Sept. 6: 'Priest with a Mic' on Sirius radio

Father Kyle Manno

Starting Sept. 6, Father Kyle Manno will be the "Priest with a Mic" on the Sirius radio series.

It will be a three-week series, brodcasting Sept. 6, 13, and 20 at 11 a.m. CST for an hour on Sirius XM 129, the Catholic Channel.

Father Manno is the vocations director for the Diocese of Rockford and a parochial vicar at Christ the Teacher University Parish and Newman Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

Oct. 8: Newman Center celebrates namesake

The Newman Center at Christ the Teacher University Parish at Northern Illinois University will celebrate the Feast of Cardinal John Newman Oct. 8 at 4 p.m., starting with a 5K run.

The run will start and end at the Newman Center, 512 Normal Road in DeKalb.
When the first runners return, the festival will begin.
Local businesses and organizations will have booths with free food, samples, games and items for sale. Musicians will perform from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The Newman missionary team will host games, including bags, ultimate Frisbee, baskeball and volleyball.
A presentation about Cardinal Newman will begin at 7 p.m., followed by Mass at 9 p.m.
Learn more at http://www.newmanniu.org/