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.


Career Planning Drop-In Hours


02.24.12 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. KELLEY CENTER more »

Career Planning Drop-In Hours


02.24.12 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. KELLEY CENTER more »

Women's Basketball v Loyola


02.24.12 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ALUMNI HALL more »

Fairfield University's upcoming Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement to call for Jews and Christians to abandon old rivalries


02.09.12 more »

LGBT Catholics and their roles and responsibilities in the Church's ministries examined at daylong conference


10.26.11 more »

"Making Things Up: A Catholic Writer's Beginnings," a lecture by novelist Ron Hansen at Fairfield University


10.04.11 more »