St. Thomas Aquinas Church – Newman Center

The Newman Center – St. Thomas Aquinas Church is the Catholic Church on campus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Our mission is to forge college students into saints, fully alive in Christ. We have served the spiritual, human, intellectual and apostolic formation needs of Catholic students attending the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for over a century. We also serve all college students in the Lincoln area, from Southeast Community College to Nebraska Wesleyan and beyond.

Opportunities For Students: 3 Sunday Masses; 2 Daily Masses; 12 hours of Confession per week; 60 hours of Adoration per week; Spiritual Direction & Accompaniment; 4+ retreat options; multiple choirs including Praise & Worship Team; serve, sacristan, lector and acolyte at Mass. Pi Alpha Chi (Catholic Sorority); Phi Kappa Theta (Catholic Fraternity); Community Nights; Formals; Theology on Tap; Intramural Sports; Coffee Houses; Counseling Partnerships; FOCUS Discipleship; Chastity Groups for Men & Women. 50+ Weekly FOCUS Bible Studies; 2 for-credit classes from the Newman Institute; 4 non-credit classes to dive deeper into the Faith; OCIA (for seekers & those desiring to become Catholic). Pro-Life Work; Mission Trips (Domestic & International); Volunteer Opportunities in the Community; Knights of Columbus; Altar Society........and more!