Serpents and Dragons: Mary and Her Enemies in Mexican and Indian Art
2019-04-16 | Regis College, 100 Wellesley St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 2Z5, Canada
Please join the Msgr. John Mary Fraser Centre on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 4 p.m. in Classroom A of Regis College (100 Wellesley St. W.) as Dr. Patrizia Granziera presents a lecture entitled “Serpents and Dragons: Mary and Her Enemies in Mexican and Indian Art.”
Patrizia Granziera is Professor of Art History at the University of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico. She has a Ph.D. in Art History from University of Warwick. Her research focuses on the iconography of gardens and landscapes and on the image and symbolism of the divine feminine. Along with many published articles, she co-authored Image of the Divine Feminine in Mexico: Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas (Ashgate 2012). In her presentation, “Serpents and Dragons: Mary and Her Enemies in Mexican and Indian Art,” Dr. Granziera will explore how Marian images in colonial Mexico and India represented the idea of the divine feminine and how European missionaries responded to the popularity of the goddesses in these newly conquered lands.
This event, sponsored by the Msrgr. John Mary Fraser Centre, is offered with the support of the TST Comparative Theology Group, Regis College, Trinity College, and Emmanuel College. Please be sure to register.

Abrahamic Talks Series: Charity without Justice Is Not Charity–Justice without Charity Is Not Just
2019-04-19
The Msgr. John Mary Fraser Centre for Practical Theology at Regis College, in collaboration with the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, presents the “Abrahamic Talks Series.” The series is an opportunity for members of diverse religious traditions, as well as members of the local community, to discuss how faith communities can respond to contemporary social issues and concerns. Through this initiative, we aim to facilitate and promote further cooperation between religious communities and their members.
Join us on Wednesday, April 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Regis College, for “Charity without Justice Is Not Charity–Justice without Charity Is Not Just,” the next edition of the Abrahamic Talks Series. This time, our discussion will surround the diverse Abrahamic understandings of the concepts of “justice” and “charity,” and we will be under the leadership of three wonderful panelists: Cari Kozierok (Ve’ahavta), Mohammad Abdul Wadud (ICNA Canada), and Kevin Moore (Regent Park Community Ministry, United Church of Canada). Please fill out the registration link below.
