Holy Family Society


The Holy Family, Juan Simón Gutiérrez (1643-1718)
The Holy Family Society (HFS) of the Harvard Knights of Columbus is a study group open to the broader Harvard Catholic Community, with a focus on prayer, catechesis, in-depth faith formation, and review of saints and leading theologians of the Church. We welcome anyone interested in this group to please contact us at HarvardKnights [at] gmail.com

Meetings: Room 202, Harvard Catholic Center, on Mondays throughout the fall semester, 7-8pm.

2012-2013 Schedule of the Luke E. Hart Series:

09/10 Lesson 1: Faith - Please note the location and time changes only for THIS session: Harvard Catholic Center Lounge at 6PM; ALL OTHER Holy Family Society meetings are from 7-8pm in Room 202, as indicated above.

09/17 Lesson 2: God

09/24 Lesson 3: Creation

10/01 Lesson 4: The Human Person

10/08 Columbus Day - HOLIDAY

10/15 Lesson 5: Jesus Christ

10/22 Lesson 6: The Holy Spirit

10/29 Lesson 7: The Holy Catholic Church

11/05 Lesson 8: The Forgiveness of Sins

11/19 Lesson 10: The Life Everlasting


2011-2012 Schedule and Reading List:


10/17 A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort; introduction and chapter 1 for discussion.

10/24 The Spiritual Combat, Dom Lorenzo Scupoli; chapters 1, 3, 7, 13, 16, 26, and 56.

11/14 The Sinner's Guide, Venerable Luis de Granada; chapters 1-3.

11/21 The Interior Castle: or, The Mansions, St. Teresa of Avila; TBA.

12/05 The Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo; TBA.

12/12 Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales; TBA.


General Reference:


Catechism of the Catholic Church, online resource of the Knights of Columbus, courtesy of the Supreme Office, New Haven, CT

Catholic Information Services (CIS), online faith-formation series of the Knights of Columbus, courtesy of the Supreme Office, New Haven, CT
Carlo Giuseppe Quadrupani