LCE Past Lectures

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

2014-2015

A Church in Dialogue: Pope Francis and the summons to ecumenical, inter-faith and cultural conversations
Bishop Donald Bolen
Women in the Christian Tradition: Where Theology and Spirituality Meet
Elizabeth Dreyer
Death with Dignity: Encountering Patients as Whole Persons
Dr. Hazel Markwell
Dr. Donna Ward
Stay Awake!: Remembering how central contemplation is to the life of the church and the world
Laurence Freeman
“Sometimes leading, sometimes following, sometimes side-by-side”: Catholic and Anglican Missionaries and the Political Evolution of Canada’s North
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
For the sake of the earth, let’s deal with our collective malaise
Bruce K. Alexander
A new messenger and new media: what Pope Francis is teaching us
David Gibson
Encountering Disability: More than a Problem
Tanya Titchkosky
Rod Michalko

2013-2014

2012-2013

Patient Safety: A panel discussion on providing safe and effective healthcare in a hospital setting
Dr. Bob Wickett
Don Shilton
Bruce Lauckner
Educating the Whole Person: Our Hopes for Catholic Education
Thomas Cardinal Collins
The Arab Awakening: Islam and the New Middle East
Tariq Ramadan
Nostra Aetate — the fruits of Vatican II for Christian-Jewish relations
Rabbi David Rosen
Henri Nouwen, Genius Born of Anguish - Exploring a book of IDEAS
Michael W. Higgins
Kevin Burns
Vatican II: The Battle for Meaning
Massimo Faggioli
A Catholic Journey: Paul Martin Sr., Religion, and Politics
Greg Donaghy
A Faith that Loves the Earth
Elizabeth Johnson
Human Rights and Church-State Relations: the new challenges
Kristin Henrard
A pilgrim people, a human journey: theological perspectives on migration and Eucharist
Daniel G. Groody

2011-2012

2010-2011

2009-2010

2008-2009

2007-2008

2006-2007

2005-2006

2004-2005

Poverty and Violence in Chiapas
Bishop Don Samuel Ruiz
Beyond Borders: Diversity as Moral and Spiritual Resource
Marilyn Legge, Ph.D.
Lessons from Iraq - Rescheduled to March 3, 2006
Hans-Christof Graf von Sponeck
Many Churches / Many Faiths / One Planet - Defered to March 24, 2006
Douglas John Hall, PhD
Healthcare and Canadian Values
Roy Romanow
Doctors Without Borders: Humanitarian Aid in a Turbulent Time
Dan Bortolotti
God of the Outdoors
Rev. Jim Profit, S.J.
Spirituality and Reason: A Strange and Potent Mixture
Dr. Michael W. Higgins
Christian Canada No More? The New Religious Landscape
Paul Bramadat, Ph.D.
God's Household: A Call to Action
Sallie McFague, Ph.D.
God's Household: Christianity, Economics, and Planetary Living
Sallie McFague, Ph.D.
The Grace of Mutual Respect
Janet Somerville

2003-2004

Shake Hands With The Devil
Lt. General(Ret.) Romeo Dallaire
Women and Worship
Sr. Miriam Martin, P.B.B.M., Ph.D.
How Do I Hate Thee?
Christopher T. Burris, Ph.D.
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
Karen Armstrong
Growing Up in a School of Love
Fr. Joseph G. Schner, S.J., Ph.D., C.Psyc.
Plurality and Difference in an Unstable World
Fr. Robert Schreiter, C.P.P.S., Ph.D.
Understanding “Terrorists” and “Martyrs”: Personal Encounters with Religious Militants
Cynthia Mahmood, Ph.D.
The Birth of a Catholic University: St Jerome’s and the Kingsdale Years
Fr. James A. Wahl, C.R., Ph.D.
Living the Interface between Faith and Politics
Preston Manning
Pain and the Soul
Kathleen Roberts Skerrett, Ph.D.
Lorraine I. Ferguson
Holiness and Spirituality: Are they Mutually Exclusive?
Rabbi Dow Marmur
The Word From Rome: The Next Pope and the Future of the Church
John L. Allen Jr.

