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Solidarity in a Time of Solitudes

 

At a time of increasing polarization, disengagement, and disenchantment in both the Church and the World, the 2024-2025 St. Jerome's Lectures in Catholic Experience series brings together a series of talks by a variety of academics and practitioners who help us understand the potential for solidarity in a time of solitudes. Our speakers this year will challenge us to think about a "religion of the heart" that may not appear in a church pew, remind us of the potential for sport to bridge difference, surprise us with the potential of interfaith dialogue on university campuses, inform our understanding of religion and political polarization, speak to the past, present, and future of a synodal church, and emphasize our collective obligation to people on the margins. 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
"In a Small Way, Hockey Can Improve the World": Father David Bauer's Vision for Canada's Game
 
 
To livestream the event.

 

 

 
 
A Muslim Theologian Teaching at a Catholic University
 
 
To livestream the event.

 

 

 
 
How Catholics Govern: Examining the Religiosity and Policy Preferences of Local Government Officials
 
 
To livestream the event.

 

 

 
 
 
 
To livestream the event.

 

 
 
Headshot of Father Gregory Boyle.
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Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ, Jesuit Priest and Founder of Homeboy Industries | May 15, 2025
Cherished Belonging - The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times
 
 
To livestream the event.

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
LOCATION AND MAPS

Join us for the 2024-2025 Lectures in Catholic Experience series in the Notre Dame Chapel, located on campus in SJ1 (the classrooms and Library building), Click here for detailed location and map information. 

 

Parking

Limited complimentary parking with accessible exterior pathways to the Notre Dame Chapel, is available in Lot B at St. Jerome’s University. Pay for parking is also available within walking distance of the university's main entrance.

 

 

OUR SUPPORTERS

Thank you to the individuals and organizations that make the Lectures in Catholic Experience series possible each year. We are grateful for your support and acknowledge the ongoing commitment of the following:

 


            Congregation of the Resurrection
            Family and Friends of Laurence A. Cummings
            Family and Friends of Ken Devlin
            Family and Friends of John Sweeney
            Family and Friends of John J. Wintermeyer
            Friends of Michael W. Higgins
            Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loretto Sisters)
            Jesuits of Canada
            Patrons of the Lectures in Catholic Experience
            Scarboro Missions
            Spalding Family
            Waterloo Catholic District School Board

KEEP IN TOUCH

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PAST LECTURES

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