UCC Austin celebrates 100
The Paulist-run University Catholic Center at the University of Texas at Austin celebrated its centennial anniversary.
The celebration began with a Nov. 1 Mass celebrated at the University Catholic Center by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Bishop Gregory Aymond of the Diocese of Austin. Paulist Fathers president Father John F. Duffy was among the 18 priests who concelebrated the liturgy.
During the gala that followed, the University Catholic Center presented three Hecker Awards (named after Paulist founder Father Isaac T. Hecker) to Bishop Gregory Aymond, Father David O’Brien, C.S.P., and Caroline Johnston. The awards acknowledged Catholic men and women who are - as Father Hecker was – simply, calmly, joyfully, entirely Catholic. The center’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Father Robert T. Scott, C.S.P., for is 59 years of service and commitment to Catholic campus ministry across the country. To help Father Scott’s legacy endure, The Good Stop Endowment Fund was announced. The fund will ensure the center continues to be a good stop for future generations of Catholic longhorns. More than $89,000 was raised to begin the fund, and gifts will be continually accepted by contacting the center’s development office.
Austin Bishop Emeritus John E. McCarthy celebrated an anniversary Mass Nov. 2 at the center. The bishop was presented a Hecker Award by Father Duffy for his steadfast support of the center’s ministry. More than 200 people attended a picnic at Zilker Park following the Mass.
For more information, please contact:
Stefani Manowski
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