﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:55:20 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Catholic Social Services - Sophia Talks</title><link>https://cssalberta.ca:443/News/rss/category/849/sophia-talks</link><atom:link href="https://cssalberta.ca:443/News/rss/category/849/sophia-talks" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: The Common Good]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-common-good</link><description><![CDATA[
    

   

 Doing the common good for everyone means that certain individual sacrifices must be made for the betterment of society. That was one of the messages Fr. Kris Schmidt presented ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-common-good</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-245]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: Caring for our common home]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-caring-for-our-common-home</link><description><![CDATA[   

    

   

 Being the vice president of Mission, Ethics, and Spirituality at Covenant Health, people might incorrectly assume that Gordon Self, our May Sophia Talks guest speaker, hadn’t ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-caring-for-our-common-home</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-242]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: Contemplation as the fire and fuel for mission]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-contemplation-as-the-fire-and-fuel-for-mission</link><description><![CDATA[
    

   

 Allowing for moments of contemplation each day can build a relationship and open oneself up to not just experiencing God, but also providing a mission. 

 Although it sounds easy, ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 21:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-contemplation-as-the-fire-and-fuel-for-mission</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-225]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: The dignity of work]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-dignity-of-work</link><description><![CDATA[
    

   

 What we do in our work, no matter what it is, is evidence of God’s love. 

 That was the main message from Fr. Stefano Penna’s March Sophia Talk. 

 We have a special ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-dignity-of-work</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-208]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: Embracing diversity]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-embracing-diversity</link><description><![CDATA[
    

   

 In our most recent Sophia Talks, Julien Hammond discussed the origin of the word “catholic” and the public perception of the Catholic Church being a closed-minded institution. 

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 Our most recent Sophia Talks in January was presented by Kathy Sperling, a spiritual care facilitator who works with women in our La Salle and St. Katharine Drexel Place ministries. ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-spirituality-in-the-workplace</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-113]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: Mercy through true compassion]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-mercy-through-true-compassion</link><description><![CDATA[
    

   

 “Let me see what I can do to help.” 

 Spoken over the phone to Sandra Prather, that statement reduced her to tears after she and her husband tried for months to find assistance ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-mercy-through-true-compassion</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-88]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: Social Justice and Human Rights]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-social-justice-and-human-rights</link><description><![CDATA[
    

   

 In his October Edition of Sophia Talks, Dr. Robert McKeon from Newman Theological College joins us to discuss how Catholic Social Justice informs our views and understanding of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-social-justice-and-human-rights</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-85]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: The role of the church and family]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-role-of-the-church-and-family</link><description><![CDATA[
    

 In this September edition of our Sophia Talks, Steven Defer, the Family and Life Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Edmonton, expands upon the definition of what it means to be a family, ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-role-of-the-church-and-family</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-67]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sophia Talks: The Sanctity of life; the end of life]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-sanctity-of-life-the-end-of-life</link><description><![CDATA[   

    

 
 Edmonton-area blogger Mark Pickup, who runs the website  humanlifematters.org , was the guest speaker at our third Sophia Talks event, which was held for our staff at our Edmonton ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/sophia-talks-the-sanctity-of-life-the-end-of-life</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-15]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>