The Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture was formed in 2008 to assist the USD community in exploring, understanding, and celebrating being a Catholic university in the 21st century.

Select Bibliography for Upcoming Events:

Love is the Measure: Photos of Dorothy Day and Catholic Worker Movement by Vivian Cherry

(Exhibit at the Fine Art Galleries of the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice)

• Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her
• Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker
• A harsh and dreadful love : Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement

Life and Dignity of the Human Person

Call to Family, Community, and Participation

Rights and Responsibilities

Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers

Solidarity

Care for God's Creation

For more, see the Catholic Social Thought website.

"University Ministry is committed to promoting the integration of personal and informed faith, the principles and practice of Catholic Social Thought, and the knowledge and experience of Christian living for the entire USD community" (University Ministry Mission Statement).