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Your patronage builds Catholic intellectual life in Canada.
1,500 people. Every bishop in Canada. Four provinces. One year.
Now imagine year two.
In its first twelve months, the Gregory the Great Institute published Magnalia and placed it in the hands of every Catholic bishop and seminary rector in Canada. We ran formation programs in four provinces. We hosted the inaugural Renewing Culture Conference. We launched Book Study groups that are now multiplying coast to coast. We did this on a lean budget with a small team — because the mission is real and the need is urgent.
Catholic intellectual life in Canada has been in retreat for a generation. The institutions that once formed leaders, shaped public discourse, and transmitted the tradition have weakened or disappeared. The Gregory the Great Institute exists to rebuild that infrastructure — not by lamenting what was lost, but by building what comes next.
Your support doesn't fund an organization. It funds a movement: courses that form the next generation of Catholic leaders, a journal that gives the Church's best thinkers a platform, research that equips Catholics to engage the culture with confidence, and gatherings that turn isolated believers into a community with shared purpose.
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Choose Your Role
Friend of the Institute
$15+ /month
($180+/year)
The foundation. Join the growing community sustaining Catholic cultural renewal.
- Monthly prayer inclusion
- Magnalia Letter (curated monthly guide)
- Magnalia digital edition (PDF)
- Early event registration
- Named recognition on the website
Patron
$50+ /month
($600+/year)
The backbone of the Institute. Patrons make everything possible.
- Everything in Friend, plus:
- Magnalia print subscription included
- Named recognition in Magnalia
- Signed copy of Renewing Catholic Schools
- Annual Patron gathering with Dr. Topping
- Conference early-bird + 10% discount
Leadership Circle
— /month
($5,000+/year)
Strategic partners building the future of Catholic culture in Canada.
- Everything in Patron, plus:
- Annual one-on-one conversation with Dr. Topping
- Input on Institute direction
- Named recognition in flagship programs
- Annual Leadership gathering
Visionary Partner — $25,000+/year
Visionary Partners are shaping what comes next — a national conference series, certificate programs in Christian leadership, and a Catholic think-tank. If you see the future of Catholic intellectual life in Canada and want to help build it, we'd welcome a conversation.
"I have known Dr. Ryan Topping and appreciated his work for a long time. I am delighted to see this important work that he is doing to continue building up the Catholic community and advancing the common good in Canada."
"The Gregory the Great Institute shows great promise in its commitment to forming Canadian Catholic leaders in all walks of life. Dr Ryan Topping has established a reputation as one our country's most prolific and insightful Catholic scholars. Dr Topping is well placed to play a major role in the revival of Catholic culture and its active influence in Canadian public life."
"I have appreciated Dr. Ryan Topping's work for several years. I support the mission of the Gregory the Great Institute and look forward to seeing the good it will bring to the Church in Canada."
"Dr. Ryan Topping is among Canada's most important philosopher-theologians. His work on renewing Catholic culture over the years stands in the tradition of Cardinal Newman and G.K. Chesterton. I anticipate good things from the Gregory the Great Institute."
Grow the Mission
Become an Ambassador
Know people who should know about the Gregory the Great Institute? Ambassadors bring Catholic cultural renewal to their own communities — hosting events, sharing resources, and making introductions. We provide the materials and support. You provide the community.
Learn More & ApplyOne-Time Gift
Prefer to make a one-time gift? Every contribution builds Catholic culture in Canada.
Make a GiftFor Parishes, Seminaries & Institutions
Put Magnalia in the hands of your community. Bulk orders of 10+ copies at $30 each — ideal for narthex distribution, seminary libraries, and reading groups.
Tax-deductible donations are processed through Catholic Voices Canada. Please specify "New Cultural Institute" on your donation form. Charitable registration pending. For questions about giving, contact info@gregorythegreat.ca.