2002-2003

2001-2002

2000-2001

1999-2000

The Next Pope: the Papacy in the New Millennium
John Willkins, Editor, The Tablet
Parenting and Power: An Analytic Story About Power and Powerlessness.
Dr. Kieran Bonner
The Jewish World of Jesus: The Evidence of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Dr. Elizabeth Schuller, O.S.U.
Betrayed Trust: Sex, Violence and the Christian Church
Dr. Nancy Nason-Clark
Music that Makes a Difference: The Consort Caritatis
Dr. Howard Dyck
The Information Revolution and the Public Good: The University's Role in Building a Civic Society
Prof. David Johnston, President, University of Waterloo
Spirit-Filled Leadership: Considerations for Catholic Institutions
Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher
Ignatian Spirituality and the Ecological Crisis: The Spirituality of Simple Living
Fr. Philip D. Shano, S.J
Storage/Retrieval: Human Possibilities and Limits in the Information Age
Dr. Mark Kingwell

1998-1999

1997-1998

1996-1997

1995-1996

1994-1995

1993-1994

The Reality of Nicaragua Today
Fr. Miguel D’Escoto
Politics as Art: A Christian Perspective
Dr. Terrence Downey
Dancing For God
Alexandra Caverly-Lowery
Passion and Faith: the Gospel Imperative to Risk
Fr. Gregory HJumbert
Birth and War: Why Do We Tell Stories
Carolyn Whitney-Brown

1992-1993

1991-1992

1990-1991

1989-1990

1988-1989

1987-1988

1986-1987

Anglicans and Roman Catholics: Future Directions
Fr. Jean-Marie Tillard, O.P.
A Feminist Approach to Judaism
Rabbi Elyse Goldstein
Faith and Public Service
Hon. David MacDonald, P.C. L.L.D
The Unobscured Jesus
Tom Harper

1985-1986

1984-1985

1983-1984

The Mind of John Paul II
Peter Hebblethwaite
Women in the Canadian Catholic Church
Elisabeth Lacelle
The Misuse of Tradition
Joanne Dewart
Experience and Reflection: An Anglican Priest’s Journey
Rev. Elisabeth Kilbourn
Current Challenges of the Christian Scientist
Dr. (Sister) Rosalie Bertell
Ministry Skills Part IIa: The Call to Leadership for the Laity
Sr. Pat Mansfield, SSND
Ministry Skills Part IIb: The Critical First years of Marriage
Prof. Ed Bader
The Exiled Writer and Christian Principles
Josef Ŝkovrecky
MInistry Skills Part I: Ministry and the Parish
Dr. John Melloh
Prayer, Protest and the Spirituality
Gordon Zahn
The Prodigal Son's Long Road Home: Merton's Mapping of the Route
Kenneth Russell
Thomas Merton as Spiritual Guide
Elena Malits, C.S.C
Justice in the North
Arnold Pelly
The Canadian Roots of Anti-Semitism
Alan T. Davies
The Catholic Image of the Jew
Maureena Fritz
The Layman and Catholic Intellectual Life
J.M. Cameron
The Christian and the Mentally Handicapped
Dr. Philomena Newberry
Fr. Sam Bianco
An Evening with Brian Moore
Brian Moore
Nicaragua: The Spiritual Challenge and the Challenge of Justice
Fr. Ernesto Cardenal
What’s it like to be a Catholic Psychiatrist
Dr. Murray McGovern
The Christian and the Addicted
Dr. Jim Anderson
Mr. Tom Penney

1982-1983

An Historical Overview of Canadian Anti-Semitism
Ethics, Economy and Ecology: The Technology of Hope
Brian P. McGowan
Beyond Technology: The Ultimate Environment
Prof. Don Demarco
Justice in the Canadian Context
Mary-Jo Leddy, N.D.S
Justice and the Modern Encyclicals
Gregory Baum
The Christian in a Technological Society
Prof. F. A. Demarco
Original Child Prophet: Merton and the Nuclear Menace
Donald Graystone
The Silent One and the Poetics of Unity. Merton’s Last Poem
Michael Higgins
Thomas Merton: A Monk For All Seasons
Deba Patnaik
Contemplation: Transformation of Consciousness
William Shannon
Justice and the Third World
Robert Carty
Catholic Mennonite Dialogue: Liberation Theology -- It’s Biblical Roots and Modern Challenge
Professor John Yoder
Justice and Corporate Repsonsibility
Peter Oliphant