The Kateri Institute for Catholic Studies offers a home for faculty, staff, and students at the University of Michigan to integrate their studies with the Catholic intellectual tradition. It fosters an atmosphere of friendship and intellectual exploration in a university setting. Its activities include seminars, lectures, symposia, lunch discussions, book clubs, film series, and sponsored masses.  ​The Kateri Institute for Catholic Studies is in the process of incorporating as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and as a private association of the faithful in the Catholic diocese of Lansing, Michigan. ​The Kateri Institute for Catholic Studies is inspired by St. Kateri Tekakwitha.  Read about her at this link: https://www.kateri.org/our-patron-saint/