Welcome to St. Marks College
St. Mark's College is the affiliated Catholic theological college of the University of British Columbia (UBC).The College offers a variety of programs including a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Culture, and Master’s degrees in Religious Education, Theological Studies, Pastoral Studies and Catholic Educational Leadership. We also offer engaging public lectures and professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, healthcare workers, and other professionals.
Academic Plan for Winter 2021
All courses offered through remote delivery due to COVID-19
Recent News
PONTIFEX MINIMUS: PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS ON THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION
BY DR. MICHAEL W. HIGGINS, PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR OF CORPUS CHRISTI-ST. MARK'S AT UBC We live in a cynical time. Deeply distrustful of authority—all authority—and because we have in great measure been disappointed, disillusioned, and disabused by these various bodies, we have come to a point in time when we accept little at face value. […]
PONTIFEX MINIMUS: PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS ON THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION
By Dr. Michael W. Higgins, President and Vice-Chancellor of Corpus Christi-St. Mark's at UBC It was with a combination of surprise and sadness that I read a detailed and generous obituary in Thursday’s Globe and Mail of the death and legacy of the Montreal priest, John Walsh. His death was sudden and the impact in […]
PONTIFEX MINIMUS: PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS ON THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION
BY DR. MICHAEL W. HIGGINS, PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR OF CORPUS CHRISTI-ST. MARK'S AT UBC On November 10 the Secretariat of State of the Holy See issued its exhaustive Report on the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick. Clocking in at a whopping 449 pages with some 1400 footnotes […]
Essay contest for Grade 12 students
"Hope" is the theme. Essay winner will receive $300.00.
Summer Institute 2021
Take advantage of the St. Mark’s Summer Institute to explore courses.