Villanova Mission and Ministry

Villanova Mission and Ministry Accompanying all Villanovans to live out our Catholic Augustinian values and to become, in the words of St. Augustine, “what we are not yet.”

Check out just one of the ways the Office for Mission and Ministry is engaging with the larger mission of the Catholic C...
04/27/2026

Check out just one of the ways the Office for Mission and Ministry is engaging with the larger mission of the Catholic Church. As Director of Villanova's Center for Peace and Justice Education, Kathryn Getek Soltis, STL, PhD is working alongside several international organizations to foster Synodality.

Don’t miss your LAST CHANCE to register to join the Office for Mission and Ministry for Pope Leo @ One: Augustinian, Pas...
04/27/2026

Don’t miss your LAST CHANCE to register to join the Office for Mission and Ministry for Pope Leo @ One: Augustinian, Pastoral, Prophetic on Tuesday, April 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Villanova Room of the Connelly Center at Villanova University.

As a Villanova alumnus, Pope Leo’s papacy is being celebrated with a special panel discussion for his one-year anniversary. The event will feature experts and thought leaders who will examine Pope Leo XIV's influences, upcoming priorities, and the path ahead. Join us to learn how Pope Leo has not only made his mark on campus, but also on the greater Catholic Church.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required via the link below:
https://vuevents.villanova.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=877916&reference=OMMCalendar

Meet the panelists for our upcoming event - Pope Leo @ One: Augustinian, Pastoral, Prophetic - on April 28 at 5 p.m. The...
04/26/2026

Meet the panelists for our upcoming event - Pope Leo @ One: Augustinian, Pastoral, Prophetic - on April 28 at 5 p.m. These experts and thought leaders who will examine and discuss Pope Leo XIV's influences, upcoming priorities, and the path ahead:

‣ Robert Cardinal McElroy, archbishop of Washington, who participated in the May 2025 conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV
‣ Justin McLellan, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter
‣ Jaisy A. Joseph, PhD, assistant professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University
‣ Hannah Kalamarides ’26 CLAS, Villanova student and synodal fellow in the University’s Office for Mission and Ministry, who participated in the Jubilee Year of the Synod in Rome in October 2025
‣ The Rev. John J. Lydon, OSA, PhD, inaugural director of Villanova’s Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration
‣ Moderator: Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD, Special Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Mission Engagement and Strategic Initiatives

Don’t miss this special anniversary event. Register today via the link below:

https://vuevents.villanova.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=877916&reference=OMMCalendar

Don’t miss your chance to hear three-time doctoral recipient and theology scholar, Dr. Peter C. Phan, deliver his lectur...
04/14/2026

Don’t miss your chance to hear three-time doctoral recipient and theology scholar, Dr. Peter C. Phan, deliver his lecture “Saint Augustine the Migrant and the City of God,” and receive the 13th annual Civitas Dei Award.

Registration is still open for the lecture and award ceremony TOMORROW, April 15th at 4 p.m. in Driscoll Hall, room 134 at Villanova University. To learn more or register, visit the link below:
https://vuevents.villanova.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=875313&/facebook

How is Catholicism interpreted and practiced differently across cultures? Does Catholicism inform migration narratives a...
04/13/2026

How is Catholicism interpreted and practiced differently across cultures? Does Catholicism inform migration narratives and practices? In what ways to we consider God as a migratory figure?

Join us on April 15th at 4 p.m. for the Civitas Dei Award Presentation and Lecture in room 134 of Driscoll Hall at Villanova University.

At the event, we will honor Dr. Peter C. Phan with the 13th annual Civitas Dei Award, and he will give his lecture titled “Saint Augustine the Migrant and the City of God,” which is inspired by his 2025 book, “Christianity and Migration: A Christian Theology of Migration for Our Age.”

Don’t miss your chance to learn from and engage with a notable contemporary Catholic scholar. Registration for this free, ACS-approved event can be accessed by visiting this link: https://vuevents.villanova.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=875313&/facebook

"This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad! Alleluia!"Happy Easter, Villanova✝️💙
04/05/2026

"This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad! Alleluia!"

Happy Easter, Villanova✝️💙

This Holy Saturday, our Lenten Reflection writer, Dan Gorman '16 MA, reminds us that, "Jesus tells his apostles to join ...
04/04/2026

This Holy Saturday, our Lenten Reflection writer, Dan Gorman '16 MA, reminds us that, "Jesus tells his apostles to join him in Galilee, marking the start of their new ministries," and he asks us, "What new project or goal draws you forward this spring?"

Let us reflect on Dan's question and be mindful of how we can work to better our community and foster compassion within it.

This Holy Friday, our Lenten Reflection writer, the Rev. Kiva Nice–Webb, asks us to consider the questions: How is God c...
04/03/2026

This Holy Friday, our Lenten Reflection writer, the Rev. Kiva Nice–Webb, asks us to consider the questions: How is God calling us to conversion of heart in this season? How is the Jesus on the cross inviting us into courageous Unitas with all those suffering as he suffered?

Let us hold these question in our prayers as we continue our Lenten journeys.

On this Holy Thursday, Lenten Reflection writer, The Rev. Bill Waters, OSA, ’68 MA, asks us to reflect on the question: ...
04/02/2026

On this Holy Thursday, Lenten Reflection writer, The Rev. Bill Waters, OSA, ’68 MA, asks us to reflect on the question: In what ways can I follow in Jesus’s footsteps and better serve my community, even if it means reaching my comfort zone?

Let us hold this question in our prayers as we continue our Lenten journeys.

The election of Pope Leo XIV (formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, '77) on May 8, 2025, marked a historic mome...
04/01/2026

The election of Pope Leo XIV (formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, '77) on May 8, 2025, marked a historic moment as the first Augustinian and the first U.S.-born Pope. As a Villanova alumnus, his papacy is being celebrated with a special panel discussion for his one-year anniversary. The event will feature experts and thought leaders who will examine Pope Leo XIV's influences, upcoming priorities, and the path ahead.

Join us on Tuesday, April 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Villanova Room of the Connelly Center for this commemorative panel. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register and learn more: https://vuevents.villanova.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=877916&reference=OMMCalendar/LeoXIVfb

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