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The Sabbath: Past and Future, Jewish and Christian

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Co-presented by Harvard Hillel

THE SABBATH:

PAST AND FUTURE, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN

Thursday, February 26, 6:00 PM EST

DiGiovanni Hall, St. Paul’s Campus, 29 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge & Livestreamed

Jon Levenson

Harvard University

Explore the Biblical roots, along with Jewish and eventually Christian interpretations and norms, of the Sabbath – the holiday that occurs without exception after every six days. To many an obsolete institution, the Sabbath nonetheless has attracted new attention in recent decades because it speaks so powerfully to the contemporary world. Q&A and reception to follow. 

Co-sponsored by Harvard Christian Alumni Society, the St. Benedict Institute at Hope College, Harvard Cru, St. Peter's Parish (Cambridge), and the Harvard Office of the President/Initiative on Interfaith Engagement

Who is the Man of the Shroud?

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

WHO IS THE MAN OF THE SHROUD?

Thursday, March 26, 6:00 PM EDT

DiGiovanni Hall, St. Paul’s Campus, 29 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge & Livestreamed

Fr. Andrew Dalton 

Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum

The Shroud of Turin has fascinated and puzzled historians and archaeologists with its mysterious blood-stained image of a man, believed by many to be Jesus of Nazareth. Join Fr. Dalton as he discusses the history of the Shroud and what this unique relic can teach us about the Christian faith. Reception to follow.

Co-sponsored by St. Paul’s Parish, the Society of Catholic Scientists, Harvard Christian Alumni Society, Young Catholic Professionals of Greater Boston, and Othonia

The Road to Calvary: Music for Lent and Passiontide

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Co-presented by St. Paul’s Harvard Square and the Harvard Catholic Center

THE ROAD TO CALVARY

MUSIC FOR LENT AND PASSIONTIDE

Sunday, February 22
St. Paul’s Church, Harvard Square 

Harvard Catholic Schola at St. Paul’s, directed by William Endicott

Look ahead on the journey to Passion Week with some of the most moving and beautiful music composed for Lent and Passiontide, including selections from the Tenebrae service, hymns, chants, and motets. The Harvard Catholic Schola offers its annual concert on this second Sunday of Lent. Reception to follow.

Co-sponsored by Havard Christian Alumni Society, COLLIS Institute of Catholic Thought and Culture at Cornell, and the In Lumine Network

BOOK TALK: Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story

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BOOK TALK

HINDU AND CATHOLIC, PRIEST AND SCHOLAR: A LOVE STORY

Thursday, February 12
Harvard Catholic Center

Francis X. Clooney, S.J. 

Harvard University

Join us for a book talk by Fr. Francis Clooney, Parkman Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, on his recent memoir, Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story, Fr. Clooney sheds light on his lifelong work at the intersection of Hindu and Catholic traditions, while embodying a deep commitment to interreligious dialogue and to scholarship as a priest-scholar. Q&A and reception to follow. Walk-ins welcome, but registration requested.

Co-sponsored by HDS Catholics and Friends and the Harvard Catholic Graduate Chaplaincy

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