Bibliothèque de théologie
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Subject Area: Jesuits in Canada
History Today : Jesuits and Epidemics in New France
Today, people living in what we now call Canada are faced with Covid-19, but it is far from being the first epidemic to attack those living on this continent. For the first few centuries after the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, up to 95% of the Indigenous populations lost their lives, in a large …
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Life and death of religious communities: a reflection by Jean-Marc Laporte, SJ
Sixty or seventy years ago we were blessed with many novices and young religious in formation. Some of us of a certain vintage can remember these “good old days”, but they are gone. Are there factors that point to life or death for a religious community?
Daniel leBlond
Led by his interest in art history and aesthetics, he also studied at the École du Louvre in Paris in 1982 and undertook a research project in philosophy on the theme of symbols at the Université de Montréal in 1988. Eventually moving towards aesthetic theology, his exploration of Hans Urs Van Balthazar’s work “Aesthetic aspects of revelation” earned him a Master’s degree in 1991. Upon graduation, an internship opportunity took the artist to Egypt, where he immersed himself in Egyptian culture and art.
Dwelling hope: Easter message from Fr. Erik Oland, SJ
During Easter 2020, more than ever, we long for a hope-filled sunrise on the horizon of the current pandemic that has enveloped the world. Still, the deepest hope of the resurrection has forever been that Christ dwells in us at all times and in all circumstances, no matter what is happening around us.
Building community online: A guide to spiritual conversation using technology
An adapted version of spiritual conversation can be a valuable tool to remain connected to God and to one another, to experience Christ’s presence in our midst and to listen where the Spirit is inviting us to venture our steps in this context.
Not another streamed mass: Celebrating the Easter Triduum together online
Below are a series of guides to help communities and individuals around the world to celebrate, with the help of video conferencing tools, liturgies of the Word for the days of the Easter Triduum in the face of the limitations imposed by the current pandemic.
Online apostolic work in the time of Covid-19: How Jesuits and non-Jesuits adapt
Being together has never been more difficult than in these times of Covid-19. Across the world, however, Jesuits and non-Jesuits are showing their creativity and connecting digitally with their colleagues and the people they serve.
Camp Ekon
Located at Stanley House Road (2nd line on the shore of Lake Joseph in Ontario’s Muskoka Lake Region, (just 250 km north of Toronto), Camp Ekon was founded in 1971 by the Jesuits in English Canada to provide an opportunity for young people to form a community of service. The values and skills that Ekon promotes in its pedagogy are grounded in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Querida Amazonia : Living the Apostolic Exhortation in Canada
March 23, 2020 —But how should those of us in North America understand Querida Amazonia? In what ways do the fruits of this synod concern us?