St. Mary's University

Inspiration Unplugged Catholic Lecture Series Presents - Indigenous Christians: An Authentic Faith
2024-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | McGivney Hall, 14500 Bannister Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Indigenous Voices of Faith is a series of interviews conducted by Cardus in the fall of 2022 by Father Deacon Andrew, in which Indigenous people across Canada were asked to share their faith and life experiences. St. Mary’s is excited to host Father Deacon Andrew, where he will discuss with a panel of Indigenous peoples from Treaty Seven, their faith experiences. It is an opportunity to hear from Elders and an alumnus of St. Mary’s about how Indigenous culture and Christian faith co-exist.

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Darwin Day - The Capacity for Adaptation in Natural Populations ft. Dr. Mason Kulbaba
2024-02-12 16:00 - 17:00 | McGivney Hall, 14500 Bannister Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The concept of adaptation is a central, and sometimes misunderstood, theme in Darwinian evolution. Adaptation is the increase in fitness across subsequent generations and is how populations of species become “fitted” to their environments. The environment determines the character and magnitude of natural selection experienced by individuals but fluctuates both temporally and spatially. This fluctuation means populations are in a constant cat-and-mouse game to adapt to the environment and maximize their fitness. However, as environmental fluctuations become more severe due to ongoing climate change, it is unclear if contemporary natural selection can maintain populations, especially small or threatened populations.
My talk will report on a large-scale field experiment in an annual plant (Chamaecrista fasciculata – Partridge Pea) that quantified the capacity for adaptation, and then compared this prediction with the actual realized change in fitness across multiple generations. Finally, I will describe the potential for evolutionary rescue, where populations “evolve their way out of extinction” under contemporary natural selection.

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Lightning Basketball vs Keyano College
2024-02-10 13:00 - 17:00 | Glenmore Christian Academy, 16520 24th St. SW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Lightning Basketball teams take on the visiting Keyano College Huskies women’s tip 1:00pm and men’s tip at 3:00pm

Open House - February 10
2024-02-10 10:00 - 14:00 | McGivney Hall, 14500 Bannister Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
St. Mary’s University is hosting an Open House on Saturday, February 10, 2024 where students can speak with professors and learn more about the dynamic programs that will help prepare them to go out into the world and make a difference.

Lightning Basketball vs Lakeland College
2024-02-09 18:00 - 22:00 | Glenmore Christian Academy, 16520 24th St. SW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Lightning Athletics Basketball teams take on the visiting Lakeland College Rustlers Women’s Tip at 6:00pm and Men’s at 8:00pm

Nunc Coepi ("Now I Begin") Retreat
2024-01-26 16:00 - 2024-01-28 16:00 | Salem Acres Bible Camp, Alberta 590, Elnora, AB, Canada, 21442 Alberta 590, Elnora, Alberta, T0M 0Y0, Canada
Join us at Salem Acres Bible Camp for a restful weekend facilitated by St. Mary’s University’s Campus Ministry. We welcome you to escape the city at our Nunc Coepi Retreat. This in-person event guarantees a refreshing break from your daily routine and a chance to deepen your faith and friendships. You won’t want to miss out on this awesome weekend

Inspiration Unplugged presents The Saint John's Bible
2024-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | McGivney Hall, 14500 Bannister Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Please join us to learn about and experience The Saint John’s Bible. Brad Neary, Director of the Heritage Program, will share the history of the original manuscript as well as details of the full-sized printed version, referred to as the Heritage Edition. Neary will have one volume – Gospels and Acts – of the Heritage Edition on display and will share several of the work’s most iconic illuminations.
The Saint John’s Bible is the first-handwritten, illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in 500 years. It was commissioned in 1998 by the Benedictine monastery of Saint John’s Abbey and Saint John’s University to ignite the spiritual imagination of people throughout the world and to illuminate the word of God for a new millenium.

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The Filthy Feet of Sacred Service: When Prayer Gets Off Its Knees
2023-11-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Alberta
Inspiration Unplugged – The Filthy Feet of Sacred Service: What Happens When Prayer Gets Off Its Knees
Anchored in a reflection on John 13:1-20 (the Washing of the Disciples’ Feet), Dr. Troy Davies will take us on a tour of the ‘soul of service’ using examples drawn from the awe-inspiring work of Alberta’s own Catholic Social Services – one of the largest multi-function social service agencies in the country!
Everyone is invited to attend this dynamic lecture, which will feature a mixture of real on-the-ground stories, while also drawing upon the tenets of Catholic Social Teaching and the theology of outreach – engaging the head and the heart of all who attend.
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LIGHT vs CUE
2023-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Alberta
