University of Mary Catholic Studies

Thank you Fr. Pinsent for joining us for the 2026 St. Hildegard Lecture!

Join us for the annual St. Hildegard Lecture on Monday, February 9th at 10am in Founders Hall offered by Fr. Andrew Pinsent.

We’re social again! Convivium 2026!

What a ride the Catholic March Match-Up has been! Thank you to everyone for your participation and for allowing us to have so much fun! A fun little insight. We asked all of our Church Militant competitors' permission (except for the Holy Father!) to include them in the games. Monsignor Shea was a last-minute 'yes' the day before the brackets were announced. Thank you to @universityofmary for playing along and to all of our other competitors. We are on a mission to have a lot of fun as we seek to be a leaven to the Catholic economy. Be sure to follow, join, and share to help us in the mission. Thank also to @sam.estrada_art for the great illustrations and collaboration. He did excellent work and did it so quickly as we worked to get this done in time! Be sure to follow him and check out his work. We'll post a thank you to our sponsors tomorrow.

Gloria in Excelsis Deo! Unto us a Child has been born! Merry Christmas!

Artist: Abraham Hondius, "The Annunciation to the Shepherds," Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Today marks the third Sunday in advent, a time of joyful anticipation as we await the coming of Christ into the world!

Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, "The Census at Bethlehem," Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels

Today marks the second Sunday in Advent, a time of "bright sorrow" as we await the coming of Christ into the World.

Artist: Hugo van der Goes, "Mary and Joseph on the Way to Bethlehem," Uffizi Gallery, Florence

As we enter into the last week of classes and Finals Week, we have some wonderful feast days and saints to help us along the way! Our Lady, St. Juan Diego, pray for us!

Today marks the beginning of the Advent season, a season of joyful penitence as we await the coming of Christ into the world.

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, "The Dream of Joseph," Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

Today marks Servant of God Dorothy Day's birth into eternal life. Her radical charity toward Christ in the poor reminds us of our own deep poverty (spiritual, intellectual, material, physical) and invites us to remember our call to respond with Christ's charity to those around us.

Happy Feast of Christ the King!

In celebration of this feast of the Presentation of Mary, join us for vespers today at 4:30 in Annunciation Chapel to sing the Magnificat with extra care and love for our Mother!