VT Catholic Campus Ministry Fall Newsletter

Little Miss Catholic Hokie At the Newman House, you can expect to find students hanging out, working on homework, or in the chapel praying on any given day of the week. However since March of 2025, the community has added another member, and she has four legs. After coming back with students from the Mound Bayou, Mississippi Alternative Spring Break Trip, Missy has become a staple at Newman. When students on the trip found a four-week-old puppy, they knew they couldn’t leave her behind, but they weren’t sure what would happen when she made it back to Tech. Enter the CCM business manger and alum Kathryn Schneider. Growing up with dogs and training her family’s own, she knew how beneficial a dog could be not only for her self, but for Catholic Hokie students. Schneider took in the puppy, naming her Missy in honor of the Mississippi mission trip where she was found. “Visiting Missy is a wonderful, stress-relieving break,” said grad student Debra Dunham. “She is always so eager to see me, and her excitement is contagious, lifting my mood and making my day better.” Students love when Missy comes into the office so they can play with her or simply sit and pet her while she munches happily on a bone. Missy has even gone with Schneider and the FOCUS missionaries to outreach on campus.

Meet Our New Associate Director Hello everyone, my name is Lindsey McAllister, and I’m blessed to be the new Associate Director at VT CCM. Throughout my time in college, I had wonderful mentors who walked alongside me in my faith journey and formed me into the person I am today. Since college can be a difficult time for many young people, this is an age group I am passionate about serving, and I want to help others experience the love for the Lord that my campus ministers taught me. This has led me to oversee OCIA and currently form thirty two Catechumens in the Catholic faith. I frequently teach our Catechumens about St. Augustine and St. Paul as they demonstrated a radical yes and conversion of heart that is possible for all of us! I recommend taking time to meditate on St. Augustine's words of “you have made us for yourself, oh Lord, and our heart is restless until if finds rest in you” as this quote changed the way I live my life and strive to form those around me. A fun fact about me is that I am currently preparing for my vocation of marriage with my college sweetheart.

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