Learn about the challenges of homelessness and addiction recovery in Toronto through the lens of Ignatian spirituality.
Speakers:
Brian Harris, Executive Director, St. Felix Centre, Toronto
Gordon Rixon, SJ, Associate Professor, Systematic Theology, Regis College
Panelists & Moderators:
Joe Mihevc, former Toronto City Councillor, Ward 21
Jo Connelly, Executive Director, Inner City Family Health Team
Bill Hatch, Ignatian Spirituality Project – Canada
Maureen Baldwin, CND, Ignatian Spirituality Project – Toronto
Sarah Rudolph, IBVM, Ignatian Spirituality Project – Toronto
ISP Retreatants, sharing their experiences of living on the streets, recovery and their personal spiritual journeys
Welcome: Tom Worcester, SJ, President of Regis College
“Homelessness in Toronto Today” Speaker: Brian Harris, Executive Director of St. Felix Centre
10:00-10:45
Panel 1: Moderator: Brian Harris, Executive Director of St. Felix Centre Toronto
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-11:45
“The Role of Spirituality in the Healing of Addiction and Homelessness”
Panel 2: Moderator: Maureen Baldwin, CND ISP Toronto
11:45-12:00
Break
12:00-12:15
Question Period
12:15-12:30
Closing Remarks: Gordon Rixon, SJ, Regis College
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The Presbyterian Church in Canada
Roman Catholic: Diocesan
Roman Catholic: Basilian
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