Catholic Conscience †

Nova Scotia General Election
2021-08-17
This year’s election offers voters an opportunity to ensure that Nova Scotia is guided by leaders who will provide practical and efficient leadership with the good of all in mind – including the unborn, the elderly, the young, families, and those who are too often forgotten by society – as well as workers, farmers, business owners, and all future generations. Catholics are called to full participation.

Rosary Novena for the People of Canada
2021-08-25 08:00 - 2021-09-20 10:00 (America/Toronto)
As Catholics, we are called to “seek the welfare of the city,” in the words of the Book of Jeremiah. We are, after all, citizens of two nations: this earthly country Canada, this place and people we all love, and the heavenly Kingdom of God. Let’s come together to praise the Lord of both these nations and to call on the intercession of the heavenly Kingdom for the needs of our earthly nation.
Join Canadians from coast to coast as we gather for a nine-day rosary novena to pray for the people of Canada, each of us discerning our own consciences in preparation to vote for our next government during the 2021 federal election. We will pray for all Canadians, and for guidance in choosing leaders who will provide practical and efficient leadership with the good of all in mind – including the unborn, the elderly, the young, families, and those who are too often forgotten by society – as well as workers, farmers, business owners, and all future generations.

2021 Canada Federal Election
2021-09-20
Canada’s federal election will offer voters an opportunity to ensure that the nation is guided by leaders who will provide practical and efficient leadership with the good of all in mind – including the unborn, the elderly, the young, families, and those who are too often forgotten by society – as well as workers, farmers, business owners, and all future generations. Here are materials to help you prepare .

The Beauty of Creation: Ecological Conversion with Sister Damien Marie Savino
2021-10-14 19:30 - 20:30
Pope Francis teaches that “living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue.” Sister Savino will lead us in consideration of the meaning of the call to creation, Catholic doctrine concerning the integral human ecology, and means for putting our doctrine into practice.

Nunavut General Election
2021-10-25

The Beauty of Creation: Green Thomism
2021-11-18 19:00 - 20:30
Professor Christopher Thompson of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity explores his new idea of Green Thomism, which “seeks to integrate the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas with the questions of environmental stewardship, sustainability, and awareness… [and] interprets the signs of the times to indicate the need for a renewal of some of the most basic principles of Thomistic thought: the goodness of created things, the purposive structure of created being, the inescapable embodied character of human existence, the capacity of reason to discern an order of creation which is to be respected, the contemplative nature of human happiness… All of these claims are rooted in St. Thomas’ vision of creation, the human person, and God; each of them has the capacity to enliven the best of what is happening in the ever-growing movement of environmental concern.”

Bearing the Image of God - the Beauty of Creation
2021-12-16 19:30 - 20:30
Our Beauty of Creation series continues with Dr Sonsoles de Lacalle’s exploration of the wisdom of the Catholic Intellectual tradition in dialogue with science in revealing our fundamental nature of human beings. Our conversation will cover a range of topics, including gender, sexuality, and identity.

Caring for the Whole Person - the Beauty of Creation
2022-01-12 19:00 - 20:00
Join us in conversation with two Catholics trained in neuroscience and psychiatry as we explore health, the unity of body and soul, and the nature of human well-being, synthesizing science and Catholic wisdom about the human person. A webinar in our Beauty of Creation Series. RSVP for Zoom login details.

Catholic School Trustee Workshops
2022-04-23 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
In the lead-up to Ontario’s municipal elections in October 2022—including elections for Catholic school board trustees—we are pleased to present a special edition of our Catholic Leaders Mission program, workshops for those discerning whether to seek election as Catholic school board trustee through a deeper look at this crucial vocation for Catholic education. The workshops are presented in both English and French, in partnership with l’AFOCSC, the OCSTA, and the St. Monica’s Institute for Education and Evangelization: the French-language workshop will be present April 23, 2022, and the English-language version on May 29.
Each one-day workshop will offer specialized formation and training for those who are exploring a vocation to become a Catholic school board trustee. Formation will include an exploration of Catholic social teaching as it relates to education, communications skills, collaboration with fellow trustees even amid disagreement, the lived experiences of trustees, an exploration of the trustee vocation, a Catholic vision for the well-being and human flourishing of every student, understanding the importance of publicly funded Catholic education, and more. Participants will graduate from the program prepared to successfully run for election, succeed, and serve with charity and truth in this critical vocation for the good of Catholic youth, families, and our community’s apostolic future.
Click here for more information.

Ontario General Election
2022-06-02
Ontario’s next general election is to be held on or before June 2, 2022. Catholics and all people of good will should consider the positions of the parties in view of the full range of Catholic social teaching, in order to elect leaders who will seek to promote the good of all, with respect for all. Our election guide can be found here.

Quebec General Election
2022-10-03
L’élection générale du Québec de 2022 doit avoir lieu le 3 octobre 2022 pour élire les membres de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec.
The 2022 Quebec general election is scheduled to take place on October 3, 2022, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Notre guide de l’électeur est ici. | Our voter’s guide is here.

2022 Ontario Municipal Elections
2022-10-24
Municipal council and school board elections will take place on Monday, October 24, 2022.
Information on Catholic School Trustee candidates can be found here.

Dr Natasha Duquette: Contemplation in Community as a Reason for Hope
2022-10-27 19:00 | Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy, 89 George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Drawing from St Augustine, Jane Austen, and others, Professor Natasha Duquette of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College will explore the ability of human beings to edify themselves through ethical and theological contemplation of the beauty of Creation. We partner with the Newman Centre Catholic Mission of the University of Toronto and the Saint Monica Institute for Education and Evangelization.

2022 US Midterm Election
2022-11-08
On Tuesday, November 8, Americans will go to the polls to elect a new House of Representatives and one third of the Senate. The election affords voters a chance to promote healing politics, grounded in wisdom, humility. personal responsibility, and a sense of the common good. Look here for election resources and a voter’s guide.

Building & Sustaining Supportive Networks & Relationships
2022-11-24 19:00 - 2022-11-25 21:00 | Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy, 89 George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A panel of five remarkable and devout young Catholic professionals – a doctor, a lawyer, an academic, a communications specialist, and a political policy analyst – discuss ways of staying better connected in an era of disconnected connectivity. Samantha Rossi, Robin D’Souza, Maria Lucas, and Brendan Steven are moderated by Peter Copeland on Thursday, November 24, from 7-9PM at the Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy, 89 St. George Street, Toronto. Presented with St Monica Institute for Education & Evangelization. Register for virtual or in-person attendance.
