The journey from the Nuba Mountains to Khartoum to Toronto covers about 11,000 kilometres. The journey in faith from Sudanese Pentecostal to Catholic to Jesuit priest is immeasurable. Fr. Nahum Osman Gidiel Alysar, SJ, is almost certainly the only pilgrim in Christian history to have...
[caption id="attachment_22642" align="alignleft" width="329"] Life in Community, Aidan Hart with contributions from Donald Jackson, Copyright 2002, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.[/caption] Regis College has been awarded $1.4 million ($997,593 U.S.) in grant money by the...
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...
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...
[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...
[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...
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...
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...
