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Note: Our liturgy schedule changes during Duke University's Spring Break (March 7-15)!

  • Sunday, March 8: NO 9am Mass
  • Monday, March 9-Friday, March 13: NO Masses, Confession, or Adoration
  • Sunday, March 15: NO 9am Mass

Always check our Google Calendar for our most up-to-date schedule.

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Over thirty students spent the weekend in prayer and formation at the Ablaze Retreat at Camp Agape.
Sunday
  • SUNDAY MASS | Goodson Chapel | 9:00 a.m.
  • RECONCILIATION | Goodson Chapel Prayer Room | 10:00 a.m.
  • SUNDAY MASS | Goodson Chapel | 11:00 a.m.
  • Coffee and Donuts | following Mass
  • Student Director Meeting | 12:30 p.m.
  • RECONCILIATION | Duke Chapel | 7:00 p.m.
  • SUNDAY MASS | Duke Chapel | 8:00 p.m.
Monday
  • DAILY MASS | Memorial Chapel | 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday
  • DAILY MASS sponsored by Fons Vitae | York Room, Divinity School | 11:15 a.m.
  • Mardi Gras Party | Falcone-Arena House Great Room | 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Ash Wednesday
  • 2-Minute Ashes (distribution of ashes) | BC Plaza AND Duke Chapel Quad | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • ASH WEDNESDAY MASS & Distribution of Ashes | Duke Chapel | 12:00 p.m.
  • Durham Community Food Bank | 5:00-7:00 p.m.
  • ASH WEDNESDAY MASS & Distribution of Ashes | Goodson Chapel | 5:30 p.m.
  • ASH WEDNESDAY MASS & Distribution of Ashes | Goodson Chapel | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
  • DAILY MASS | Memorial Chapel | 12:00 p.m.
  • CONFESSIONS ON THE QUAD | Quad between Kligo & Craven | 4:00 p.m.
  • Graduate Student Small Group | Falcone-Arena House | 5:30 p.m.
  • Choir Rehearsal | FAH Music Room | 7:30 p.m.
Friday
  • Diaper Drive Service Project (watch the GroupMe for assembly details)
  • DAILY MASS | Memorial Chapel | 12:00 p.m.
Saturday
  • Thomistic Institute Lecture Series: Dr. Jonathan Lunine | Falcone-Arena House Great Room | 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
  • Pro-Life Leadership Workshop | Falcone-Arena House | 12:30-4:00 p.m. (RSVP here)

Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It is a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter.

We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.

Download the DCC App (Apple Store/Google Play Store) for a complete "Pocket Companion" for your Lenten journey. The digital Lent Pocket Companion includes a Spotify playlist; a Lenten Podcast; Confession, Rosary, and Stations of the Cross how-to-guides; prayers; video Scripture reflections; and much more! 

Additionally, each Friday, we will release a Gospel reflection for the coming Sunday's reading on our Lenten Podcast, "Whom do you seek?" You can find our podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts, or subscribe directly to our channel. Also, each Sunday we will include a video reflection from Fr. Juan José Hernandez, LC at the bottom of these weekly emails. You can view them on our YouTube channel @dukecatholic

Ash Wednesday is this week - February 18 - and we have several opportunities for you to begin Lent in prayer:
  • Stop by the BC Plaza or Duke Chapel Quad anytime between 10am-4pm for 2-Minute Ashes: our ministers will pause with you for prayer and a distribution of ashes
  • Mass with Distribution of Ashes:
    • 12:00 p.m. Duke Chapel
    • 5:30 p.m. Goodson Chapel
    • 7:30 p.m. Goodson Chapel

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Join us for this month's Formation Brunch on February 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the Falcone-Arena House. The topic is True God and True Man: Jesus in the Early Councils, presented by Fr. Juan José Hernández, LC, Director of the DCC.

Mass is at 9:00 a.m., followed by brunch and a great talk.


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“Contemporary Issues in the Light of the Franciscan Tradition” with Friar Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv.

Monday, February 16 |  7 to 8:30 PM | UNC Student Activity Center 
Newman Catholic Community | 214 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill (ample parking available behind the Newman Church and Activity Center, overflow parking directly behind in the Nash lot).

FRIAR WAYNE HELLMANN, OFM Conv.
has published widely in the fields of Franciscan theology and spirituality, perhaps best known for being one of the general editors of the four-volume Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, the standard critical edition in English for the writings of Francis and early medieval documents concerning him.

For more information, contact Therese Taxis at ttaxis@uncnewman.org or visit uncnewman.org/whittington-lecture

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Catholic Scientists: A lecture by Dr. Jonathan Lunine (California Institute of Technology)

Friday, February 20 |  6:00 PM | UNC Student Activity Center | Westbrook 0012, Duke Divinity School
 
Jonathan Lunine is the Chief Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Professor of Planetary Science at Caltech in Pasadena, California. Beforehand, he was the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences and Chair of the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University. Lunine is interested in how planets form and evolve, what processes maintain and establish habitability, and what kinds of exotic environments (methane lakes, etc.) might host a kind of chemistry sophisticated enough to be called "life". He pursues these interests through theoretical modeling and participation in spacecraft missions. He is co-investigator on the Juno mission now in orbit at Jupiter, using data from several instruments on the spacecraft, and on the MISE and gravity science teams for the Europa Clipper mission. He was on the Science Working Group for the James Webb Space Telescope, focusing on characterization of extrasolar planets and Kuiper Belt objects. Lunine has contributed to concept studies for a wide range of planetary and exoplanetary missions. Lunine is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has participated in or chaired a number of advisory and strategic planning committees for the Academy and for NASA.

