Fr. Patrick Baikauskas, O.P., became Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry at Calvert House on July 1, 2026. A Dominican friar of the Province of Saint Albert the Great, he arrives at the University of Chicago with more than fifteen years in university chaplaincy — and, before that, a career in Illinois and national politics.…

  Lauren is the Director of Development at Calvert House and a PhD Candidate in History of Christianity at the University of Chicago (CV). Her research centers on visual exegesis in early Christian art, and specifically the portrayal of the apostle Peter in late antique Rome. Born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,…

As of August 2026, James Pillay is the new Associate Director of Calvert House. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, he graduated from UW-Madison in 2025 with degrees in Business and Philosophy. He spent the last year as a missionary at St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center at UW-Madison, where he led several small groups and the OCIA…

Barb Pristo is the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Calvert House. She comes to Calvert House with years of experience working as an Administrative Assistant in the professional world and in the realm of education. She has also served her local parish for many years as a Religious Education catechist, and is currently a board member of the St. Cletus CREDO ministry, and administrator of the St. Cletus Purgatorial Society.