Red Cloud Indian School Awarded $1 Million Opus Prize
The Laureate and Finalists for the 2021 Opus Prize, which recognizes leaders and organizations working on long-term, local solutions to address poverty and injustice, were all Jesuit ministries.
Subject Area: First Nations
PRESS RELEASE : Fr Leon Lajoie, SJ, and Kahnawà:ke
October 5, 2021.- In recent months, the Catholic Church in Canada has been reeling from the news regarding the discovery of undocumented Residential School grave sites in Western Canada. It is under these tragic circumstances that we were distressed to learn of reports of abuse by Fr. Léon Lajoie, S.J. while he served as a parish priest in Kahnawá:ke. The Jesuits have conducted a thorough …
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Celebrating Indigenous Culture: Mother Teresa Middle School
At this time of global uncertainty and unrest, it is the words of Father Kevin Boyle SJ, “We belong to each other,” and those of Elder Harry Francis, “Love one another and help one another…sákihitók mina wicíhitók,” that have helped shape and guide the work at Mother Teresa Middle School (MTMS); to live and breathe …
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Being a Jesuit is meaningful and fulfilling: Father Robert Foliot
He is one of the most well-liked Jesuits in Canada – who is passionate about parish ministry and curling. Father Robert (Bert) Georges Foliot, SJ, has served many apostolates in diverse places across Canada and has a lifetime of fond memories from serving the people of God. “I love to be with people,” says Foliot. …
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“A Shepherd to His People”: Jesuits of Canada Welcome New Priest
August 23, 2021 – On Saturday, August 21, the Jesuit Province of Canada celebrated the priestly ordination of Adam Lalonde, SJ (Canada) at St. Patrick Parish in Ottawa, Ontario, by the Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, SJ, Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall. Friends and relatives came from all over to celebrate this great moment with the universal Church and especially with the …
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Contemplating the Anishinaabe Stations of the Cross
Peter Bisson, SJ, artworks by Leland Bell In the Church of the Immaculate Conception in M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island, the fifteen Stations of the Cross are paintings by the noted Anishinaabe artist Leland Bell of Wiikwemkoong First Nation, also on Manitoulin Island. The stations begin with Jesus Dibakona Tchi Nibod or Jesus Is Condemned to Death, and culminate in Jesus Abitchiba or Jesus Risen from …
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A reflection by Rosella Kinoshameg on the remains of 215 children at Kamloops
Rosella Kinoshameg, DOS, is an Anishinaabe woman and a Wiikwemkoong community member. She presented this reflection on June 3rd, when a memorial service was held inside the “Ruins” of the the old stone-built Holy Cross Mission. The actual Holy Cross Church was also founded by Jesuits and they are still working there. Wherever Jesus went, …
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About the joint review of Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace’s international partner organizations
We are deeply saddened to learn that so many CCODP partners are losing this vital support from CCODP.
Listening to Indigenous Voices through the Jesuit Forum
The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice may have a small team, but its impact is significant because seeks to engage people—from all backgrounds and spiritual traditions—in some of the most significant concerns of our time. “The Forum is really a way to give people a space, in small groups, to talk about social …
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