Questions about the Structure and Duties of the Synod of Bishops

You are invited to attend a Memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XVI at 2:00pm in St. Michael’s Church prior to our next monthly meeting to be held on Friday, February 10th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. At the meeting we will be discussing “Questions about the Structure and Duties of the Synod of Bishops” by Joseph Ratzinger Benedict XVI from Synodality (Volume 48.4).

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Thomas Toast – 2023

We will be celebrating our annual Thomas Toast event in person this Friday, January 27th at 7:00pm, the vigil of the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, at the Newman Centre Guelph (325 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario – parking lot entrance off of Dean Avenue). You are invited to join us as we pray Vespers in the Oratory, hear a talk on Thomas’ take on nature and grace, and listen to Adoro Te Devote sung by the Vocations Ministry choir.

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Catholic Politics and the Analogy of Authority

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, January 13th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Catholic Politics and the Analogy of Authority” by D. C. Schindler from Synodality (Volume 48.4).

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Henri de Lubac and the Christian Mystery of Nature and Grace

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, December 9th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Henri de Lubac and the Christian Mystery of Nature and Grace” by Nicholas J. Healy Jr. from Christ the Redeemer (Volume 49.1).

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Memory Eternal: Fruitful Death as the Form of Personal Mediation (Part II)

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, November 11th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Memory Eternal: Fruitful Death as the Form of Personal Mediation (Part II)” by Erik van Versendaal from God and the Crisis of Meaning (Volume 48.3). The PDF can be downloaded here.
Note that the download includes the previously published Part I of the article. We will be discussing Part II only. However, feel free to read Part I.

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Liberalism, the Church, and the Unreality of God

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, October 14th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “Liberalism, the Church, and the Unreality of God” by Larry Chapp from God and the Crisis of Meaning (Volume 48.3).

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THE HYPERCOLONIAL CONDITION, Or, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT EVERYTHING

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, September 9th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing the opinion piece “THE HYPERCOLONIAL CONDITION, Or, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT EVERYTHING” by our very own, Deacon Charles Fernandes.

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American Revolution as Total Revolution: Del Noce and the American Experiment

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, August 12th, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “American Revolution as Total Revolution: Del Noce and the American Experiment” by Michael Hanby from God and the Crisis of Meaning (Volume 48.3). The PDF can be downloaded from here.

We will meet at Newman House (329 Gordon Street, Guelph, parking off of Dean Avenue) with a BBQ to follow (meat, veggie and fish burgers on the menu).

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The Almighty Father—Put to the Test of the Problem of Evil

Our next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, July 8th, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We will be discussing “The Almighty Father—Put to the Test of the Problem of Evil” by Jean-Pierre Batut from God and the Crisis of Meaning (Volume 48.3).

We will meet at Newman House (329 Gordon Street, Guelph, parking off of Dean Avenue) with a BBQ to follow (meat, veggie and fish burgers on the menu).

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Book Launch: Rationality Is… The Essence of Literary Theory (Video)

At our meeting on Friday, June 10th, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm we discussed excerpts from the recently published book Rationality Is… The Essence of Literary Theory by our very own Norm Klassen. You can purchase the book here. Congratulations Norm! Below you can watch a recording of the meeting posted on Norm’s YouTube channel:

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