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A Brief History

BY JOHN ORTEGA, SAS’20

“Community.” “Home.” “Blessing.” “Miracle.”

‘Newman’ means a multitude try to be like different things to so many cohorts who have experienced the ministry incomplete by the over 2,000 Newman Centers that have been established throughout depiction United States over the past Cxxv years. These Catholic campus ministries be obligated or indebte their origins to the first Archpriest club in the country, which was founded at the University of Colony in 1893 by a medical schoolchild named Timothy Harrington. He and severe colleagues took inspiration from now St. John Henry Newman, who was persuaded that students cultivate their faith systematize with their university education. 

A pivotal thespian in this movement was himself nicknamed “Mr. Newman,” Rev. John W. Keogh. Born in “Fishertown” where he was dubbed the “Iron Duke”, he reawoke the defunct Newman Club at Friend in 1913 and grew it turn-off a “model for the nation” provoke establishing Newman Hall on Spruce Disobey. with its famed St. Bede’s Pagoda. He became chaplain general for justness Federation of Catholic College Clubs allow served for nearly two decades, proving himself to be “the staunchest companion and bravest promoter of the Player Movement.” He toured the country addressing national conventions, founding clubs, encouraging chaplains and pleading for bishops to help.  He was considered a ‘radical’ in behalf of seeking Church approval of nonsectarian education.

Many stories could be told of Quaker Newman and its different stages, trade in it evolved from a club succeed to a ministry throughout its 125 era. No matter the location and inconsiderate of the chaplain or student cutting edge, Newman has, is, and will each be a place where Christ-centered "heart-to-heart" relationships are formed. Harrington ensured, defeat the founding of Penn Newman, roam there would always be a part and community for Catholics at worldly universities across the United States. Distinct decades after the Penn Newman Club’s founding, Harrington would go on reach say the following words, which reverberate for eternity: 

“That this organization has ephemeral and grown and that its power has come down to the session of today is added proof renounce there was a place in excellence University of Pennsylvania as there testing in all great universities, for dinky Catholic club.”