Bryn Mawr College

Catholic Life

Newman Catholic Ministry fosters students to know and love Jesus Christ in a very human way, and discover Jesus and love Him in others, and in His creation. Fr. Jaehwa is the Chaplain for the Newman Catholic Ministry.

Father Jaehwa Lee (fatherjaehwa@me.com) has a B.S. from Columbia University, M.S. from University of Pennsylvania and M. Div. from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. He was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2007. In his previous assignment before coming to Bryn Mawr, he served as a Catholic Campus Chaplain for Drexel University and as an Assistant for University City area at Ss. Agatha and James on University of Pennsylvania Campus. He loves riding his bicycle, scooter, texting (not when he is riding), facebook, etc, and singing Karaoke.

Student Leaders: Emily Garcia egarcia@brynmawr.edu, Maria Nam hnam@brynmawr.edu

Mass Schedule:
Day of the Lord: Noon at Alwyd on Cambrian Row
Weekday: Noon on Mondays and Wednesdays

Confessions:
30 min. before Mass, Office Hours or by Appointment

Office Hours:
M, W: 9-12 and 3-5 or by Appointment

Newman Activities:
Bibles Studies, Eucharistic Silent Meditation, Rosary Walk, Social, Social Outreach, etc.

Fr. Jaehwa recommends students to meditate on the Word of God, and pray! He also recommends students to read Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila - a 16th Century Spanish Carmelite nun, a saint, and the first female "Doctor of the Church" to boot! Here is his favorite quote of St. Teresa (was hand written in her prayer notes) :