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Flourishing of the Human Person in Sport: In Conversation with Sport Psychologist Dr. Mark Nesti
St. Joseph's College (U of A) 11325 89 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBuilding on Pope Leo's recent letter about a pastoral approach to sport and the Church's long-standing involvement in sport, especially in Catholic schools and colleges, the Kule Chair and NTC is pleased to welcome an in-person conversation with sport psychologist Dr. Mark Nesti. The discussion will engage his long-standing research and applied practice in sport psychology and his engagement with existential phenomenology (constructed with assistance from Aquinas, Pieper, and others) to provide a more person-centered approach to the care for human athletes. Educational themes of meaning, purpose, beauty, and vulnerability will also be addressed.
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The Living Rosary
Annuciation Parish - Edmonton 9420 – 163 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, CanadaOctober is dedicated as the Month of the Holy Rosary. 13 October 1917 marks the final and most famous apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal, where an estimated 70,000 people witnessed the miraculous "Miracle of the Sun". The Virgin Mary identified herself as the "Lady of the Rosary," asking for repentance, daily prayer of the Rosary, and the building of a chapel on the site.
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St. Joseph’s College Reading Group
St. Joseph's College (U of A) 11325 89 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaWant to dig into the depths of Pope Leo XIV's latest encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas'? A 6-week reading group will meet in SJC's Board Room every Wednesday from Oct. 7-Nov. 18th to study and discuss this important magisterial document.