Behrend Nittany Catholic

Behrend Nittany Catholic The Catholic Campus Ministry club at Penn State Behrend College in Erie, Pennsylvania

The Nittany Catholic Club is for students, faculty and staff of Penn State Behrend College, and is coordinated by Christopher Wilson.

We had a lot of fun hiking, celebrating Mass and eating Pizza today! Thank you to all who were able to make it! ...
09/13/2025

We had a lot of fun hiking, celebrating Mass and eating Pizza today! Thank you to all who were able to make it! 🍕

Today, the Church welcomed two new Saints! Pier Frassati and Carlo Acutis lived at different times, but were both young...
09/07/2025

Today, the Church welcomed two new Saints! Pier Frassati and Carlo Acutis lived at different times, but were both young people who lived virtuously. In his homily at the canonization Mass this morning, Pope Leo XIV said the following:

"Dear friends, Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upwards and make them masterpieces. They encourage us with their words: “Not I, but God,” as Carlo used to say. And Pier Giorgio: “If you have God at the center of all your actions, then you will reach the end.” This is the simple but winning formula of their holiness. It is also the type of witness we are called to follow, in order to enjoy life to the full and meet the Lord in the feast of heaven."

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTThe Behrend Nittany Catholic Club kickoff will be on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:30pm in front o...
08/26/2025

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Behrend Nittany Catholic Club kickoff will be on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:30pm in front of the Reed Union Building (by the Bruno's entrance). We will have refreshments, games and a lot of fun, so come hang out with us!

Here is the Penn State Behrend Nittany Catholic Club schedule for the Fall 2025 semester. Please note that all Masses w...
08/24/2025

Here is the Penn State Behrend Nittany Catholic Club schedule for the Fall 2025 semester. Please note that all Masses will be at 7pm in the Smith Chapel unless otherwise noted.

Some additional notes:

-There will be Mass on Labor Day Sunday (August 31st)
-There will be a special Mass on Monday, December 8th for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is a Holy Day of Obligation.
-All Saints Day is typically a Holy Day of Obligation. However, that is not the case this year in the Diocese of Erie (it falls on a Saturday).

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact the Chaplain, the Campus Minister or the Club President at the emails provided. Also, please scan the QR code for additional links.

Dear Behrend Nittany Catholics and Friends,It has been a while since we have updated this page (we have mostly used Inst...
08/24/2025

Dear Behrend Nittany Catholics and Friends,

It has been a while since we have updated this page (we have mostly used Instagram and other pages), but here are some friendly reminders as we begin the 2025-26 Academic Year here at Behrend:

-Sunday Masses will be at 7pm in the Smith Chapel. Fr. Brandon Feikles (our new chaplain) will be on hand to hear confessions in the Tower Room before and after Mass.

-Our weekly club meetings will be on Wednesdays at 7pm. Our kickoff meeting will be on Wednesday, September 3rd in Reed 150. Stay tuned for more details!!!

Our new club President for the 2025-26 is Jake Walden and our Vice President is Ben Sibenac. More information to come!

Please keep us in your prayers, that we will be faithful witnesses to the Gospel on Behrend's campus!

Peace to you Penn State Behrend!My name is Fr. Brandon Feikles, and I am so thrilled to be your new chaplain. St. Paul s...
08/24/2025

Peace to you Penn State Behrend!

My name is Fr. Brandon Feikles, and I am so thrilled to be your new chaplain. St. Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 about his ministry there in the town of Thessalonica “...being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us”. In that spirit, I wish to share with you a little bit about me.

I am an Erie native, and grew up in Harborcreek not too far from where you all are. I am 31, and have an identical twin brother Cody who is married with 2 children, and a 3rd on the way! I attended St. James grade school, Cathedral Prep high school, and Gannon University for my undergraduate. I studied physical therapy before entering seminary where I studied philosophy and theology. I was ordained 3 months ago.

I began to think about becoming a priest when I was 18, a senior at Prep, after experiencing the love of God in a life-transformative way in Eucharistic adoration during the DME retreat program here in Erie. I wrestled for a few years with it, and eventually entered seminary for the Diocese in 2015. I left seminary in 2020 to discern more fully religious life, and moved to Pittsburgh to work and get a change of pace, where I worked 1) in a bike shop in the North Hills, 2) worked as a food truck evangelist, and 3) directed youth and young adult ministry for a parish grouping of 3 churches in the South Hills. I eventually joined the Capuchin Franciscans for a year, serving the poor, homeless, and drug addicts on the streets of Philadelphia. In 2022 I returned to Erie after discerning I was truly called to become a diocesan priest, and am now with you as a priest 3 months ordained. All glory to God!

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Smith Chapel, 4701 College Dr
Erie, PA
16510

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+18148986245

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