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08 Oct Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative: October 2025

Posted at 15:32h in News

Contact: Gordon Rixon, SJ gordon.rixon@utoronto.ca October 6, 2025 Jesuit Conference Inc. has received a $997,593 USD grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support Regis College in establishing Walking in Service, a transformative initiative that creates educational resources and programs to support the community-based formation of congregational leadership in...

21 Sep Art in the House (RFQ 4.1)

Posted at 05:00h in Regis Friends Quarterly

In a now distant spiritual mindset the Baltimore Catechism encouraged students to turn their gaze to the crucifix. "If we knelt down before a plain white wall we could not pray with the devotion we would have kneeling before a crucifix,” Msgr. Januarius de Concilio wrote...

21 Sep Welcoming Back Michael Kolarcik, SJ (RFQ 4.1)

Posted at 05:00h in Regis Friends Quarterly

[caption id="attachment_22597" align="alignleft" width="524"] Michael Kolarcik, SJ, (centre) with Prof. Michael Attridge and TST students at the Biblicum in Rome (2023).[/caption] Regis College is delighted to welcome back Michael Kolarcik, SJ, as the new Rector of the Regis Jesuit Community. After more than a decade guiding...

21 Sep A Church that Listens (RFQ 4.1)

Posted at 05:00h in Regis Friends Quarterly

[caption id="attachment_22593" align="alignleft" width="260"] Ruth and Naomi, Suzanne Moore, Copyright 2010, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.[/caption] Canada’s first Indigenous canon lawyer knows what obstacles lie in the path of Indigenous people becoming recognized, stable leaders...

15 Jun The Future of Theology (Regis Friends Quarterly 3.4)

Posted at 05:00h in Regis College

Like any Pope, Pope Francis leaves a theological legacy – guideposts along the path of theology. At a conference in Rome last December, Regis College found itself squarely in the middle of that path and headed in the direction Francis was pointing his olivewood crozier. The...

25 Feb Artificial Intelligence: Theological Perspectives (from Regis Friends Quarterly, 3.3)

Posted at 09:23h in Regis College

Cynthia Cameron is worried about human relationships. Ryan Khurana worries about the truth. Pope Francis has concerns about human dignity. For all three, it’s the software-driven revolution called artificial intelligence that fuels their questions and apprehension. "Human dignity must never be violated for the sake of...

28 Jan Regis College Academic Council Meeting, Feb. 5, 2025

Posted at 10:09h in Regis College

The Regis College Academic Council will meet on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. in Classroom C. The agenda is available here. Supporting documentation will be circulated to Council Members and is available from the Regis President's Office. View the agenda here....

15 Jan Join us January 21 (11 to 1) for Artificial Intelligence: A Theological Perspective

Posted at 15:13h in Regis College

Artificial intelligence has become a pivotal force in the world of technology over the past few years, transforming how we work, teach, learn, and conduct research. As society continues to adapt to this world-changing new technology, many institutions close to home have had to respond....

14 Jan Announcement on the Appointment of Director of the Lonergan Research Institute

Posted at 11:17h in Regis College

[caption id="attachment_22081" align="alignleft" width="281"] Professor John Dadosky with his new book, The Wisdom of Order[/caption] The Board of Directors of the Lonergan Research Institute (LRI) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. John D. Dadosky, PhD as the new Executive Director of the LRI,...

27 Nov Prof. Gerard Ryan, SJ, Appointed as Scarboro Missions Chair in Inter-religious Dialogue

Posted at 14:13h in Regis College

[caption id="attachment_22057" align="alignleft" width="271"] Prof. Gerard Ryan, SJ[/caption] Regis College is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Gerard Ryan, S.J., as the Scarboro Missions Chair in Inter-religious Dialogue and Director of Msgr. John Fraser Centre for Practical Theology for a three-year term. Professor Ryan joined the...