Join us for Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, the Director of the Vatican Observatory on Monday, Apr.15 for the our Lectures in Catholic Experience. Read more about him in his interview with the Catholic Register: bit.ly/43T6Tsu Tickets available: bit.ly/4cUuDkg

Lovely display of faculty publications put together by ⁦St. Jerome's University Library⁩ for tonight’s ⁦St.Jerome's University⁩ board briefing feature on Sociology and Legal Studies

Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, delivering St. Jerome’s final Lecture in Catholic Experience for 2023-24, “When Science Goes Wrong: The Desire and Search for Truth”

This is the share of Catholics who: Oppose Capital Punishment Oppose Abortion Oppose Euthanasia These are some of the tenets of the "consistent ethic of life." Never more than 7% agree with the Church's teachings. It was ~1% of Catholics in 2022.

From the latest Heart to Heart from Bishop Crosby, OMI: "A NEW AND EXCITING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM will be offered by St.Jerome's University in Waterloo this Fall. The Certificate in Catholic Leadership seeks to support..." hamiltondiocese.com/heart-to-heart/

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Deman for his recent Eisner Award Nomination in the category of Best Academic/Scholarly Work for his recent book, "The Claremont Run, Subverting Gender in the X-Men." To read more: bit.ly/4bEy0u3

Tradition and Poetry: 60 readers and writers gather in Clatskanie for Raymond Carver Writing Festival including our own Chad Wriglesworth thechiefnews.com/news/tradition… via The Clatskanie Chief

We're excited by the launch of the Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures (IRCSF) (IRCSF), a new hub for social scientific/empirical research related to religion, spirituality, and emerging forms of communities of belief and practice.

The Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures aims to be a new hub for social scientific & empirical research related to religion, spirituality, & emerging forms of communities of belief & practice. ➡️Sign up for the IRCSF newsletter. sssreligion.org/announcement/l…

Thanks to the Catholic Register for spotlighting our work here at the IRCSF!!! catholicregister.org/item/36890-rel…

Excited for the launch of the IRCSF led by Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, Carol Ann MacGregor and Galen Watts! Read more about Canada's new hub for research on religion, spirituality and emerging forms of communities of belief and practice: bit.ly/3VU6P9A

Adding this to my summer reading list mcnallyrobinson.com/9781987986198/… CMU Press

Today we are celebrating SJU Associate Professor Chad Wriglesworth who has been recognized by UWaterloo Arts for Excellence in Teaching! Congratulations to Chad and all the other 2024 Arts Award recipients! 🎉

“Robots are exciting for kids, so I hypothesize that engaging with one will be a positive experience – and positive experiences have positive mental health and well-being implications," says Dr. Maureen Drysdale of UWaterloo Psychology & St.Jerome's University.

Y'all!! For the first time in a very long time, the #BlackCatholicsSyllabus has been updated!! New items include an article from Dr. M. Shawn Copeland in Journal of Catholic Social Thought and the "Meet Father Rivers Podcast"! tiapratt.com/blackcatholics…

If you thought Christian Nationalism was just a White Evangelical thing, check out my latest piece RNS, where I discuss the Catholic brand of Christian Nationalism that, with JD Vance's elevation to Trump's VP pick, is now at the epicenter of US political power.

Congratulations to St.Jerome's University's J. Andrew Deman for winning his category Best Academic/Scholarly Work at the #EisnerAwards2024 for The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X- Men University of Texas Press

Presentation by Galen Watts & Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme at the Association for the Sociology of Religion conference last weekend in beautiful #Montreal, on the emergence of a #secular #sacred canopy in contexts of late-stage #secularization. More to come on this as the paper develops!

Many people assume that those who are more actively involved with a #religious group in #Canada live in more #rural areas of the country on average. That is not the case according to 2023 International Social Survey Programme ISSP data.

Looking forward to this return to my non-admin roots!