Coordinated by and for the Harvard Catholic Student Association (CSA), this annual back-to-school party held in St. Paul's Courtyard offers food, lawn games and raffles, fellowship, and fun. Get to know other Harvard Catholic undergraduates, the chaplains, and the FOCUS Missionary Team.

The HCC and the St. Paul Choir School invite you to join us as His Eminence Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap celebrates this special mass to bless the start of the academic year.

This is a great event where we can welcome new grad students to our faith-filled community. Last year, we had a life-size cutout of Pope Francis, which was a big hit for everyone (including non-Catholics!). If you are interested, or know someone who might be, in staffing the Harvard Catholic Center table please contact Josh Shutter. The event is held 11:30a-3p.

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." - 2 Corinthians 3:17

Fr. Jason LaLonde will officiate the Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist on Saturday, June 23 at 5:00p. Please celebrate with us.

All students are invited to a weekly Holy Hour and social to include: exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a brief meditation, opportunity for confession, and benediction. After Holy Hour...pizza in the 2nd floor Student Lounge. Students from other colleges, here for the summer, especially invited; we would love to get to know you!

For any GS/YPs who would like to see the Boston Red Sox vs. the Texas Rangers on 7/10/18 please contact James Rowe asap. Only 5 seats left @ $30/ticket.

The commencement address at DeSales University that is. See the video and transcript, from May 19, that are filled with Fr. George's love for God and inimitable humor, and peppered, of course, with references to Sir Winston Churchill.

All Harvard graduating students, Class of 2018, are invited, along with their families and friends, to celebrate this special Mass. The blessing and official naming of The Chapel of the Women Doctors of The Church will take place after Mass. A reception immediately following, in DiGiovanni Hall, will complete they day's festivities. Please rsvp to info@harvardcatholic.org.

Verbum Dei will not meet this Sunday, May 20 due to the Baccalaureate Mass, the blessing and official naming of The Chapel of the Women Doctors of the Church, and the reception that follows. It will resume on Sunday, May 27.

All Harvard Catholic alums returning for their class reunion are invited to celebrate Mass on Friday, May 25 @ 12:10p at St. Paul's Church. Visit with your classmates at a reception immediately following in the HCC Student Lounge, 1-3p, 20 Arrow Street. We hope to see you there and may a blessed class reunion be yours!

No need for graduate students, post docs, and young professionals to RSVP to our monthly pasta dinner...just bring a $5 contribution. We gather at 7:00 p.m. and dine at 7:30 p.m. Hope to see you there for fellowship, food, and fun.

Tuesday, July 10 @ 7p. Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers. Only 12 seats left @ $30/ticket; contact James Rowe for details.

Pope Francis has written Gaudate et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), a new apostolic exhortation on "the call to holiness in the contemporary world." You can read it for free online at the Vatican's website where there are links on the page to also view it in multiple languages.

Please join us on Saturday, April 28, 9:30p-12a in the Lower Church of St. Paul's Parish.

Welcome to all prospective Harvard Catholics! You are invited to join us at our University Community Mass this Sunday @ 5p at St. Paul's Church, followed by a spaghetti dinner and game night.

The water in the Harvard Catholic Center, Rectory and School will be shut off for the entire day (at least) starting at approximately 7:30a. There will be major work going on in the basement on the fire sprinkler system and water needs to be off completely. Please plan accordingly and stay tuned for updates. The water and bathroom in the lower church will be working. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience while this necessary maintenance is done. THIS WILL NOT AFFECT THE CHURCH.

Conversations on Faith in Life and Work featuring Prof. Tyler VanderWeele. Graduate students, post docs, and young professionals are invited to participate in this discussion, over food and beverages, on how best to live out one's Catholic faith in the world. Formerly 'Cor ad Cor Loquitur.'

The Harvard Catholic Center needs your help to honor Father George, our dear friend who has served the Harvard Catholic community for more than 25 years. We are asking you to share your reflections, thoughts, anecdotes, etc. about Father’s ministry and friendship in a special section of the HCC website called the Father Salzmann Guestbook. Blessed thanks!

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students - FOCUS - and the Community of Franciscan Friars of Renewal (CFR) invite you to a night of praise and worship, adoration and confession, and an Irish concert to close out the night. Bring a friend!