Imaginative Prayer: Where We Meet
Close my eyes. Deep breaths. Quiet my spirit and open my heart.
reflection
A glimmer of hope for a country in crisis
By Jean Denis Saint-Félix, SJ, Superior of the Jesuits in Haiti Haiti is part of the Jesuit Province of Canada For some time now, Haiti has been in the midst of an accutely worrying sociopolitical crisis. There is a collective sense of frustration among the people whose desire is to stand strong and resilient in the face of a terribly harsh and disturbing reality. The people who have attempted to preserve their dignity in spite of the extreme ugliness of their situation that has been witnessed across the …
When Jesus Does Math, Love Wins
By Gilles Mongeau, SJ When I first saw this painting in the artist’s studio, I was immediately taken with it. The vibrant colours of the accusers’ clothes stands out against the dull, almost desert-like quality of the environment. The woman stands alone, naked and humiliated, vulnerable to the rage of the crowd. The colouring of her skin is so …
Canadian Jesuits and Colleagues Invited to the Ignatian Marathon
By Fannie Dionne How do you create a marathon in a time of pandemic, when almost everything is done virtually? That’s the challenge that confronted Oliver Capko, SJ, coordinator of the Ignatian Marathon, and the Ignatian Year Committee of the Jesuits in Canada. Questions that guided the committee’s reflections included, “How do we make …
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Little Brown Brother
Fr. Sonny Manuel, SJ, who is celebrating 50 years as a Jesuit this year, offers a reflection on his Filipino heritage.
A Common Rootedness in Ignatian Spirituality: The 2021 Ignatian Retreat
In the summer 2021, during the Ignatian Year, the Jesuits of Canada offered to all the Ignatian family an eight-day retreat called The Gift of Ignatian Community in a World Experiencing Crisis, inspired by their shared spirituality. The year 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of the conversion of Saint Ignatius, a date that is of …
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Artisans of a New Humanity
By Gordon Rixon, S.J. – Regis College, University of Toronto On the day Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope, the television networks searched for Jesuits to comment. I found myself facing the anchor of the 6 o’clock news of one of the national networks as he asked me, “What will Pope Francis do in the …
Sharing Joys and Hopes, Sorrows and Anxieties: Father Oland’s Homily for the Feast of Saint Ignatius
By Erik Oland, SJ We live in very challenging times: the pandemic is still with us; in Canada we are in the middle of the crisis brought about by the discovery of the unmarked graves of Indigenous children; Haiti is a part of our Jesuit province and the situation there has recently worsened…. The list …
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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