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How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk (or a Jerkette)

Fr. Joshua — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:54:47 +0000

Have you ever dated a real jerk, but never noticed it till a week after the heartbreak? Were you ever in a relationship that seemed so right… until it just suddenly fell apart? Are you in a relationship now, and not exactly sure what direction to take it, or how to get there safely? Despite the default cultural presumption that relationships are for young people what flying is for young birds – you either just get it or you don’t – the studies are showing that youth are actually very good learners when it comes to the art of dating: it’s just that the teachers have not been so great.

That’s where Dr. John Van Epp, Ph.D., founder of LoveThinks, LLC, has something to offer. He’s the author of, “How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk,” published by McGraw-Hill, which blends in-depth research with humorous stories to provide a map for making healthy relationship choices. His twenty-five years of clinical experience and extensive research in premarital, marital and family relations have paved the way for his teach-out-of-the-box courses, PICK (How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk) and Marriage LINKS to be taught in thousands of churches, singles organizations, educational settings and social agencies in all fifty states, ten countries and by more than 2,500 military personnel. Van Epp and his innovative Relationship Attachment Model, book and relationship courses were awarded the Smart Marriage Impact Award (2008) and have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Psychology Today, O Magazine, and Cosmopolitan; and he has appeared on the CBS Early Show, the O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, and Focus on the Family. He has been happily married for over thirty years and is the proud father of two daughters.

He will deliver his popular and effective presentation this coming Thursday, September 16, at 8:00pm, in the Auditorium of David Lawrence Hall, University of Pittsburgh. All students from any of the local universities are welcome; bring a friend, of any kind!

Dance the Night Away

Patrick — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:06:25 +0000

Bored on a Saturday Night? Nothing to do but lay around and vegetate. Well there might be a remedy for that. On Saturday, Jan 16th at 8pm in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room there will an 80s Dance held by the Newman Club. All are welcome to attend no matter if you’re from Pitt or Chatham or CMU or some other place. Absolutely any student is invited so bring a friend; the cost will be $2, and food and drink and other yummy snacks will be provided, so get those old dusty 80s clothes out of the closet, come on down to the union, and dance the night away.

80s Dance

William Pitt Union Assembly Room

8:00pm-11:00pm

$2 admission cost

Food and Drink Provided

Dress like the 80s

All are welcome

Contact jml101@pitt.edu or cmm150@pitt.edu with any questions or for further information.

Fr. Victor Mosele talk

Patrick — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:53:13 +0000

On Wed, Dec 2 at 8:35 pm in room 1501 posvar, Father Victor Mosele will be here to talk about his experiences as a missionary in Africa and the RUF rebels and child soldiers. Born and raised in Italy, Fr. Mosele was a missionary with the St. Francis Xavier Foreign Missionary Society and for nearly 30 years he lived and worked in Africa. After being captured by child soldiers in Africa twice, Fr. Mosele was moved to the United States where he currently works with college students in Madison, Wisconsin. Come join us for this exciting and interesting talk by Fr. Victor Mosele.

Student-led Bible Study

Office Manager — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:09:28 +0000

FOCUS Undergraduate Bible Studies

Women’s Bible Studies

Mondays
6:00pm, Newman Center; Kristin Gottron – krg24@pitt.edu
8:00pm, Caribou Coffee on Forbes; Stacey Beasock – slb79@pitt.edu

Tuesdays
5:00pm, Einstein’s in Posvar; Ruth Kalscheur – rkalscheur@focusonline.org
8:00pm, Kiva Han on Craig; Ashton Mallon – amallon@focusonline.org

Wednesdays
6:00pm, Newman Center; Lyn Conner – cmc101@pitt.edu
6:00pm, Chatham Carnegie Sun Rm; A. Mallon - amallon@focusonline.org

Thursdays
7:30pm, Posvar; Julie Berna – jmb155@pitt.edu
8:00pm, CMU Black Chairs; Ruth Kalscheur – rkalscheur@focusonline.org

Men’s Bible Studies

Mondays
6:00pm, Posvar; Rick Hill – rjh49@pitt.edu
8:45pm, Cath. of Learning; P.J. Gruber – gruberpj@gmail.com

Wednesdays
6:00pm, Cath. of Learning; Connor McNabb – jmc130@pitt.edu

Thursdays
3:00pm, Cath. of Learning; Jack Berard – jberard@focusonline.org
5:00pm, Posvar; Vince Sartori – vsartori117@gmail.com

Ultimate Frisbee

Office Manager — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:05:33 +0000

Join us every Saturday at noon on Flagstaff Hill. Students and young professionals of all skill levels are welcome!

FOCUS Story of the Week

jberard — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0000

This week’s story is from Jack. After Bible study on Tuesday night he was walking home from the Cathedral of Learning, the main building on University of Pittsburgh’s campus. On his way home a young man was sitting on the bench looking lonely. Jack approached him and asked the student if he could sit down and talk. During their hour long conversation the young man spoke about his struggles with his church at home, his being bullied at home, and his thoughts of suicide. At the end of the conversation Jack spoke to him about the love he can find in the Catholic Church. He found out where the Newman Center is located and when they offer Mass and even agreed to come the following Sunday. The Holy Spirit works in truly miraculous ways if we just let Him take over!

FOCUS – Weekly Campus Story

jberard — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:47:35 +0000

Students have been on campus for almost a month now and FOCUS wants to share with you stories from all of its campuses. The FOCUS missionaries and student leaders have been able to do great work towards building a Catholic culture on campus. We have been a part of all the activity fairs, Catholic Rush Week, and other Outreach events. Each week a new story will be posted letting you know how God is working in students lives!

This week’s story comes from Luke who was able to meet with a student from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He is a leader for the CMU Orientation team. The orientation team puts on different talks to help freshmen assimilate into college life. One of the talks is about “safe sex” and decision-making. It is a highly promoted talk and really degrades the meaning of sex and how men and women view each other. Luke was able to talk with him that day and a few weeks later was able to have lunch with him. He was open to talking about the Church, his search for the Truth, and is even interested in learning more about Church teachings! It is great to see students who want to live Christ-centered lives and see the Holy Spirit working in them even when they don’t realize it themselves!

Change of Plans! Walk For Your Wings

Office Manager — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:02:22 +0000

Event Time: Wednesday, Aug 27 at 6:30pm
Due to the impending inclement weather, the Heinz Chapel Rosary Walk for Your Wings will instead be held indoors here at the Newman Center. A dinner will follow.

Welcome to New Pitt, CMU, & Chatham Students!

Fr. Joshua — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:34:56 +0000

See what the Catholic Campus Ministry here in Oakland has to offer.

Our Mass & confession schedule, directions to get here, and a bunch of other stuff are available around the website.

Feel free to stop in and ask for a tour.

POSTPONED – Interviewing with Integrity and Purpose: A Talk by Dave Chodorowski

Office Manager — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:08:09 +0000

PLEASE NOTE: This talk has been canceled. Dave Chodorowski will return in the fall to give this presentation

Are you a little nervous about sitting down and interviewing with future employers? Come join us on April 19 at 1:00pm for a one hour talk titled Interviewing with Integrity and Purpose. The speaker will be Dave Chodorowski who is the President and Career Coach of the Catholic and Christian company Conversion Consulting Inc. With years of hiring experience and implementing successful interviewing techniques Dave will put the interviewing process at ease and give you some practical tools to prepare for your interviews.