Most recent Conversation for Our Times:
We are grateful to have Dr Rosella Kinoshameg who spoke on being both Indigenous and Christian in an age of reconciliation.
Rosella is a deeply respected Odawa/Ojibway Elder from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She and her husband, Jim, have been married for 55 years; they have 5 children, 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
She has degrees in nursing and has been a nurse, teacher, administrator in the health care profession for over 52 years. She has integrated Indigenous methods of healing into her practice and has been a leading voice in the work of palliative care. She is active in her parish as a catechist (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd), liturgist, musician and member of the Diocesan Order of Service (ministry very similar to the diaconate) for the Sault Diocese. She has been involved with the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre for decades and is a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle of the Canadian Catholic Conference of Bishops.
Rosella has an Honourary doctorate (D.S.L.) from Regis College in Toronto; she has received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal from Pope Francis; she received the Magis Award from the Jesuits of Canada as well as the Honourary Volunteer Award for Friendship and Reconciliation. She continues to serve on many boards, committees and participates on many panels and workshops, including St Basil's Conversations for Our Times Zoom series.
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When MAiD became a legal option in Canada, eligibility for considering it required “a grievous and irremediable medical condition” … “unbearable suffering” and “decline that cannot be relieved under conditions you consider acceptable.” Mental illness was the only medical condition that was explicitly ruled out, but new legislation will change this. How do Catholics respond to these changing circumstances of MAiD in Canada?
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April 2022 with André Picard
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St. Basil’s invites you to the next in our webinar series
“Conversations for Our Times” -- Healing in all Directions: Personal Stories of Reconciliation
with Sister Eva Solomon, CSJ
October 31 at 2:30 PM
An Anishinaabe and member of Henvey Inlet First Nation, Sr. Eva has been a Sister of St. Joseph for more than 60 years. She is the Executive Director of the Building Bridges Project for the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Western Canada. She has dedicated her ministry to healing, education, dialogue, and reconciliation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples for more than 30 years. She has a doctorate in Cross-Cultural Ministry from the Chicago Theological Union.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a live presentation and includes commercial audio and visual source material. Conforming with copyright restrictions, it cannot be posted online. It will be recorded for archival purposes and will be available on request for consultation on-site at St. Basil's Church.
For a link to the presentation by Kevin Burns: “L'Arche and Jean Vanier One Year Later – A Constructive Reponse” please send an email to: stbasilsparish@gmail.com for further details.
YouTube Link: Everyone and Everything Connected: Pope Francis’s Vision for Our World with Cardinal Michael Czerny - YouTube
YouTube Link: YouTube - Post-Pandemic Church: Prophetic Possibilities
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Dr. Leddy discussed themes in her most recent book, Why Are We Here? — A Meditation on Canada
YouTube Link: Racism, White Privilege and the Invention of Race with Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey (Feb 21, 2021) - YouTube
YouTube Link: Laudato Si’ and Fratelli Tutti: From Prayer and Reflection to Action - Fr. Augusto Davies w/slides - YouTube
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The first is a look at the charisms and gifts of the Basilian Fathers who first formed the character of the parish – and how these continue to shape the parish’s character today.