A New Vision for Catholic Theological Education
“Teaching and studying theology means living on a frontier, the frontier where the Gospel meets the real needs of people.”
— Pope Francis
Who We Are
The Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology is the innovative, Toronto-based federation of Regis College, rooted in the Jesuit-Ignatian tradition, and the University of St. Michael’s, grounded in the Basilian tradition.
Created in 2022, RSM offers a number of conjoint degree programs, whether your goal is education and formation for ministry, advanced theological reflection and research on the practice of ministry or research-oriented education for those preparing to teach and pursue research in universities, seminaries or schools of theology.
RSM is an integral part of the Toronto School of Theology consortium in the University of Toronto. Regis College and the University of St. Michael’s College are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.
Regis St. Michael’s by the Numbers
#1 in Canada
and Top-10 Internationally
The Toronto School of Theology’s ranking in the QS World University Rankingsby Subject 2024: Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies.
16:1
Student to Faculty Ratio.
Top 3
Third Largest Library System
in North America.
$552,721
The $ amount of scholarships given out to our students last year. Thanks to our generous donors.
Why Study at RSM
Renowned faculty and cutting-edge programming.
Generous funding
for eligible students.
Small class sizes with the benefits
of University of Toronto affiliation.
Our Programs
Regis St. Michael’s offers conjoint degree programs with the University of Toronto that specialize in education and formation for Catholic ministry, including ordained ministry, religious education, and other pastoral ministries:
Degrees
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Master of Divinity (MDiv)
- Master of Religious Education (MRE)
- Master of Theological Studies (MTS)
- Master of Psychospiritual Studies (MPS)
- Master of Arts in Ministry Spirituality (MAMS)
- Master of Theology (ThM)
- Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Across our programs, we have adjusted curricula to meet the challenge of promoting reconciliation and ecology. We have increased experiential learning opportunities to broaden and deepen learning.
Ecclesiastical Degrees
Regis College also offers Ecclesiastical Degrees recognized across Canada and globally:
- Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.)
- Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.)
- Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)
Certificate and Diploma Offerings
We are modifying existing Certificate and Diploma programs and introducing new ones designed to allow students to ladder into other programs.
Certificate and diploma offerings include:
- Certificate in Eastern Christian Studies
- Certificate in Theological Studies
- Certificate in Theology and Interreligious Engagement
- Diploma in Eastern Christian Studies
- Diploma in Eco-Theology
- Diploma in Spiritual Direction
The adjustments to our program delivery promote life-long learning and make Catholic Theological Education accessible to more people.
Master of Psychospiritual Studies
Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology is pleased to offer the Master of Psychospiritual Studies (MPS). This 20-course post-baccalaureate degree equips students for leadership in specialized areas of spiritual care, spiritual direction or social justice ministries.
News and Events
Please check back for updates.
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Regis St. Michael’s Inaugural Convocation set for Nov. 8
The Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology will mark a …
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St. Mike’s and Regis Celebrate $2.8-million in Lilly Grant Funding
The Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology (RSM) has reached …
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InsightOut: Joining MASI on the Road to Emmaus
Fr. Michael Bombak is a Ukrainian Catholic priest whose journey …
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Inaugural Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology Convocation Ceremony
The inaugural Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology Convocation Ceremony …
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Loneliness: A Theological Appraisal
Join us September 24 at 4:30pm for a lecture presented …
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RSM Garden Party
Join us September 12 at 5:30pm at 569 Huron Street …
What Our Students Say
Sr. Carla Maria Thomas, OP, PhD student, RSM
At RSM we can reexamine theology’s colonial legacy,
and learn how, as Church, we can recognize our gifts, our strengths, and how they can contribute to healing, to empowerment, and to providing people with a compelling vision of life.
Noah McDonald
PhD student, RSM
RSM’s professors and connection to Indigenous groups have made it a place where I can integrate my Catholic and Anishnaabe sides of myself. There’s something special about RSM and its approach to theology. It’s about having a theology for a purpose, and doing theology that will have a positive impact on our communities.
Deanna Zantingh
PhD student, Joseph-Armand Bombardier scholar RSM
RSM is a space where I have been able to ask hard questions. It’s a community where I have been able to listen to Indigenous voices, unlearning theologies of land ownership and possession, and learning how right-relations with the land is key to true reconciliation.
Joao Francisco Haetinger, SJ MDiv student, RSM
RSM confronts us with the realities of diversity and difference, and shows how enriching they can be. Being empowered to engage current events, and my own historical and personal context in the multicultural city of Toronto has helped me to understand my own vocation to the priesthood.
Meet Our Faculty
Jaroslav Skira, MA, STL, PhD, Fr. Terrance Forestell, CSB, Dean of the Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology, Associate Professor, CEES, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy (University of Toronto)
I’m so privileged to be part of this new federation! Joy, excitement and the hope of the Jubilee Year have transformed our community. Our faith in the Word of God—of our students, librarians, staff and faculty—has inspired a myriad of creativity, boldness and confidence toward excellence in theological education.
Sr. Gill Goulding, CJ, MTh, STL, PhD, Professor of Systematic Theology
RSM provides an inspired educational experience that is formative both of the intellect and of the spirit. The integration of theology and spirituality is key to our mission and is evident in faculty teaching. We take seriously the synodal call of Pope Francis to be a theological institute that engages in multi-disciplinary workat home and abroad.
Desmond C. Buhagar, SJ, STB, MDiv, ThM,
RP, RMFT, LCMFT-S, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychotherapy
and Spiritual Care Education
RSM is a leading centre for theological and interdisciplinary studies in North America. We enjoy a peaceful, secure, multi-cultural and multi-faith learning environment for Catholic, ecumenical and inter-religious theology, within the wider Consortium of the Toronto School of Theology in Canada. We strive to be both faithful, progressive and
responsible, in our ecclesial, social and global outlook.
Cynthia L. Cameron, MAR, MA, PhD, Patrick and Barbara Keenan Chair
in Religious Education
Associate Professor of Religious Education
As a scholar of religious education and practical theology, I am energized by a community of students and faculty who seek to serve the Church by asking the hard theological questions about what it means to “be church” in the twenty-first century and what this means for Christian discipleship and ministry.
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Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology
A New Vision for Catholic Theological Education
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Road to Emmaus, Sally Mae Joseph, Copyright 2002, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.