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Quebec General Election
2022-10-03 | Ontario
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 | Ontario
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 (America/Toronto) | 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 | Ontario
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.

Faith & Reason Lecture Series: Faith, Reason & Beauty
2023-01-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Newman Centre Catholic Mission, 89 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2E8, Canada
In this lecture, Professor Randy Boyagoda (English Department) argues that the great interest, in recent years, in horror movies is indicative of a suppressed but enduring desire for faith and beauty. Situating his discussion in the context of the Catholic intellectual tradition, Professor Boyagoda makes a case for how to best to cultivate an openness to the transcendent in mundane times.

Faith & Reason Event - Cathonomics & Integral Ecology
2023-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Cathonomics & Integral Ecology: Treating people and the environment with inherent dignity
“The main tenets of socialism, community of goods, must be utterly rejected, since it only injures those who it would seem meant to benefit, and is directly contrary to the natural rights of mankind; “once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor, and “based on a purely economic conception of man, the system of neoliberalism considers profit and the law of the market as its only parameters, to the detriment of the dignity of and the respect due to individuals and peoples.” From the beginnings of Catholic Social Teaching to today, the church has never shied away from criticizing the failings of economic and environmental ideologies, from socialism to capitalism, and others that lie in between. In this Faith & Reason event, economist, and advisor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Anthony Annett, will share the richness of Catholic social thought on economics and the environment, showing how it transcends the secular ideologies that surround us. Moderated by Peter Copeland of Catholic Conscience and the St. Monica’s Institute, on behalf of the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto.”

Faith & Reason Lecture Series - Faith & Profession
2023-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Newman Centre Catholic Mission, 89 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2E8, Canada
“What does it mean to care for another person? It is one thing to provide medicine, and services by contract, but another altogether to enter into solicitude, defined as great concern for the well-being of another, involving thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward them.
What is nursing and where does it fit in the world of healthcare? What value does it add to the healthcare system and what does it mean to be a nurse from a secular vs Catholic perspective?
In this talk, we will explore these and other pressing questions about the challenges the nursing and healthcare fields face with the trends in secular philosophy of medicine and well-being which emphasize autonomy, consent, subjectivity, and consumerist models of healthcare. We will dive into these questions with Helen McGee of the National Association of Catholic Nurses and explore a model of nursing through an exploration of the life of Bl Hanna Helena Chrzanowska with Dr Gosia Brykczyńska.”

Helen McGee RN MN is a mental health nursing consultant in independent practice. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BScN in 1974 and an MN in 2012. Her clinical work was focussed primarily on young people and families at the onset of schizophrenia. Later, she led clinicians as they developed their clinical skills and services.
Helen has served as President of the National Association of Catholic Nurses – Canada since 2020. In this role, she has encouraged Canadian nurses to anchor their vocation in prayer and participation in the sacraments to face the clinical challenges of Canada’s culture of death.

Dr. Gosia Brykczyńska: Gosia Brykczyńska is a bi-lingual humanities graduate, who wrote her BA dissertation on leprosy in Siberia. She subsequently obtained a degree in nursing from Columbia University, in New York City, going on to specialise in paediatric oncology nursing. Since 1985 she has been involved in the education of nurses in the UK teaching healthcare ethics, philosophy and nursing humanities. At the end of her career she worked as an international officer for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). In semi-retirement she taught Child Health Nursing at The University of West London and Christian ethics at The Benedictine Arts and Study Centre of Ealing Abbey.
She was the Royal College of Nursing representative on the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Ethics Advisory Committee. She is a Fellow of the Florence Nightingale Foundation, an honorary member of the Polish Nurses Association and a member of the Polish Association of Catholic Nurses and Midwives (Kraków Branch) and The Association of Catholic Nurses in the UK. She is currently the European President of CICIAMS.
She holds a doctorate from Heythrop College – London University, in pastoral theology and philosophy and has written the definitive English biograph of Bl. Hanna. She has also translated into English Fr Łucian Królikowski, OFM Conv autobiography – A Franciscan Odyssey and Bl Hanna’s memoirs which are to be published shortly.
She was a long serving chair of the RCN History of Nursing Society (London Branch) and a Trustee of St Francis Leprosy Guild, The Lady Ryder of Warsaw Memorial Trust, and she is a founding member of The Confraternity of Saint James.
She enjoys going on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and has taken up oil painting in retirement. She is a Consecrated Virgin in the Westminster Diocese.

