Thomas More Institute Montreal

A toast to 50 years of the Thomas More Institute's Seniors Outreach Program!

Each year, the Thomas More Institute develops and delivers an original 20-week discussion course designed specifically for seniors. Led by volunteers trained in the Thomas More Institute's approach to discussion, the course is offered on-site at various residences and senior’s centres in the Greater Montreal area. The goal of the program is to foster socialization and intellectual reflection by creating a welcoming environment in which participating seniors can engage with selected readings and with one another.

Here's to many more years of the Seniors Outreach Program!

Volunteer Appreciation Day 2026 💛

Thank you to interviewers Irene Menear and Daniel Schouela, as well as interviewees Valerie Amyot, Claire English and Joseph Vietri for delivering the grand finale to the 2026 Spring Interview Series!

This event featured course leaders from the Thomas More Institute as they shared their experience of our unique classroom model, and opened the floor to a discussion with the audience about points from the book "Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life" by Agnes Callard.

We are proud to share that our Manager of Development, Marleigh Greaney, is among the recipients of the AFP's 2026 scholarships for the Fundamentals of Fundraising Course!

Congratulations, Marleigh! 🎉

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Nous sommes fiers de partager que notre Gestionnaire du dévelopment, Marleigh Greaney, est une des récipiendaires des bourses 2026 du de la collecte de fonds!

Félicitations, Marleigh! 🎉

🌟 Félicitations aux récipiendaires des bourses 2026 du de la collecte de fonds!

L’ est heureuse d’offrir plusieurs bourses de 250 $ à des professionnel(le)s du milieu afin de soutenir leur participation aux éditions 2026 du Cours ABC de la collecte de fonds à et à .

Félicitations aux récipiendaires :
🟡 Marianne Veilleux, Centre féminin du Saguenay
🟡 Mazen Boustani, Société de recherche sur le cancer / Cancer Research Society
🟡 Simon Beaumier, Fondation Espace pour la vie
🟡 Marleigh Greaney, The Thomas More Institute
🟡 Aude Maignien, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
🟡 Jean-François Lacombe, Fondation Maisons Oxygène
🟡 Myriam Robitaille, Maison de soins palliatifs du Littoral
🟡 Marie-Eve Deslauriers, Regroupement pour la Trisomie 21
🟡 Emilie Gorin Denois, Centraide Outaouais
🟡 Julie-Anne Jean-Pierre, Fondation Jeunes en Tête
🟡 Alice Pierre, Attention Fragiles
🟡 Elise De Koninck, Fondation de la FMSQ

Merci à toutes les personnes ayant soumis leur candidature et félicitations aux récipiendaires! 💙

A huge thank you to Jessica Riddell and Eva Pomeroy for coming in for this great event, and Rina Kampeas for a thought-provoking interview. During "Encountering the Other: Dialogue and Education” Riddell and Pomeroy shared creative ideas surrounding the philosophy of encounter and the power of dialogue in re-envisioning the educational experience.

The Thomas More Institute is pleased to welcome Professor Paul Yachnin from McGill University, who will be hosting a special conference on Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. This conference, which is hosted as part of the Shakespeare in the Spring course, is open to the public.

Date: Tuesday May 12, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: 3405 Atwater Avenue, Montreal
Price: Free
🔗 Register Here: https://forms.gle/zGMHAwYTNWHRsGyA6

The Thomas More Institute is pleased to welcome Professor Paul Yachnin from McGill University, who will be hosting a special conference on Shakespeare’s iconic play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This conference, which is hosted as part of the course Shakespeare in the Spring, is open to the public.

Date: Tuesday April 21, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: 3405 Atwater Avenue, Montreal
Price: Free
🔗 Register Here: https://forms.gle/pAbpEwHyAEVnoPXo9

Join us for the the final instalment of our Spring Interview Series, an interview with course leaders Valerie Amyot, Claire English, and Joseph Vietri, where we will turn our attention to the Thomas More Institute’s own discussion method, examining how it has undergirded eighty years of generative encounter.

Beginning with a demonstration of the method with a new generation of discussion leaders, we will explore a reading from Agnes Callard’s Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophic Life, which privileges the “outer” space of conversation over the “inner” space of solitary thought. We will discuss the philosophical grounding of this approach, looking at how the collaborative investigation of texts fosters a depth of understanding that is rarely achieved alone.

Date: Wednesday April 29, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: 3405 Atwater Avenue, Montreal
Price: 25$
🎟 Tickets: https://courses.thomasmore.qc.ca/product/celebrating-80-years-of-encounter-through-the-thomas-more-discussion-method/