undergrad

Are you or any of your friends interested in the basics of the Catholic Faith and with it means to be Catholic? Undergraduates are invited to Fr. Michael’s talk on “What is Catholicism” on April 17th from 7-8PM in OU 215. Everyone is invited, especially non-Catholics! Food will be served. RSVP >> [ccas.ccbchurch.com]

Come and pray in the meditative style of Taizé, amidst the candle-lit sanctuary of the church. May Divine mercy be attentive to our prayers for our world and our own lives.

All are invited to join the newly Baptized, Received and Confirmed in our Mystagogy called Design Spirituality. The group meets on Tuesdays, April 2–May 14 at 7 PM in Old Union, Room 302. Our lives should be our work of art responding to the Spirit’s presence. We will explore prayer and personality, sacrament and service, and your talents and charisms to discern and design your response to God in your life. Your life should be a spiritual adventure.
RSVP appreciated >> [ccas.ccbchurch.com]

Smell that? Smells like tacos al pastor, and carnitas! Come join us for the CC@S Taco Night of the quarter right after 4:30 Mass on Sunday April 14th behind Memorial Church! All are welcome!

Every day is a good day to bring a friend to Mass, but at all the Masses on Sunday, April 14, we’ll go out of our way to make other Christians and people of other faiths feel welcome and comfortable. We’ll have very brief introductions and explanations for each main part of the Mass, and our worship aid now includes all the responses. So bring a friend to Mass!
Note: Tacos for everyone after the 4:30 Mass that day!

Join fellow community members from Catholic Community at Stanford as we head to Common Roots Farm in Santa Cruz for a morning of volunteering. Work may include planting, harvesting, working soil, clearing beds, petting chickens, feeding sheep, or whatever needs to be done on the farm that day. The morning will begin at 9:30am and end around 12:30pm. We will provide lunch to those who wish to stay. We are unable to provide rides to the farm but will help volunteers coordinate carpooling.

Sign-up by April 11 at noon >> [Google Forms] to allow us time to plan lunch and coordinate rides.

Contact Eric Lebel (elebel@stanford.edu) with any questions.

undergrad, grad student

Our Muslim brothers and sisters have invited us to share a festive meal with them, Tuesday, April 9, 7pm at the Lake House. It’s the last of their daily Ramadan fast-breaking iftars, and they know it’s Easter season for us. It’s a great opportunity for us to support them and get to know them.

Please RSVP by Sunday, April 7. [ccas.ccbchurch.com]

Online via Zoom.
The next film will be On The Waterfront, a 1954 classic and winner of eight Academy Awards,. If you want to join us, please watch the film between now and April 8 (See https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/on-the-waterfront for a list of platforms where you can watch—you don’t want to miss it). If you haven’t joined the group yet, please also send an email to stanfordyrcfilm@gmail.com, with message “I’m interested”. The ZOOM link will be sent to the group the day before by email.

In-person Masses in Memorial Church at:
8:30am*, 4:30pm, 9:00pm

*Note early time for morning Mass (changed to avoid interfering with University service that follows.)

Live stream at 4:30pm

In-person in Memorial Church

The Easter Vigil features a dramatic, extended Liturgy of the Word and the reception of the sacraments by those who have undergone the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. One may attend the Easter Vigil instead of a Mass on Easter Sunday.

In-person in Memorial Church and live stream

View Live Stream on YouTube >>

View, Download or Print Music Sheet [PDF] >>

The Quad in front of MemChu

We invite you to join us at 7:00 p.m. on Good Friday in the Quad as we pray the Stations of the Cross. We’ll meet in front of Memorial Church.

If you would like to be involved in leading a Station, carrying the cross, sign up at https://ccas.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/190/responses/new Please come 10 minutes early so you can get your specific assignment.

In-person in Memorial Church and live stream. Mass will be followed by Eucharistic Adoration in Memorial Church side chapel until 10:30pm.

View Live Stream on YouTube >>

View, Download or Print Music Sheet [PDF] >>

Individual Confessions will be available on Wednesday, March 27 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in Old Union, Room 304. You are also welcome to contact one of our priests to set up an appointment for confession.

In-person Masses in Memorial Church at:
8:30am*, 4:30pm

*Note early time for morning Mass (changed to avoid interfering with University service that follows.)

The liturgies begin outside (in Main Quad) with a special Gospel reading and the blessing of palms, followed by entrance procession.

Live stream at 4:30pm
For live stream link, see Sunday Mass page >>

Online via Zoom
Join fellow Year Round Community members for an online Rosary. This is a great way to get some prayer time in and meet fellow members of our community. Please email Anthony Ordona, aaordona@msn.com for the Zoom Link.