Alberta Election
2023-05-29 - 2023-05-30 | Ontario
Alberta’s 31st general election will take place May 29, 2023. The election will offer voters an opportunity to ensure that the province is governed by practical and efficient leaders who bear 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. This is an important opportunity for Catholics. We are called to participate, in accordance with the full measure of talents entrusted to us by God.
An explanation of our duty, and the ways in which we can exercise it, is provided in our election resource page. This page will guide you toward resources and starting points to assist you in these efforts, whether you are Catholic or simply a good person interested in a better world.

Toronto Mayoral By-election
2023-06-26 | Ontario

Northwest Territorial General Election 2023
2023-10-03 | Ontario

2023 Manitoba general election
2023-10-03 | Ontario

New Year Rosary
2024-01-01 11:00 - 11:30 | Online
Ring in the New Year with us as we celebrate the World Day of Peace and launch our new global online weekly Rosary, on January 1st, 2024.
The annual World Day of Peace was established in 1967 by Saint Pope Paul VI, to coincide with the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – thus linking the Church’s prayer for peace to its solemn reverence for our Blessed Mother. We will pray for our civic leaders and for our own civic participation, placing our hope for peace founded on justice in her loving hands.
Then join us every Wednesday for rosary and reflections, as we begin to build a global community of Catholics devoted to civic evangelization through the beauty of Catholic social teaching.

Online Weekly Rosary
2024-01-10 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-01-17 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-01-24 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-01-31 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-07 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-14 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-21 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-28 11:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us for the weekly rosary on Wednesday at 11am Toronto/New York time virtually via Zoom.
Registration is free. Please click here to register.

Faith and Science across Frontiers
2024-03-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Charbonnel Lounge, 81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1J4, Canada
St. Mike’s Campus Ministry and the Society of Catholic Scientists Toronto Chapter are excited to be hosting this Faith and Science panel event, exploring the intersections of faith and science across a diversity of scientific disciplines, and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Lunine.
If you have any questions regarding the event, please reach out to us at smc.campusministry@utoronto.ca.

First Saturday Rosary
2024-04-06 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-06-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Join us on the first Saturday of each month to pray the Rosary for our civic leaders and for Catholic civic participation. We meet at 9am Toronto/New York time virtually via Zoom.
April 6, 2024: Joyful Mysteries:

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Joyful Mysteries

May 4, 2024: Sorrowful Mysteries:

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Sorrowful Mysteries

June 1, 2024: Luminous Mysteries:

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Luminous Mysteries

July 6, 2024: Glorious Mysteries:

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Glorious Mysteries

Registration is free. Please click here to register.

British Columbia Election 2024
2024-10-19 | Ontario
British Columbia’s provincial election is set to take place Saturday, October 19, 2024. We have updated our voter resources to include materials published since the last election, and will work to include new platforms as they are released. As always, elections are a work in progress. We will update as best we can as the date approaches.

New Brunswick Provincial Election 2024
2024-10-21 | Ontario
New Brunswick’s provincial election is set to take place Monday, October 21, 2024. We have updated our voter resources to include materials published since the last election, and will work to include new platforms as they are released. As always, elections are a work in progress. We will update as best we can as the date approaches.

Saskatchewan Provincial Election 2024
2024-10-28 | Ontario
Saskatchewan’s provincial election is set to take place Monday, October 28, 2024. We have updated our voter resources to include materials published since the last election, and will work to include new platforms as they are released. As always, elections are a work in progress. We will update as best we can as the date approaches.

US Federal Election 2024
2024-11-05 | Ontario
America’s next federal election is set to take place Tuesday, November 5, 2024. We have updated our voter resources to include materials published since the last election. As always, elections are a work in progress. We will update as best we can as the election approaches.
