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CLD26 Restoring the Covenant: CST as Common Social Ground
2026-05-30 | De La Salle Oaklands College, 131 Farnham Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4V 1H7, Canada
Catholic Conscience’s next annual conference on Building a Culture of Life and Dignity will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at De La Salle Oaklands College, 131 Farnham Avenue, in Toronto, Ontario. The topic of this year’s conference is Restoring the Covenant: CST as Common Social Ground.

Veritas Summer Program
2026-06-28 08:00 - 2026-07-04 12:30 (America/Toronto)
Join us in the beautiful Madawaska Valley for our second annual Veritas Summer Program!
Grade 11 and 12 students, along with recent high school graduates, are invited to attend Our Lady Seat of Wisdom’s Veritas Summer Program from June 28th to July 4th, 2026, or from July 12th to July 18th, 2026.
During the program, attendees will participate in a series of faculty-led lectures and Socratic seminars in the morning, while the afternoon and evening will include outdoor activities in the local area. Afternoon and evening activities include: swimming, canoeing, hiking in Algonquin park, sports, board games, swing dances (with instruction), and music nights. There will also be daily opportunities for confession, Mass, and Eucharistic adoration. Students will stay in residences with current SWC summer students serving as counsellors. The program will conclude with an overnight, outdoor camping excursion.

Annual Wojtyla Conference
2026-08-06 19:00 - 2026-08-09 12:00 | Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College, Barry’s Bay, ON, 18 Karol Wojtyla Square, Barry's Bay, Ontario, K0J1B0, Canada
This year’s theme is ‘Be Not Afraid’: The Church’s Call to Mission in a Post-Christian World. Inspired by St. John Paul II’s constant exhortation “Be not afraid,” this theme focuses on the Church’s mission in our time of cultural upheaval and secularization. The Institute will explore how families, parishes, and those engaged in the intellectual life can respond with renewed apostolic zeal in our post-Christian age. The keynote speaker will be His Grace, Archbishop Marcel Damphousse. While this event is officially designated a teachers’ institute, all are welcome–educators, students, clergy, and lay faithful alike–who desire to deepen their understanding of Catholic education and culture. Each talk also includes opportunities for dialogue and networking with the lecturers and your fellow attendees.
Come be rejuvenated and inspired by Catholic speakers, prayer and community at this 3-day conference in the beautiful setting of the Madawaska Valley on the shore of Lake Kamaniskeg – the ‘lake of shining water’ – in Barry’s Bay, Ontario, Canada.
To register, please see here. And we hope to see you there!
