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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1974)
-ip -j ng,: .-'.-t J' iff, -jg ,; t-Vr V V "& n-v " 1 i 'Personal parish1 serves campus uamo 0 IV IW By Rebecca Brite The Catholic Student Center at St. Thomas Aquinas church is a "personal parish," according to Father Leonard Kalin, director of the center. Kalin explained the difference, between his parish and a "territorial parish," in which Catholics in a designated neighborhood attend the church in their area. "A persona! parish is designated by the Church for certain people' he said. "All Catholic college students in Lincoln belong to St. Thomas Aquinas. They are responsible to this parish and we, in turn, are responsible to them." That responsibility covers a large area at the Catholic Student Center. In addition to daily masses and confession times, classes in Catholicism, Bible study, music and dancing, the center offers social and community action activities to . suit many tastes. Social programs include roller skating, dances, movies, trips to the country and impromptu gatherings. Three charitable work groups also are sponsored by St. Thomas Aquinas, as well as folk choirs and an annual public brunch. : Kalin spoke with enthusiasm about the students who attend the church. "I'm very proud of the kids bere," he ssid. "They have a real beauty and simplicity about them, anr their commitment is strong." He gave as an example several students who devote time each week to periods of meditation and prayer with the Adoration Sisters of the Holy Spirit, a contemplative order of nuns in Lincoln. "And they work very hard to make the programs here work," Kalin continued. "For instance; the work that goes into the brunch each year is done almost entirely by students." He displayed a photo album filled with snapshots taken during the year, including some from last year's brunch, which had a Roman theme. The 1974 event, which was held last Sunday, was based on a Romper Room theme. About 800 people were served. "It's tremendous community public relations," Kalin said. Much of the work the priest is involved in at the center is based on individual personal counseling. "In fact," he said, "I'd say counseling is a primary function of our ministry here." Kalins said the church should focus on a close relationship with the spiritual development of the individual. "We're cheating people if we give them sociology instead of religion," he said. He said there is "a definite increase of renewed interest in spiritual areas" among students today. "Curiosity about the institutional church has replaced the arrogance that was there a few years ago," he said. , "It's a worldwide phenomenon, but it is becoming most dramatic on the college campuses. "It may be uue, ni part, to unanswered questions and world tensions," he said, "but it is happening too fast to simply be part of a societal transition." Kalin said there has been some movement of lately back to traditional aspects of the Catholic church such as the Latin liturgy and Gregorian chant. He recalled with amusement a young priest who, at a recent convention, declared that incense was the new "In" thing at mass. "He thought it was very avant garde," Kalin , said. (The burning of incense during mass is a traditional Catholic ritual.) . v ' Kalin was serious, however, when he spoke of what he saw as an ever present need for change and growth in the organized church. "The future of the church, of religion-indeed, of the world-lies in the kids. They offer so much with which to work. They are a precious commodity," he said. ! Ui;mt is Sir 7AT BACKSTAGE LTD. i -7H0 BOUTIQUE JAY ACTION RAP LINE 475 5710 EVENINGS 472- i ombudman termpQpers ..termpopefs Quality, Originality becurixy $2.75 per page SEND NOW FOB LATEST CATALOG. 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