Drs. Clifford and Glendinning Take Part in Vatican Symposium
Dr. Catherine Clifford and Dr. Chad Glendinning recently attended the second Inclusive Governance in a Synodal Church Symposium in Rome on June 2–5, 2026. The first Symposium was held in Rome on April 28-30 2025. Both Drs. Clifford and Glendinning spoke at the first Symposium, with Clifford presenting “Inclusive Governance in a Synodal Church: Approaches to the Exercise of Authority by Lay Persons,” and Glendinning presenting “Canonical Issues associated with Ministerial Public Juridic Persons.” At the second Symposium, the keynote address was given by the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, Mario Grech. He endorsed the Symposium’s approach to integrating lay people into the governance of the Church and spoke of it as a shared search to discern the will of God as a community. Click here to read more about the Symposium.
Monthly Graduate Seminar with Center on the Churches, Truth, and Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples
Tuesday, October 8 12:00 pm in G 342 The Centre on the Churches, Truth, and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples hosts a monthly Graduate Seminar. Doctoral students and faculty meet regularly in the Graduate Seminar to explore and present scholarship on the topics of Truth and Reconciliation. The seminar supports all graduate students in-person and online who are interested in using the lens of decolonization for their work. Contact Prof. Sheila Smith at cctr@ustpaul.ca for more information about how to prepare for this meeting
Monthly Graduate Seminar with Center on the Churches, Truth, and Reconciliation With Indigenous Peopes
Tuesday, October 8 12:00 pm in G 342 The Centre on the Churches, Truth, and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples hosts a monthly Graduate Seminar. Doctoral students and faculty meet regularly in the Graduate Seminar to explore and present scholarship on the topics of Truth and Reconciliation. The seminar supports all graduate students in-person and online who are interested in using the lens of decolonization for their work. Contact Prof. Sheila Smith at cctr@ustpaul.ca for more information about how to prepare for this meeting