Five Students from the Harvard Catholic Community entered fully into the Catholic Church this past November. See photos and read about their faith journeys here.

The Annual Report includes stories of impactful giving and the donors who support our mission and ministry for FY 2019 & FY 2020.

Mother Sofia Millican, AB'05, wrote an article in the Pilot about the newest members of the Mount St. Mary Abbey where she is the Abbess.

Deacon Tim O’Donnell is the author of The Deacon: Icon of Christ the Servant, Minister of the Threshold, just released by Paulist Press. The book examines, from historical, theological, and pastoral perspectives, who deacons are and what the Church calls them to do.

Sunday Nov 15, 3:00pm, on Zoom. Have you ever wondered who deacons are and what their “job” is in the Church? Deacon Tim will give a talk based on his new book, The Deacon: Icon of Christ the Servant, Minister of the Threshold.

"On the Road to Sainthood: Leaders of African Descent." Did you know there are six open causes for canonization of African American Catholics? Join us for a special webinar lecture with Cary Dabney on Thursday, November 12, 2020, 7:30pm.

Fall 2020 Virtual Retreat led by Harvard's own Sister Hope, AM '10. Students from around the world joined Sister Hope, SV on October 17 to reflect on Chapter 14 of John's Gospel.

St. John Henry Newman icon dedicated in honor of Jack Reardon '60 on October 29. Thank you, Jack, for your unwavering support for Catholic life across the entire campus.

Attention Area Medical Residents & Physicians! We are beginning a group to assist our medical students by sharing your experience, wit, and wisdom. Please consider joining.

Join the St. Paul's community as we kick-off the Year of the Eucharist beginning at 1pm on Friday, October 30, and ending at 9am on Saturday, October 31.

Join the growing community of small groups for discussion and fellowship during this time of social distancing.

The Harvard Catholic Center has two new FOCUS missionaries joining the team this year. One of them is even a Harvard graduate!

There were a lot of necessary improvements that took place inside of  St. Paul's this summer as we made restorations to our plaster work and Ascension of Jesus.

All students (both undergraduate and graduate) as well as postdocs and young professionals are invited to register with the Harvard Catholic Center to receive our weekly email newsletters. Click on the title of this post to register.

Harvard Alum Jack Krouse, AB'04, was ordained into the transitional diaconate on June 20, 2020, in the church of Saint-Ignace in Paris, along with 10 other Jesuits from around the world. Please pray for him and all of our Harvard alumni who are considering vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Inspired Ornamental completed the repair work on the Ascension this week. It was impressive and oppressive work with temperatures near 110 degrees at the top of the scaffolding some days. The plaster repair will take a week to dry, because of the humid conditions. Included in the plaster work was replacing the two stained glass windows which were shown to be leaking rain water. JW Graham, the same painters who painted the sanctuary, will begin their work the week of August 10.

Congratulations to newly ordained Fr. James Ferus, SJ, AB '07 (ordained Saturday, Aug 1st in Boston) and Fr. Doug Ray, SJ, JD '98 (ordained Saturday, August 8 in Philadelphia)! Click the photo for details and photos of the ordinations. Please continue to pray for our Harvard Alumni Jesuits!

Louis DeRidder is a Ph.D. student in the MIT-Harvard Medical School Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program studying Medical Engineering and Medical Physics. He was received into the Church at the public Mass on Sunday, July 12 at St. Paul's. Read about his experience here. Pictured with his sponsor Dr. Daniel Lage AB '11, MD '17 and Fr. Patrick Fiorillo.

If St. John Henry Cardinal Newman was thought to be a notable behind-the-scenes influence on Vatican Council II, so was St Francis de Sales, especially regarding the Laity. De Sales was centuries ahead of his time in leading not just monks and nuns but everyone to sanctity, even those, such as soldiers or those at court, once thought beyond possibility. Hope was a hallmark in his guiding lay people to sanctity by a deep confidence in God through all of life’s trials:

Though not surprised, we were disappointed to learn that most of the undergraduates and graduates will not be returning in the fall. This is a great sadness for us at the Harvard Catholic Center, the parish, and for all the students involved. We continue to pivot in our plans for reaching out to those in our care as lovingly and effectively as we can.