Class offerings through the Newman Institute

Are you interested in developing a Catholic worldview or growing in the intellectual side of your faith? We have 3 not-for-credit classes that are offered every week and 2 for-credit classes that run each semester. Explore below to continue growing in your faith!

When you seek truth, you seek God whether you know it or not.
- St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross

Not-for-credit weekly classes

Catholicism 101

Discover the truths of the Catholic faith as they are found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This class runs over the course of 4 semesters, each time diving into one of the 4 pillars of the Catechism. Hop in at any point to dive into the mysteries of our faith in a way that will help you pray more deeply and love Jesus more wholeheartedly.

Sundays 8-9pm | Basement Classrooms
Email Max Chapman for more information or just show up to class.

Fall 2024: Pillar I
Spring 2025: Pillar II
Fall 2025: Pillar III
Spring 2026: Pillar IV

Catholic Literature

Catholic Literature, History, & Saints has been a staple at the Newman Center and a student favorite for years. With no homework or required reading, the class will help you develop an authentic Catholic worldview through contact with the saints, popes, Church Fathers, Doctors of the Church, and everyone from Dante and G.K. Chesterton to Flannery O’Connor and J.R.R. Tolkien.  If you want to create a lifetime reading list and learn about purgatory, glorified bodies, and uprooting the 7 deadly sins, this class is for you!

Tuesdays 4-5:15pm | Basement Classrooms
Email Logan Burda for more information or just show up to class.

Bible Basics

Whether you don’t know anything about the Bible or have led your own Bible studies, this class will take you deeper in pursuit of the Word of God. Unearth the plot points of the entire Bible, get a taste of all the genres found in Scripture, and learn the nuts and bolts of essentials like interpretation, prayer with Scripture, dealing with difficulties in the Bible, why Catholic Bibles have more books than Protestant ones, and what’s up with the “gnostic gospels” and the details of the book of Revelation.

Thursdays 7:30-8:45pm | Basement Classrooms
Email Logan Burda for more information or just show up to class.

For-Credit Classes

HUM 267 - The City and Civilization: Rome and its Successors

This course looks at the great questions and ideas raised in ancient Rome and the many cultures that arose from it from a multi-disciplinary approach. We explore the interplay between literature, history, philosophy, art, and theology inside and between these ancient and medieval cultures and their relevance to today’s world. No prerequisites.

Taught by: Dr. Aaron Pattee
Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30-8:45pm

Registration is currently closed.

THL 272 - Conversion: Theological, Anthropological, and Literary Elements of Human Transformation

What causes a person to believe in God or change his or her way of life? What roles do memory, imagination, intellect, and will play in such transformations? Based on both ancient and modern accounts of conversion, this seminar-style course will explore the nature and dynamics of Christian transformation from literary, anthropological, and theological perspectives. No prerequisites.

Taught by: Fr. Jim Morin
Monday, Wednesday: 11am-12:15pm

Registration is currently closed.

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