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The Second Sunday of Christmas
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“Without me, you can do nothing”
-John 15:5
The Duke Catholic Center is excited to announce Abide, our 2025 Graduate Student Retreat, taking place January 17–18, 2026! This special weekend retreat is designed specifically for our graduate and professional students, offering a chance to step away from the busyness of academic life and reconnect with faith, community, and purpose. Join fellow graduate and professional students for a time of reflection, prayer, and meaningful conversation in a peaceful setting. Whether you’re looking to deepen your spiritual life, build friendships, or simply take a break to recharge, this retreat is for you. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for registration details!
Place: Camp Rockfish, Parkton, NC
Date: January 17-18, 2026
Fees: $55 (covers transportation, food, and hotel-style accommodations)
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Behold the Christ: Three Windows into the Mystery
Join us on Saturday, January 24, for the first of our Spring Semester Formation Brunches featuring Monica Cronin, Campus Minister, discussing: Who Do You Say That I Am? Jesus in Scripture.
Mass is at 9:00 a.m. at the Falcone-Arena House, followed by brunch and a great talk. Please RSVP so we can properly plan for brunch!
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Confirmation Class: Spring 2026
For students at Duke: if you would like to get confirmed at the Easter Vigil, this course is for you.
Meetings will be on Sunday afternoons (January 18, 25, February 1, 15, 22, and March 1), from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the York Room (Divinity School). The deadline for submitting your baptismal certificate is February 23. The confirmation will take place at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 4.
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Save the Date!
The 2026 Ablaze Retreat is scheduled for February 6-8, 2026. This ministry-wide retreat will be held off-campus and is the perfect opportunity to take a step away from Duke and intentionally focus on your faith.
Please be sure to watch for retreat sign-ups when we return from Winter Break.
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Join us for a month-long pilgrimage along the historic Camino de Santiago
Our group will begin walking in St. Jean-Pied-de-Port on May 15 and will conclude the journey in Santiago on June 14.
We are currently awaiting final confirmation from Peregrino, the pilgrimage company coordinating the final seven days of our route. This includes accommodation details, total trip cost, and payment deadlines. Once this information is provided, we will schedule a group meeting to discuss travel logistics for the start of the pilgrimage.
Please note that students will be responsible for arranging most of their own travel, with the exception of the final seven days, which will be organized through the pilgrimage company. Further details will be shared as soon as they become available.
If you are ready to commit, close to committing, or want to join but need more information -- please click the button below to let us know!
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Join us for a week of service, faith, and cultural immersion over Spring Break. We will be serving at Santa Maria del Mexicano House in Colón, Mexico – a home for children and the elderly.
Destination: Mexico City & Querétaro, Mexico
Dates: March 7-15, 2026
Cost: $1600 per missionary. Partial scholarships are available.
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The Falcone-Arena House (FAH) offers the Duke Catholic Center a unique opportunity to minister to the Duke Catholic community. This space is open to Duke students who want to pray, study, relax, or just hang out with their friends.
To create the right environment of welcome and community, the DCC offers four Duke Catholic students the opportunity to live in an intentional community in the Falcone Arena House, offering a spacious and comfortable housing opportunity to facilitate a healthy sense of Catholic community on the property.
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Stepping into Christmas
Christmas didn't end on December 25 - rather, it marked the beginning of the Christmas Octave, an eight-day liturgical celebration that continues the joy of the Nativity of the Lord through January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Each day during the octave is considered part of the solemn feast of Christmas, and the Church continues to emphasize Christ’s birth and its implications for salvation.
The Christmas Octave is part of the broader Catholic Christmas season, which leads up to the Feast of the Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord. In this way, the Church invites us to sustain the joy, reflection, and prayer of Christmas for days and weeks after the Nativity, keeping the light of Christ’s coming alive in both liturgy and daily life.
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