious calling? or Is this the right relationship forme? The retreat was designed to help students examine the top-ics of discernment and Gods unique callin each of our lives. The retreat featuredmorning and evening prayer, small groupdiscussions, peer-to-peer mentoring, and apanel of guest speakers who shared theirown discernment stories. The panelistsgave reections on their own lives and on

    the special way God has led them to thelife they now lead. Panelists included Sr.Shel Balek, a Franciscan nun, Br. Matt Mc-Kenna, a Holy Cross Brother, Patty Collier,Deacon Ray Sanders and his wife Joanne,and Fr. Dave.

    Our resident community added a specialtouch to the weekend by providing home-cooked meals for the re-treatants. They were delighted to hear that some of our cooks metat Longhorn Awakening #7, dated and married at the UCC, and havebeen a part of the Center for years. A special thank you goes out to

    our resident community members who shared their time and talentwith us during the Next Step retreat.

    The core of the UCC Next Step discernment retreat is groundedin the understanding that discernment is something all Christiansare called to do. Faced with questions of marriage and religious lifestudents also must make decisions about what to study, what career

    path to pursue, and what family will looklike in their adult years. As a result of ourbaptism, in faith, we believe God must be apart of these decisions.

    Mollie Alred, a Junior majoring in Music/Public Relations, had this to say about

    the retreat: What a blessing it was! I wassurprised because it was something totallydifferent from what Ive experienced. Ivenever dealt with this topic so directly. It letme know there truly are people who livethe life God planned for them.

    Taryne Hallett, a Doctoral Candidate inLinguistics, summed it up by saying, This retreat was helpful to mebecause it gave me quiet time to get away from cell phones, internetand chores so that I could listen to God and my heart.

    Taking the Next Step Discerning Lifes Big Questions

    RESPECT LIFECatholic Longhorns Show

    for

    UCC LAUNCHES CATHOLICISM 101You learned everything that you ever needed to know about your

    Catholic faith while taking CCD classes in elementary and middle

    school, right? We didnt think so. The same is true of many Catholics

    including some of the students at The University of Texas. To help

    our students grow intellectually in their faith, the University Catholic

    Center launched Catholicism 101 this semester, a multi-course series

    designed to give students the basics of the faith, explained and discussed

    on a college-level. The instructors include the University Catholic

    Center campus ministers and Vanessa Gonzalez, a volunteer who holds

    a B.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame.Catholicism 101 began this semester with a comprehensive look a

    The Faith Professedthe Creed and the tenets of faith behind those

    words. In future semesters, the curriculum will expand to include The

    Faith Celebratedstudying the sacraments, The Faith Prayers

    diving into the meaning of prayers and how to experience prayer, and

    The Faith Liveda look at what it means to truly live as followers o

    Christ.

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    SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE PREPARING COUPLES

    A romantic meal, tango dancing, marathon dialogue, teeth-

    ossing, laughter and tearsall happened during the Uni-

    versity Catholic Centers November 2-3

    Marriage Preparation Workshop. Married

    couples from the UCC resident community

    shared their stories about communication,

    families of origin, intimacy, natural fam-

    ily planning and children, nancial and le-

    gal issues, spirituality, and surviving to the

    60th wedding anniversary, and beyond.

    Coordinators Dorothy and Deacon John De

    La Garza (married for 41 years) credited

    the weekends success to generous contri-

    butions of time, wisdom, and food. The

    young couples experience began with a

    candlelit dinner served in the UCC Atrium

    by married couple volunteers. As enter-

    tainment, one couple in their mid-sixties

    demonstrated how tango dancing had rein-

    vigorated their marital bond. In a later session, the engaged

    couples were asked to oss their ancs teeth. This playfulexercise introduced the presentation about physical, intel-

    lectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of intimacy.

    UCC Director Fr. Dave Farnum, C.S.P. added his bless-

    ing and words of wisdom to the wedding-bound group. In

    his ministry, he has counseled hundreds of young people

    evaluating their relationships. In fact, many workshop par

    ticipants are referred by him, Associate Director Fr. Ed Ko-

    harchik, C.S.P., and Campus Minister Michelle GoodwinThe workshop is offered each fall and spring semester. Its

    relatively low cost for materials and three meals has made

    the UCC event a popular choice for couples throughout the

    Austin Diocese.

    The recent group included couples planning

    weddings abroad in Java, Grand Cayman, Costa

    Rica, Mexico, and India as well as closer to home

    in San Diego and San Jose, California, and in

    Houston, San Antonio, Del Rio and Austin. Oneyoung man actually communicated throughou

    the workshop via web with his anc in Kerala

    state, India. A Eucharistic celebration led by

    Father John Payne, S. J., concluded the week-

    end along with presentation of certicates. The

    spring workshop is March 28-29, 2008.

    Spring Marriage

    Preparation Workshop

    March 28-29, 2008

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    This retreat was helpful to me because it gave me quiet time to get away from

    cell phones, internet and chores so that I could listen to God and my heart.Taryne Hallett

    Linguistics Doctoral Candidate on her view of the recent Next Step Retreat

    Next Step Retr