Please join us on Friday, October 24 for our Day of Dante! THE DANTE GARDEN TOUR:2025 Dante celebrations will begin with an exclusive tour of The Dante Garden and The Dante Gardens, an art installation reflecting the poet Dante Alighieri’s journey through Hell and Purgatory and finally to Heaven as depicted in poem The Divine […]
Professor Finan's focus of research is the history and archaeology of later medieval Ireland, particularly the history of the borderlands region of the Shannon River in Roscommon in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Since 2002, he has been thedirector of the Kilteasheen Archaeological Project, one of the largest ongoing archaeological surveys and excavations in Ireland. […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! The USMC Faculty of Arts and Science Convocation will take place in Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto at 1:30 p.m. Afterwards, graduates and their guests can join St. Mike’s faculty and staff for a reception held in Charbonnel Lounge.
In 2025, the papal conclave elected Pope Leo XIV, promising to carry forward the Synod on Synodality and its calls for reform. Among the most pressing questions raised is the role of women in the church. This event explores whether the Synod’s Final Document provides genuine hope for change—or whether longstanding barriers will prevail. Distinguished […]
The inaugural Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology Convocation Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 8 at 2 p.m. in St. Basil’s Church. Mr. John Bennett will receive an honorary degree from St. Michael’s Chancellor Archbishop Frank Cardinal Leo at the ceremony.
Prospective students, applicants, and their families are invited to attend Fall Campus Day at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours of St. Michael’s College will begin from the lobby of Brennan Hall (81 St. Mary Street, south entrance) and will be offered every 30 minutes from […]
St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto and the McLuhan Foundation invite you to the third McLuhan Salon of the 2025 season, an evening exploring how digital technologies shape our minds, our media, and our understanding of the world. This event features two distinguished thinkers, moderated by Prof. Paolo Granata: In Technopsychology, Adrian Guzmán […]
Lecturer: WILLIAM JENKINS, Associate Professor, Department of History, York University William Jenkins is a graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Toronto. He is the author of Between Raid and Rebellion: The Irish in Buffalo and Toronto, 1867-1916, and currently serves as president of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies. In the summer […]
Santa is coming to St. Mike’s! Kick off the holiday season with us at Father Madden Hall (Carr Hall, 100 St. Joseph St.) on Sunday, November 23rd at 11:30 a.m., before the annual City of Toronto Santa Claus Parade! From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., enjoy a winter wonderland filled with cookies & hot chocolate, […]
Join us for a discussion and book launch where Dr Eamonn McKee, former Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, and Dr Mark McGowan, Professor and Principal Emeritus of the University of St. Michael’s College, reflect on the history and efforts involved in creating their new book, “Fifty Irish Lives in Canada, 1661-2017," a compendium of Irish […]
You are warmly invited to explore Ted Rettig in Context, an art exhibition featuring one of the Donovan Collection’s most important and widely-represented artists alongside other works drawn from the collection. This exhibition is curated entirely by the students of the inaugural SMC One course, 'The Donovan Seminar: Visual Art and Meaning,' and will be […]
Come and share in a beloved St. Mike’s tradition, our annual St. Mike's Christmas Market, from 3 - 6 p.m. on Thursday December 4th. Due to predicted inclement weather, the Christmas Market will take place inside Brennan Hall. It’s the perfect opportunity to get some Christmas shopping done, while supporting our talented student and alumni […]
Join us on Thursday, December 4th in Alumni Hall (121 St. Joseph St.), Rm. AH400 for a lecture on Christian Ethics and Indigenous Spirituality in Dialogue: The Seven Grandfather Teachings and Lonergan's Structure of the Human Good. This lecture is delivered by Christine Jamieson, PhD, Undergraduate & Certificate Program Advisor and Associate Professor, Theological Studies […]
On Monday, December 8, St. Michael's Schola Cantorum will perform a meditative concert of chant and choral music for the Advent season, rich in themes of longing, hope, light, and joy. The concert, entitled My Dancing Day, takes place at St. Basil's Church at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature the world premiere of a […]
Charbonnel Lounge
Seasons Greetings from the University of St. Michael's College. The University will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 to Friday, January 2, 2026 inclusive
Thomas Aquinas OP, Teresa Dease IBVM and Delphine Fontbonne CSJ: reflections on education, gender and theology This talk will be a series of reflections on three outstanding European educators – all of whom were members of religious congregations and all of whom had a significant impact on the educational environment in Toronto and the larger […]
Join the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies for our annual workshop on Friday, January 30 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm and Saturday, January 31 at 9:30 am. Location: The Shook Common Room, PIMS, 59 Queen’s Park Crescent East, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C4. Please register: https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/medieval-women-workshop
A virtual special Senate meeting is scheduled for February 9 at 4 p.m. Please contact the President's Office at usmc.presidentsoffice@utoronto.ca if you require the Zoom link.
Students, scholars and community members interested in the intersections of media industries and fan cultures at cons, festivals, and other kinds of live events are invited to attend a roundtable discussion featuring Erin Hanna (University of Oregon), Shawna Kidman (UC San Diego), Melanie E.S. Kohnen (Lewis & Clark College), Felan Parker (St. Michael's College, U […]
