U.Catholic is a printed magazine for the alumni, parents, and friends of the St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Newman Center. Each issue covers student activities, feature articles, alumni profiles, event photographs, and more.
Current and former St. Robert Bellarmine Community members are encouraged to submit ideas for future articles and features, including alumni achievements and Why I Love Bellarmine spotlights (see below for current proflie). Each article should seek to highlight the many wonderful fruits borne from ministry at St. Robert Bellarmine's.
Published by the Advancement Office, the magazine is sent free of charge. To join the mailing list or to update your address, please contact the Advancement Office: (309) 452.5046.
Why I Love Bellarmine
Jackie Herr - ISU 2007
My name is Jackie Herr, and I graduated from Illinois State in 2006 and was highly involved with the St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Newman Center as a college student. I recently married a fellow ISU Newmanite in 2007.
The Newman Center made a huge difference in my life during my tenure as an ISU student. This was a place where I felt like I could retreat to at any time of the day/night and be treated with respect. Newman was the place where I learned how to show my love for God, and I felt comfortable sharing my opinions, values, and perceptions about Catholicism and other world matters.
The people I encountered at SRBCNC are fantastic as well because they are honest, goal-oriented, humble, and so loving of God. The people I met made me feel like it was not only important but also cool to believe in God and go to Mass when much of society thinks otherwise.
SRBCNC helped me become Catholic. I entered the RCIA program my junior year of college and learned from wonderful mentors about what it means to be Catholic and to love God. I received so much support and encouragement from many Newman members during my quest to be confirmed and baptized into the Church.
Although getting a degree and experiencing a ―college life‖ are important and admirable pursuits, the people of SRBCNC helped me realize that the love of God was the most
important experience to aspire to and embark upon during my time at ISU. The people of the Newman Center have helped me grow closer to God on numerous occasions, and for that I am forever grateful.