For more information, visit the Thomastic Institute webpage.

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Praying the "Our Father" with Ester Munt-Brooks
Thursday, March 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Falcone-Arena House

Saint Thomas Aquinas affirmed: “The Lord’s prayer is the most perfect of prayers. In it we ask, not only for all the things we can rightly desire, but also in the sequence that they should be desired.” In this talk, we'll delve further into the greatest of prayers so we can pray it with greater purpose.

Ester Munt-Brooks is a Catholic educator dedicated to helping ordinary people deepen their faith and apply it to daily life. She speaks widely in parishes and at Catholic events around the United States for both English and Spanish-speaking audiences. She is currently pursuing her graduate education in Theology at the Augustine Institute. Ester also hosts a Spanish-language radio show, “Mujer y Palabra,” Tuesdays at 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern on Guadalupe Radio Network. Originally from Barcelona, Spain, Ester has three adult children, two daughters-in-law, and four grandsons. She lives in Reston, Virginia, with her husband, Arthur Brooks

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How to Live Lent: Conversion, Not Candy

Tips for Living Lent

By Fr. Nicholas Sheehy, LC
  Lent is about conversion, not about candy. Are you wondering “what to give up for Lent?” Too often, we reduce Lent to a single sacrifice when in reality, it is a season of spiritual conversion. The Church gives us time to prepare for the Paschal Mystery – Jesus suffering and dying on the cross to save us from our sins, then rising from the dead as the ultimate victory over sin and death. Traditionally, the Church suggests three categories of activity: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Here are some ideas about how to practice each one.

Prayer

Lent is a great time to grow in prayer. I always love to see how numbers at daily Mass shoot up during Lent. Making the extra sacrifice necessary to attend daily Mass is worth it. By attending daily Mass, we make sure that we are following the daily readings that are related to the liturgical time we are living. We gain insight from the homilies throughout this time and get to receive Communion beyond just Sundays.

Taking up the rosary as a Lenten practice can also be helpful. This prayer has accompanied saints and sinners down through the centuries and Mary is always a good guide to get to know her Son. While praying the rosary during Lent, it makes sense to pay special attention to the Sorrowful Mysteries, dedicating time to the contemplation of Jesus in his suffering and death.

Perhaps, we want to make sacramental confession a big part of our Lenten journey. Especially if we are not in the habit of frequent confession, putting some dates on our calendar when we are going to go can be helpful. Before each confession, we want to make sure to do a thorough examination of conscience and we might want to do this practice daily or weekly to make sure we have a handle on how our relationship with God is going.

Spiritual reading is a great practice, especially for Lent. Taking a spiritual book and reading for 10-15 minutes a day can be life-changing. At the end of the reading time, take a few moments to reflect on what you have read and then write down some notes so that the spiritual fruit remains with you.

It can be hard to find a good book for spiritual reading, so I am going to make some recommendations.

Perhaps the most common starting place for spiritual reading for laypeople is the Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. He offers solid spirituality and even gives the outlines to meditations so that you can begin the practice of mental prayer. I also recommend books by Jacques Philippe. He is a modern author, but dips into the perennial spirituality of the Church. If you are struggling with growing in the virtue of chastity, you might want to take a good Catholic book on the subject, such as Forged by Matt Fradd and Jason Evert. There are many good books, and but choosing one solid companion for Lent is usually better than trying to read too much.

Sometimes, we can feel like spiritual reading is only for people far advanced in spiritual life. In reality, even beginners can profit greatly from spiritual reading. If you are just starting out, I would suggest Jacques Philippe’s Time for God.

Fasting

Perhaps fasting is the penitential practice we are most familiar with during Lent. Giving up sweets under some form or another tends to be one of the more popular Lenten programs. This can be helpful and good, and definitely healthy. There are also other ways to fast.

I think it’s good to look at your habits and see if there is something you want to change. Maybe you eliminate or seriously limit screen time. Instead of watching secular shows, you make sure to consume some Catholic content.

Physical sacrifices can go beyond giving up chocolate or sweets and include other concrete sacrifices. Maybe Lent is a good time to get into a regular routine of exercise by running or going to the gym. Never do anything that might compromise your health.

Another area that people often overlook is bedtime and wake-up time. So many people struggle to get up on time. Lent might be the time to start a new habit of getting up on time. Often, we don’t think about the fact that it is hard to get up because we didn’t get to bed on time. A consistent sleep schedule might be a great sacrifice to offer Christ for Lent.

Almsgiving

Almsgiving can be supporting charities financially, but it can also be acts of service. Maybe you volunteer at a soup kitchen or tutor kids who are having a tough time in school. Whatever you do, reaching out to serve others brings you closer to Christ.

Almsgiving is about growing in our love of neighbor. We should definitely consider supporting others financially, but I think we should have a certain preference for actually doing things ourselves that serve others. This is the greatest way to grow in our love of God and neighbor.

You can’t do it all. Choose one or two practices and then stick with them throughout Lent. Re-center everything on Christ. This is why we have Lent every year. It is too easy to get distracted and go down other avenues. Once a year, we get the chance to re-center our lives on Christ.


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