On March 5 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., The Faculty of Theology and the Student Life Committee invite you to an evening retreat of prayer and reflection for the Lenten season. Facilitator and Faculty professor Dr. Colleen Shantz will introduce works of art that place Christ's passion within a larger, lived world of relationships, power, […]
“Fostering community” has become a buzzword in corporate, educational, and religious settings, but what do we actually mean by community? How large, varied, or virtual can a community meaningfully be and how necessary are political, legal, and institutional structures to forming and maintaining communities? What can and should “citizenship” mean within an increasingly globalized world? […]
At 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (MASI) will host an online retreat for Lent featuring Fr. Khaled Anatolios, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Eastern Christians typically speak of salvation as deification. But can salvation and deification be concretely […]
On Tuesday, March 23 from 5 to 6:45 p.m., join fellow St. Michael's alumni and friends online for the annual Lenten Twilight Retreat. During this evening of fellowship, we will gather in prayer, reflect on the life of St. Joseph, and share with each other how faith, community, and devotion have provided hope and inspiration […]
Principal McGowan is pleased to announce that St. Michael’s College and the Celtic Studies program have been awarded a Thomas D’Arcy McGee Beacon Fellowship from the Ireland Canada University Foundation. We warmly welcome Dr. Darragh Gannon of Queen’s University Belfast as our visiting Fellow, who will deliver a lecture titled “In Search of Global Ireland: […]
Join us online at noon on Thursday, September 17 for the first day of the 2020 St. Mike's club fair! Clubs are a great way to get connected with the St. Michael's community. This year's event will take place on Zoom over two days. The itinerary for the first day is as follows: SMC Inclusive: […]
With the world of work changing at a rapid pace, parents and guardians may be concerned about the issue of higher education and their child’s professional future. What path maximizes a student’s chance of professional success, humanities or technology? Furthermore, how should we educate the next generation so that they may not only answer society’s most […]
In the last 50 years, video games have become increasingly prominent in our social, cultural, and economic lives. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this process, with the game industry reporting record profits as players of all ages and backgrounds turned to games for distraction, entertainment, and connection with others. Serendipitously released in March 2020 just […]
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Henri Nouwen. This spiritual master has encouraged and blessed millions the world over with his writing. To commemorate and celebrate his remarkable life and work, the Henri Nouwen Society is pleased to announce the Henri Nouwen and the Art of Living online conference, which will be […]
The fourth regular meeting of the University of St. Michael’s College Collegium will take place on Wednesday, June 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. If you are a non-Collegium member and would like to attend the meeting as an observer, please email the Office of the President to request an invitation.
Part of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies Annual Meeting, “The Marianna O’Gallagher Memorial Session: Strokestown Famine Orphans in Quebec” will take place on Tuesday, June 22 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. EDT. Dr. Mark McGowan will be joining Caroilin Callery and Dr. Jason King to discuss a recent short film entitled “Strokestown Famine Orphans […]
Part of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies Annual Meeting, “Canadian Contributions to the Northern Ireland Peace Process” is being held on Thursday, June 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This panel will examine questions surrounding the importance and vulnerabilities of the Good Friday Agreement / Belfast Agreement with a focus on significant contributions made […]
Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17, please join us for an online Music and Theology Symposium featuring a variety of speakers from the St. Michael's community. Learn more about the presentations and register to attend.
