Welcome to the Center for Catholic Studies


Catholic Studies is an inter-disciplinary inquiry into the intellectual tradition, history and culture, both "high" and popular, of the Catholic Christian tradition.

The Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University exists to sponsor four related sets of activities. They are:

  1. To establish and administer an undergraduate interdisciplinary Minor Program in Catholic Studies.
  2. To work to support the academic component of "mission and identity" education and programming on campus.
  3. To promote an understanding and appreciation of the Catholic intellectual tradition on campus.
  4. To establish programming for and outreach to the local community, especially but not exclusively the local Catholic community.

Contemplation to Attain Love

Voices of Others

The Center is directed by the holder of the Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Chair in Catholic Studies, currently Dr. Paul Lakeland, Professor of Religious Studies.

Dr. Lakeland has recently won Third Place for Social Concerns by the Catholic Press Association for his book, Catholicism at the Crossroads. Read more...

View the Catholic Studies course list

For more information about the Center for Catholic Studies, please visit us in Canisius 200, or contact Elyse Raby, Administrative Coordinator, (203) 254-4000 ext. 3415 or eraby@fairfield.edu.


Blood Drive


04.10.13 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. BCC OAK ROOM more »

"Critical Languages" Information Session


04.10.13 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. BCC 204 more »

Women's Lacrosse vs Iona 2013


04.10.13 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. LESSING FIELD more »

Noted theologian and author to deliver Fairfield University's Commonweal Lecture


04.09.13 more »

Fairfield University Professor Paul Lakeland, an internationally recognized Catholic theologian, to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa


03.08.13 more »

When Catholics change their minds about the faith: Disaffiliation and 'Deconversion’ in the Church today


03.06.13 more »