catholic center – Madison Catholic Herald Archive (2001-2025)


	The new St. Paul’s Catholic Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is being built. It is expected to open its doors in October of 2017, ready to kick off a new era in Catholic campus ministry. (Contributed photo)

MADISON — Each day, thousands of students wend their way through Library Mall, the lively hub of Madison’s University of Wisconsin campus.

They sample international cuisine from the many colorful food carts, hit the stacks at Memorial Library, take in the view of Lake Mendota at the Memorial Union Terrace, and settle in with a bag lunch to enjoy an open-air music performance or watch jugglers practicing their routine.

Smack-dab in the middle of all this bustle, a new St. Paul’s Catholic Center is making its way skyward, one steel beam at a time, aiming to open its doors in October, 2017, ready to kick off a new era in the history of Catholic campus ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

St. Paul University Catholic Center kicks off new academic year


	Students from St. Paul University Catholic Center in the Library Mall construction zone welcome students with free root beer floats. (Contributed photo)

MADISON — St. Paul University Catholic Center welcomed University of Wisconsin (UW) students back to school with a week of free root beer floats, followed by pizza parties, dances, and spaghetti dinners.

In a warm spirit of friendship, St. Paul’s students spread themselves across campus to draw others into a discovery of the joy of the Gospel.

Twenty-two-year old Irina Olson, who is serving this year as an intern at St. Paul’s, has a special love for Welcome Week. “No matter how many root beer floats you have, Welcome Week never gets old,” she said.

“In every scoop of ice cream is an opportunity to build a friendship that could teach someone about the love of the Lord. That makes this the most exciting of all places to be at the University of Wisconsin.”

Leaders for Christ

The St. Paul’s team focuses on the life-giving mission of bringing Christ to the heart of one of the most influential university campuses in the world.

St. Paul’s unveils new website, chapel renderings

MADISON — The St. Paul Catholic Center’s “Christ the Cornerstone” campaign to build a new chapel and student center continues to develop in exciting ways. A recently redesigned campaign website is filled with renderings and up-to-date information about one of the most important Catholic projects in our lifetime.