Thomistic Institute Talk: “Your Non-Ideal Self and the Illusion of Optimization - The Christian Tradition on the Virtue of Prudence”

A Talk By Father Gregory Pine (instructor of dogmatic theology at the Dominican House of Studies and an Assistant Director of the Thomistic Institute)
RSVP >> [ccas.ccbchurch.com] (optional but appreciated)

undergrad, grad student

Veritas has brought together a bunch of Christian faculty here at Stanford in a variety of disciplines to eat dinner with students and share about their experiences. This is a great opportunity for both undergrads and grad students alike to get to know the Christian faculty and see how faith and vocation can work very well together. Space is limited so please sign up >> ASAP if you know you can make it! [Google Forms - sign-in required]

undergrad, grad student

The Office for Religious and Spiritual Life is hosting students on Thursdays for tea and space to relax and discuss the week’s tea. Catholic students, come and chill on the couches on Old Union, 3rd floor.

Two-day workshop—March 2 and March 9, 9am-Noon
Mindfulness, meditation, yoga are excellent spiritual practices proven to improve physical and mental health but there is something more in the Catholic arsenal. In this workshop, we will learn of a variety of Catholic-based approaches for better health and wellness that are receiving more attention and empirical support. The core tenets from Jesuit spirituality we will discuss include seeing God (or the sacred) in all things, attending to the whole person, decision-making using discernment, and ending the Examen.
Register >> [ccas.ccbchurch.com]

undergrad

What does Catholicism have to do with dating, and what lessons can be learned from faith about how to approach dating and relationships? Bring your questions to a table of student panelists and have a discussion of how to approach dating as a Catholic! Dinner provided, RSVP here: https://forms.gle/mB4EBrsiXAo3jN8W7

Consider sharing this prayerful day with our Christian brothers and sisters who aren’t Catholic by coming to the ecumenical service at 12pm in Memorial Church. If you’d like also or instead to celebrate Catholic Mass (not required), come to Memorial Church at 8am, 5pm, or 8pm. Ashes will be given at all of these services. Live stream at 8:00pm >>

Let’s get together to celebrate Mardi Gras at Professors Chiara Sabatti and Emmanuel Candes’ home for a festive dinner of gumbo, jambalaya, red beans & rice, and many delicious sweets and sides! Sign Up to bring food, help with set-up, or help with cleanup. Use the CC@S app to sign up—on the bottom row of the screen, click More (the “three dots” icon) and then Public Needs—or use this link: https://ccas.ccbchurch.com/need_detail.php?need_id=14

undergrad

What is the purpose of Lent? What should I do during Lent? What are ways in which I can grow spiritually this Lenten Season? Come to Fr. Bob's Lenten talk on Monday February 12th in OU 215 from 8:00 - 9:00. RSVP here! [Google Forms]

Join us for a day of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. We'll be helping out at their Esperanza Place site (in Walnut Creek, CA), where they're building 42 affordable homes for the community. You can learn more about the project here! [habitatebsv.org]

We will carpool together from campus and arrive at the site at 8:15am. We'll be working until 4:00 pm, with a break for lunch provided by the Catholic Community at Stanford! RSVP [Google Forms] by February 5! See you there! Contact Gaby (glundym@stanford.edu) with any questions!

Please join year-round community members, grads, and undergrads for "The Accompaniment Project: Help Strengthen the Faith of Others, and of Ourselves" this Saturday, February 3, 8:30-12:30. New participants are most welcome! We will assess our commitments, experience how accompaniment connects with growth in faith, and imagine the possibilities flowing from growing into the relationships around us. We will leave the morning with personalized challenges and accountability partners.
[ Learn More / Register >> ]
(info updated January 30)

date and time tentative

Inspired by Albert Gelpi’s Catholic Reading Group, the Year Round Community is developing a Film Group, for discussion and critical appraisal of quality films with Catholic, or Catholic-adjacent themes. Currently we’re seeing how much interest there would be for such a gathering, so please contact us at stanfordyrcfilm@gmail.com. Our anticipated first meeting will be on 29 January 2024, to discuss Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989).

Two Saturday mornings: January 27, 2024 and February 3, 2024
Year round community members, grad students, and undergrads are invited
How are we present for the journeys of the people around us, without telling them what to do? In these mornings, we will practice having conversations about faith in relationships that are comfortable so that we can grow into the accompaniment we are called to do in more challenging situations. On January 27, Sarah-Marie Chan will facilitate an exploration of how to live into our questions about God and how we might find spiritual friendship within the diversity of our community.
[ Learn More / Register >> ]
(info updated January 23)

undergrad, grad student

Want to deepen your Faith Formation? Join us for a discussion with Fr. Xavier on “Jesus and the Eucharist”. This is the First Edition of our new Faith Formation Series, organized jointly by Grad and Undergrad students to all! Pizza will be served!!!

All are invited to join Stanford Catholic’s undergraduate group attending the annual Walk for Life West Coast [walkforlifewc.com] on January 20th! We will leave at noon to catch the rally and walk, to be back on campus by 4 PM; please RSVP for transportation and registration [Google Forms]