New interfaith program at St. Mike's reflects Toronto's changing face
A new program leading to a diploma from the University of St. Michael’s College is all about education with a purpose, St. Mike’s dean of theology James Ginther told The Catholic Register.
Fr. Rosica resigns from St. Mike’s following plagiarism revelations
Accepting "full responsibility" for failure to credit his sources in several published articles and lectures, Fr. Thomas Rosica has resigned from the collegium of the University of St. Michael’s College.
Educators stand up for single-gender schools
The scandal that has erupted at Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School involving bullying and assault allegations has prompted suggestions that a “toxic masculinity” at the all-boys’ school played a role in incidents that have resulted in eight expulsions, six students facing serious charges and one student suspended. It’s also led to some calls to abolish single-sex schools.
St. Michael’s College School principal and board president resign
The principal of St. Michael's College School and its board president have both resigned as the fallout continues from the allegations of assault and sexual assualt at the all-boys Catholic school.
David Sylvester was installed as the new president of the University of St. Michael’s College on Oct. 4 at St. Basil’s Church in Toronto. Here is an edited transcript of his speech that day, reflecting on the importance of the school and of Catholic education:
Randy Boyagoda's new literary venture explores the Catholic faith in school atmosphere
Some might say that Randy Boyagoda is a lot like Prin, the protagonist of his third novel. Both are Catholic university professors with a Sri Lankan background and four daughters.
New president building blueprint for success at University of St. Michael's College
Construction crews have been busy completing a $4-million renovation of 80-year-old Brennan Hall in the centre of the University of St. Michael’sCollege, but there’s more to what’s happening on campus than the crack of hammers and the whirr of electric drills, insists the college’s new president.
Archbishop Durocher: Church must adapt to changing times
It’s a new era in the Church and therefore a new era for the Church’s social teaching, says Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.
Praying with paint: Iconography as a conversation with God
Love and pictures go together. You can piece together who and what anybody loves by the pictures on their phone, the pictures they hang on their walls, the pictures pinned to their cubicle at work and the pictures they’ve posted to Facebook.
Oratorio combines music and theology
Crusading journalist ‘fighting the fight’
Victor Malarek believes he was born with a sword in hand to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves. In fact, he made a career out of it.
St. Mike’s president, faculty at odds
Long-simmering tension between St. Michael’s College president David Mulroney and some of the college’s senior professors, librarians and administrators has broken out into the open.
New multi-faith approach to the old problem of poverty
Every armchair economist in the country wonders how a country so rich can have so many people who are poor.
Sheptytsky Institute finds a new home in Toronto
OTTAWA – Canada’s premier centre for university-level studies of Ukrainian Catholic theology, tradition and liturgy is moving from Ottawa to Toronto’s University of St. Michael’s College.