We are the Catholic affinity club on campus and we are excited to meet you! We are committed to worship, community, discovery, growth and service. 

Make sure you sign up on Presence!

We are looking into utilizing Oxy Presence more in the coming semesters, so please make sure you request to be a member!  All you have to do is go to oxy.presence.io and sign in with your Oxy Credentials (same as MyOxy).  Then, search for "Newman Catholic Community" and request to be a member in the upper right hand corner!  If you have any questions, please reach out at catholic@oxy.edu or on Instagram at @oxynewman.  

We are super excited for our in-person ministries this semester!

We are excited to announce our partnership with Fr. Dominic DeLay and the Catholic Community at Stanford. Fr. Dominic is an Oxy alum and we are thrilled to be cohosting events with him. Please keep an eye on our Instagram as well as our calendar to find out about our in person events this semester.  
 

Questions?  Contact us!

Don't forget to follow us on Instagram to stay in the know about events and important updates.  Also, if you would like to be on our mailing list, send an email to catholic@oxy.edu letting us know!

Meet our E-Board

Newman Catholic Campus Minister

Chris Negri is a program coordinator for the Newman Catholic Center at Occidental College. In that role, he supports Catholic student programs on campus. Born in Los Angeles to an Italian Catholic family, Chris has spent his professional life in education. He taught high school Special Education for...

Joaquín Madrid Larranaga is a sophomore Computer Science major from Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He is excited for a great semester as the Newman Catholic Community club's president.  In his spare time he enjoys playing music and doing theatre.

Gabby Maravilla is an undeclared sophomore from southern California looking to major in Psychology. She is thrilled to be stepping in as the Newman Catholic Community club's treasurer. She is passionate about the arts and draws as a hobby,  When conditions allow, she also loves to be outdoors and go...

Contact Office for Religious & Spiritual Life
Herrick Interfaith Center

Occidental College, F-8
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041