By Therese Fink Meyerhoff It’s safe to say that before the last quarter of 2019, the circle of people who had given significant thought to pandemics was relatively small. Father Michael Rozier, SJ, was among that group. He spent seven months of his Jesuit formation at the World Health Organization, working on ethics and international …
Several Jesuits have been participating for years in televised and/or online masses. These masses mainly reach older people who can no longer get around or who have no one to help them get to church. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jesuit ministries and parishes have had to adapt to the new reality, putting …
Beyond the Screen: Advantages and Challenges of TV and Online Masses Read More »
As elsewhere, much has changed here in Wiikwemkoong since the beginning of the pandemic. One of the changes is that I have not been able to go to the local nursing home for weekly masses, which I used to do. – Fr. Paul Robson, SJ Within the Jesuit Province of Canada, the various apostolates and …
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By Jerry Duggan As hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 rise around the world, many are looking to help overburdened health care workers. The Jesuit Community of Belize has found a novel way to help, offering their second floor bedrooms to health care workers from a local hospital. The Jesuits hatched the idea at a …
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By Jerry Duggan For a man discerning his vocation, in-person interactions with vocation ministers, men in formation and other discerners are fundamental to the process. When COVID-19 rendered these meetings impossible, the vocation promotion team got creative in their outreach. They devised several new strategies to connect with discerners. For starters, Fr. Eddie Gros, SJ, …
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By Jerry Duggan God has a way of putting the right people in the right place at the right time. A great example is Fr. Jeremy Zipple, SJ, associate pastor at St. Martin de Porres in Belize City, Belize. When the pandemic hit in March, the parish, long an anchor in its economically impoverished neighborhood, …
An early Christmas gift from Ignatius Jesuit Centre to you: A Do-It-Yourself Advent 2020 Retreat featuring three videos and prayer guides. Advent has always been about waiting, but this year waiting has become an international pastime. For multiple reasons, 2020 has pushed us into the Ache of Waiting Hopefully. Take some time to get in touch …
Ignatius Jesuit Centre presents a Covid-induced prayer service for Advent 2020. Covid-Advent Vespers takes the ancient tradition of vespers (chanting the psalms at evening) and drops it squarely in our very current time and place. Featuring: Poetry by Greg Kennedy, SJ Photography by Matthew Hendzel, SJ Music by Br. David-Peter Tigchelaar, osb A reupholstered prayer for …
By Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ This liturgical season reminds us of our hope at a time when it can be difficult to find hope in the world. Advent may be the best time of year to consider what will come out of the pandemic we are suffering through, for this liturgical season reminds us of …
Jesuit schools in Chicago, Detroit, and South Dakota — and others across the Midwest — rose swiftly to meet COVID-19 challenges