Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture

Celebrate the spirit of the season at our annual Lessons and Carols, a beautiful Christmas celebration of music, scripture, and community that dates back over a century. Gather with us at Founders Chapel to experience this heartwarming event and kick off the holiday season in a truly special way.

Date & Time:
- Friday, December 6, 2024 from 7:30 PM - 9 PM
- Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 2 PM - 3:30 PM

Location:
Founders Chapel
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110

This event is free and open to all. Registration is not required.

Bring family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy the holiday magic.

- For more information, visit here: https://www.sandiego.edu/cctc/events/lessons-and-carols.php

Should Catholics Eat Animals?

The author of the two volume series On Animals, David Clough is an internationally leading scholar in Christian theology and ethics with a focus on Christian thinking and practice in relation to the more-than-human world. He currently serves as the Chair of Theology and Applied Sciences at the University of Aberdeen in the UK.

Date and Time:
Monday, November 18, 2024
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location:
Founders Hall, Ministry Center
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110

Cost: This event is free

All are welcome!
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Please join us for our event on Monday, September 23rd!!

A Saint for Our Times: Dorothy Day. Jeff Korgen will share insight into his new book - a graphic biography of Dorothy Day, the Catholic journalist, peace activist, and candidate for sainthood.

Monday, September 23, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Founders Hall, Ministry Center

It's that time of year again! 🎶❄️💙

Please join us for our annual Lessons and Carols on December 2nd and 3rd in Founders Chapel. This event is free - no RSVP required!

Hello! Join us on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, from 4-5pm via zoom for our Diversity Saints Series.

The lecture will explore how the identity and experiences of Maryknoll Sister Ita Ford, one of the four U.S. churchwomen murdered by the El Salvadoran military in December 1980, shaped her relationships with host communities in Chile and El Salvador as she engaged in the work of Catholic foreign mission.

Click this link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtzKAZYFxk5B4Q2o7V2EA5hsvYmzHkDYx74pvyvF1JquPUKw/viewform

Hello! Please join us on Tuesday, October 25 at 4pm for our Diversity Saints Series talk on Filipino and Vietnamese Martyrs and Saints.
Christian Santa Maria, Director of University Ministry at the University of San Diego, a first-generation Filipino-American, will share the history of St. Lorenzo de Manila, the significance of this saint to Filipinos, and how a devotion to this saint might shape the Filipino-American experience.

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The recorded lecture from last weeks event, "Towards an Inclusive Economy: Catholic Social Thought on Wealth Inequality" is now available on our Youtube Channel!

Catholic Social Thought on Wealth Inequality Economics has often been called “the science of wealth.” However, economics does not have a satisfactory definition of “wealth”. To truly understand wealth, ...

Hello! Join us on Monday, October 10, 2022 in the Ministry Center from 4-5pm to hear from Author Alejandro Nava. Based on a popular class at the University of Arizona, “Street Scriptures” explores the spiritual and religious dimensions of hip-hop, from classic figures to contemporary rappers and reggaetoneros.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTdwkN1WEkc6_lCkVKQt5CBoWOQKZwM885Vgv2sZS1qkbp5A/viewform

Catholic Social Thought on Wealth Inequality.

SAVE THE DATE! SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, FROM 4-5PM IN THE MINISTRY CENTER.

*Humanity's Urgent Challenges Series. By: Charles M.A. Clark, St. John's University.

REGISTER HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco9G9TbiagbbfEbO3dCPAWBGWBp_n6czkZxk7aGdksiXDF7Q/viewform

Join us this Wednesday at 12:30pm in the Ministry Center (or Via Zoom) for a seminar delivered by Emily Reimer-Barry and Aaron Bianco, USD Professors, Theology and Religious Studies. This is a free event. Registrations will be accepted until midnight of September 13th.

Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-9vKig0nNMn9a3IoRN5Y5CRWoWx6Wvy9owxU_YQov9aB4-g/viewform

Join us in the Ministry Center on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 from 4-5pm to hear three presentations by distinguished USD faculty considering saints on the border, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Santa Muerte.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-UVHmYubuLT0DNW6xb4SRuA6Z2Qc__Q2s-Um6A_oHOikuDA/viewform

Is the Catholic Church in danger of becoming just another political party? National Catholic Reporter columnist, Michael Sean Winters, examines the dangers of reducing the Church to politics
- TUESDAY April 5, 2022 4:00- 5:00 p.m.
- Founders Hall, Ministry Center

register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexsbjc0mQKbQaB4X02iT_M_IpyLopVPmxjIoEGU0dcuLtZHw/viewform