Our model
The Spiritual Care and Learning Centre (SCLC) is a multicultural network of community leaders and resource groups working in collaboration to provide spiritual care services. At the SCLC, we value each individual as a person (mind, body and spirit) deserving of love and care. We acknowledge the importance of community in our daily lives and the significant role it plays in our larger sense of identity, whether that identity is religious, secular, spiritual (RSS) or otherwise. Additionally, we recognize that the McMaster RSS community isn’t singular — it consists of many religious, secular and spiritual communities.
We foster collaboration between religious, secular and spiritual communities to share wisdom and practices and coexist in a safe and respectful way. As such, we encourage you to expose yourself to cultures and practices you aren’t familiar with to build greater understanding and develop deeper relationships with your peers.
Our Services
Spiritual Community and Support
The Spiritual Care and Learning Centre is a new initiative. We’re building our community to provide you with resources, support and more to foster religious, secular and spiritual well-being at McMaster.
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RECOMMENDED READING
“Self-talk (a poem inverse)” (2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest)
This written piece was a winning submission (third place) for the 2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest. The 2022 theme was "potential."
“Bated Breath” (2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest)
This written piece was a winning submission (second place) for the 2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest. The 2022 theme was "potential."
“horn of plenty” (2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest)
This written piece was a winning submission (first place) for the 2022 Academic Skills Writing Contest. The 2022 theme was "potential."
Additional on-campus prayer space in April 2022
The Spiritual Care and Learning Centre (SCLC) is offering additional prayer space for the month of April.