Fr. Fiorillo is leading an initiative to add annual fall and spring retreats for Harvard Catholic undergraduates. He and the Catholic Students Association (CSA) are working together to make sure that directed retreats are consistently part of each fall and spring term. Please consider making a Giving Tuesday gift to help us meet our goal to raise $5,000 to send 30 faith-filled students on retreat next spring. Thank you and God Bless!

Please donate your favorite book from elementary, middle, or high school, and include an inscription to spread that love to a young student. Inspire a love of reading, and a love of books! Drop-off is at the Harvard Catholic Center; 29 Mt. Auburn St. entrance. Contact Nam Kim for more information. This effort in partnership with Harvard CSA and the Tufts Catholic Chaplaincy. All donations are much appreciated.

The Harvard Knights of Columbus invites you to celebrate Advent with Mass and a special shopping trip. We will gather for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Mass at 9a. After Mass, we will meet in the vestibule to select gift tags from the St. Vincent de Paul Giving Tree and then head off to Assembly Row together. Bring your own Christmas shopping lists, too! Lunch to follow shopping. Questions? Send an email, or post a comment on the Facebook event.

Join us in Emerson Hall 210 when we welcome moral theologian, Dr. Janet Smith. She will be speaking about what has made sex so complicated today, and how the Church's wisdom can help us to reclaim the meaning, intimacy, and joy that sex is meant provide.

We are pleased to welcome Sister Caterina from the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. She will offer a brief meditation on Divine Mercy for the Holy Hour, and then join the undergraduates for the Super Tuesday social hour. Holy Hour runs 8:00-9:00p; meditation at 8:30p.

Volunteers needed over Thanksgiving and Winter Break at the Y2Y Harvard Square Shelter and Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. Sign up for open slots. No experience needed; all are welcome! Contact Mary Broker for more information.

October 12-14, Somerville, MA
Come encounter God the father with other campuses in the region. $50 fee covers room, board, and transportation; scholarships available. Contact Peter Nguyen for more information.

October 19-20, Harvard Law School. A 2-day conference featuring speakers and panelists, and keynote Neil Gorsuch, US Supreme Court Justice. Registration required.

Harvard Catholic freshman, and their families, are invited to join us on Sunday, Nov.4 for a special Mass at 9:30am at St. Paul's Church. A light brunch reception will immediately follow in the HCC Student Lounge. Please RSVP, for yourself and your family, by Oct.31. We look forward to seeing you at this traditional annual Harvard Catholic Center event!

SEEK is a 5-day conference, held in Indianapolis in 2019, meant to help you grow in your Catholic faith. It will feature talks by world famous Catholic speakers, Mass, Adoration with over 15,000 people, and a concert by Needtobreathe. Two years ago 27 Harvard students attended; our goal for 2019 is to beat that! The FOCUS missionaries have set-up fun and friendly benchmarks to get more and more students to sign up...stay tuned. Please contact Elizabeth Hofer for more information.

FOCUS is gathering momentum in a Spanish speaking Bible study. If you are interested in gathering with a group of friends to discuss the Bible and grow in fellowship in Spanish, please contact Elizabeth Hofer.

Meet friends and worship God in a night of song and community. First come to the Harvard Catholic Center Student Lounge - entrance via 20 Arrow Street - then head down to the Chapel of the Women Doctors of the Church.

American Catholic Theologian, Dr. Scott Hahn, will give a talk on Creed and Communion: Coming Home to the Father's Mercy. A reception immediately follows in DiGiovanni Hall. Don't miss this powerful presentation on the riches of our Catholic faith. Click here for full details.

Saturday, September 8, 8-11PM. Coordinated by and for the Harvard Catholic Student Association (CSA), this annual back-to-school party 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.

Calling all Harvard Catholic undergraduates to gather for food, fellowship, and fun this Sunday, Sep.2 after the University Community Mass (5P). We encourage you to reach out to members of the CSA Leadership Team or to one of the FOCUS Missionaries for details.

We look forward to celebrating the Eucharist with new and returning Harvard Catholic students and with all members of our faith-filled community. Hope to see you there!

The Harvard Catholic Center is pleased to announce a monthly celebration of a Spanish Mass at St. Paul's. All are invited to attend. Please visit the link above for all the details, and to volunteer for music and/or to serve as lectors or ushers. Vaya con Dios!

Join a unique tutoring/mentoring program that has partnered with Cambridge/Boston area college students since 1985. EVkids pairs college tutors with inner city youth for weekly tutoring. Harvard Catholic students...you can make a difference! Visit our EVkids page to learn more and/or to contact Heather Angell, Tutor Director/Chaplain.

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