Quincy University Campus Ministry

09/08/2025

04/23/2025

Join us in the Chapel for a special Memorial Service for Pope Francis on Thursday at 2:30pm.

04/21/2025

You have questions; Father Daren (probably) has answers.

04/21/2025

“Today, our church mourns and prays. Pope Francis showed what it means to be a witness of love. This is beautifully reflected is his fourth and final Encyclical Letter, issued October 24, 2024, Dilexit nos, Latin for ‘He loved us,’ quoting Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans, in which he wrote that Christians can overcome all adversities through Him [Jesus} who loved us’ (Romans 8:37).

“Pope Francis challenged the world daily through his words and actions that we are all called to something greater, not of this world, but the next. His life was a testament that if we are to go to heaven, we must embrace our crosses and sacrifices, and we must live an authentic Catholic life. That means we must show empathy, compassion, and love to our neighbors. We must live humbly and selflessly. We are called to care for the poor, the afflicted, the sick, and the marginalized. Finally, we must pray, hold true to the Gospels, and participate in the greatest treasure Jesus gave to us: His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity – present in the Holy Eucharist at Mass.

“I had the honor of meeting Pope Francis during my ad limina visit in Vatican City in 2019. I was struck by his joy. He spoke to me and my brother bishops not as a boss, but as a fellow ‘apostle,’ tasked with the same mission all priests have – to passionately advance our faith.

“As I look back on his pontificate, one of the most powerful scenes I have witnessed occurred in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Vatican City, against a backdrop of St. Peter’s Basilica, heavy rain, darkening skies, and not a soul around, Pope Francis prayed for the world, holding up the Blessed Sacrament during his “Urbi et Orbi” (To the City and the World) blessing. Pope Francis taught us in that powerful moment that amongst all the trials, fear, uncertainty, stresses, violence, and hatred in this world, we must always turn to God, praying with a heart of full of love and hope, saying, ‘Jesus, I trust in You.’

“We are united as people of faith, praying for his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, our Church, and that the Holy Spirit will guide us in the upcoming conclave when cardinals meet to choose Pope Francis’ successor.”

04/16/2025

The Register features a package of profound reflections delving into aspects of Christ’s passion and crucifixion, timed to coincide with Holy Week.

These meditations, combined with the ethereal artwork of Jacques Joseph “James” Tissot (1836-1902), can serve as a powerful resource, enhancing readers’ engagement with Jesus’ sacrificial offering of himself for the eternal salvation of every human soul that turns to him in faith and hope.

✍️The Editors
Full article: https://hubs.la/Q03hfJbX0

04/15/2025

As Holy Week begins, MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield about the Catholic Church and its place in today’s world.

04/09/2025

Catholics believe that Jesus Christ delegated authority to his New Testament ministers to act as mediators of reconciliation.

Jesus made this remarkably clear in John 20:21-23:

"Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.' And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.'"

Having been raised from the dead, our Lord was here commissioning his apostles to carry on with his work just before he was to ascend to heaven.

“As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

What did the Father send Jesus to do? All Christians agree that he sent Christ to be the one true mediator between God and men. As such, Christ was to infallibly proclaim the Gospel (see Luke 4:16-21) and reign supreme as King of kings and Lord of lords (see Rev. 19:16)—and, especially, he was to redeem the world through the forgiveness of sins (see Mark 2:5-10, 1 Pet. 2:21-25).

The New Testament makes clear that Christ sent the apostles and their successors to carry on this same mission: to proclaim the gospel with the authority of Christ (see Matt. 28:18-20); to govern the Church in his stead (see Luke 22:29-30); and to sanctify her through the sacraments, especially the Eucharist (see John 6:54, 1 Cor. 11:24-29) and, for our purpose here, confession.

John 20:22-23 is Jesus emphasizing one essential aspect of the priestly ministry of the apostles: to forgive men’s sins in the person of Christ. “Whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven, whose sins you retain are retained.”

Moreover, auricular confession is strongly implied here. The only way the apostles could either forgive or retain sins is by first hearing those sins confessed, and then making a judgment as to whether or not the penitent should be absolved.

But many non-Catholics have objections. Continue reading below to learn how to answer them 👇

04/04/2025

There will always be people who do not like you. And never will.