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Conversations for our Times

The series was started by the Parish with Fr. Daryold Winkler for the 60th anniversary of the Parish and bring in speakers (mostly virtually through Zoom sessions) to discuss issues facing the Parish or the Church.  All are welcome to join.  When there is an upcoming event you can find a link to register ahead of time on Zoom on this page.


Series Titles and Presenters and Links to YouTube (When Available)


St. Basil's YouTube Channel includes many of the Conversation of our Times videos (includes Masses, Liturgy of the Word and Conversations)

YouTube Link:  External link opens in new tab or windowStBasils Parish - YouTube






Upcoming Conversations

The last one was on Nov 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM ET on Roadblocks ahead!  Thinking and Acting ethically is not abstract.  It's about navigating through challenging terrain.  Our guide was Moira McQueen, who is an internationally acclaimed expert in the complex and shifting interplay of legal decisions, medical discoveries and Catholic theology.


Previously Recorded Conversations (more recent Conversations that are recorded on YouTube):


Recorded January 2025

Pope Francis: The Christian Disruptor with Michael W. Higgins

Recorded April 2024

Discussion on the Global Refugee Crisis with Louise Arbour


Recorded March 2024

Discussion on ways Indigenous and Western-tradition cultures in Canada approach water.


Recorded November 2023

Special Gift of Two Paths: Indigenous & Christian

with Dr. Rosella Kinoshameg


Recorded January 2023

Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults - Dr. David Conn


December 2021

“Building a Better World for All” with Mark Carney




Conversations History (with YouTube/Recording links where they exist)

2025

November 2025 - No recording - Roadblocks ahead!  Thinking and Acting ethically is not abstract.  It's about navigating through challenging terrain.  Our guide, Moira McQueen, is an internationally acclaimed expert in the complex and shifting interplay of legal decisions, medical discoveries and Catholic theology.
January 2025 -  Pope Francis, Christian Disruptor w/Michael Higgins on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/S8fUOxdBJ74?si=7mg4Ewl5FckPmkeI

2024

April 2024 - Discussion on the Global Refugee Crisis with Louise Arbour on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/ZElynEfY8QY?si=XLiTdDVZBqESbkjA
March 2024 - World Water Day Discussion, St. Basil's Parish Ottawa, Canada on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/5FB5Wl_IiVA?si=0tPSxEvgZCGiH4Gx

2023

November 2023 - Special Gift of Two Paths: Indigenous & Christian with Dr. Rosella Kinoshameg on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/HVafoE11_HY?si=bkzKWdWjSpbu4h1b
June 2023 - Conversation for Our Times, Sexuality and Catholic Thought with Dr. Doris Kieser on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/jB9cWqRU-aw?si=q4rblB--7aLeBS5i
April 2023 - No recording - Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada through a Catholic Lens with Christopher De Bono
February 2023 - Weathering, the Storm: Half an Hour Earlier in Newfoundland (a reflection on Living with the Effects of Clerical Abuse in Newfoundland) with Anne Walsh, D. Min. on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/Lz7TKlS7eqk?si=GCNAMx1Ude6BkU7F
January 2023 - Listening to One Another in This World of Differences with Fr. Louis Roy on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/3GfjKOgXWjQ?si=uXPME1epKpAqeze-

2022

November 2022 -  Homelessness in an Age of Crisis with Mother Maggie Helwig on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/r3Ghu2OeXGE?si=a3er7FaXEW2A7c_H
October 2022 - Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Life with Dr. Carol Kuzmochka on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/n5tQSRrD648?si=9CmTiQlfSaAhDh0v
June 2022 - Recovering a Culture of Peace with Hon. Douglas Roche, Q.C on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/NvcnTYDmyxM?si=cduolSz2YWTdpJ9o
May 2022 - Listening to the Cry of Creation: Fashioning an Ecological Spirituality for Our Time with Simon Appolloni, Assistant Professor with the School of the Environment at University of Toronto and author and editor with Novalis Publishing on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/o1Bo8j7Nrm8?si=X3hb_de7tj97QYlr
April 2022 - No recording - Neglected No More:  The Urgent Need to Rethink our Eldercare System with André Picard
March 2022 - After Sixty Years, Does Vatican II Still Matter with Dr. Catherine Clifford on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/dUtAISeWuxM?si=HTGuJ_NAUQusl5Ir
February 2022 - Healing in all Directions with Sr. Eva Solomon on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/kPqwNMfWYeE?si=bRcPnIGMPsdXzigi
January 2022 - No Recording - Whose voices are you listening to? with Lorraine Ste-Marie, D. Min (Professor at St. Paul University and author of Beyond Words: New Language for a Changing Church)

2021

December 2021 - Building a Better World for All with Mark Carney on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/pl5_okdO2Xs?si=gFmf7Wo_sfwP8NkV
November 2021 - Looking to the Laity with Anne Louise Mahoney and parishioners Mary Ross, Anne Galla, John Power and Maria Constantini on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/aJipveQdxfs?si=p5RbaEEuuxXv5KKd
September 2021 - Sisters of Holy Cross: Sixty Years in St. Basil’s Parish with Sister Jean Goulet, c.s.c. on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/n8SShaKAz1M?si=vIci_gq5aqKkGRPr
June 2021 - No Recording - L'Arche and Jean Vanier One Year Later - A Constructive Response - With Kevin Burns - 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.
May 2021 - Everyone and Everything Connected: Pope Francis’s Vision for Our World with Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/SGpJpB66pZU?si=DhlvdAbiEFI0Jw8z
April 2021 - Post-Pandemic Church: Prophetic Possibilities with Sr. Nuala Kenny, SC on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/P-OxrbmiE7Y?si=v5ce0UTSA_V_GJqh
March 2021 - No Recording - Why Are We Here?  A Meditation on Canada - Conversation with Dr. Mary Jo Leddy
February 2021 - “Racism, White Privilege And Invention Of Race” With Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/IOCkglMlHhc?si=y_kV8loTlS9x8BQR
January 2021 - No Recording - Racism is Real — but what does that have to do with us? - with Howard J. Ross

2020

November 2020 - Laudato Si’ and Fratelli Tutti: From Prayer and Reflection to Action - Fr. Augusto Davies on YouTube External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtu.be/QSRSEAuklZ4?si=LKM4LpPbLWVi80m4



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