Who will be there?
Honourable Jean Augustine
Former MP & Cabinet Minister/Member of the Order of Canada
Sr. Sonal Castelino C.S.J.
Director of Mission and Ministry, University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto
Brian R. Corbin, Ed.D.
CCUSA Executive Vice President Member Services
John Del Grande
Sr. Vice President of Business Innovation for Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada
Fr. Dr. Matthew M. Durham, D.Min.
Executive Director, Saint Elizabeth Foundation
Sr. Gill Goulding CJ
PhD, Professor of Systematic Theology, Regis College, University of Toronto
Benjamin Lamb
Director, Wellington Advocacy
Neil MacCarthy
Director, Public Relations & Communications, Archdiocese of Toronto
Sr. Donna Markham, O.P.
Past CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)
Dr. Moira McQueen, Ph. D.
Past Executive Director of Catholic Bioethics Institute
Graydon Nicholas
Former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, Wolastoqey Elder, and Professor, University of New Brunswick
Dr. Chavon Niles
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Kathleen Redmond, MA, MCC
Sr. Mary Rowell C.S.J.
Director of Vocations & First Formation for CSJ in Canada/Clinical Bioethicist
Shirlee Sharkey
Past President & CEO of SE Health
Linda Staudt
Former Director of Education of the London District Catholic School Board
Angela Townend
MSW, RSW, Toldo Research Chair For The Advancement of Human Formation,St. Peter’s Seminary
Stephen Hurley
MDiv Student and founder of the About Faith Network
Closing Mass Celebrant:

His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo
Frank Cardinal Leo is the Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto and a member of the College of Cardinals, having been elevated by Pope Francis in December 2024. Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1971, he was ordained a priest in 1996 and spent his early ministry in parish work before joining the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See, serving in Apostolic Nunciatures worldwide. Upon returning to Canada, he served as the General Secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and was later appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal in 2022. He was installed as the Archbishop of Toronto in March 2023 under his episcopal motto, “Quodcumque Dixerit Facite” (“Do Whatever He Tells You”).
In addition to his pastoral leadership, Cardinal Leo holds extensive academic and governance roles, serving as Chancellor for the University of St. Michael's College, St. Augustine's Seminary, and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. A multilingual prelate fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, he is also the founder of the Canadian Mariological Society and serves on several global Vatican Dicasteries. His contributions to both the Church and Canadian society were formally recognized with the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
