What We Believe

Calvert House Catholic Center is the Catholic Community at the University of Chicago. We are part of the Archdiocese of Chicago of the Catholic Church.

If you are interested in becoming Catholic or completing your Sacraments of Initiation, please contact Sam Landon.

We profess the faith passed down to us by the Apostles. Here is our Profession of Faith…

About God

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

About Jesus

I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father, before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

About the Holy Spirit

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the Prophets.

About Salvation, the Church, and More

I believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

“As on the day of our Baptism, when our whole life was entrusted to the “standard of teaching”, let us embrace the Creed of our life-giving faith. To say the Credo with faith is to enter into communion with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and also with the whole Church which transmits the faith to us and in whose midst we believe”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, #197