The Ignatian Year 2021–2022 begins on May 20, just a few days from now, 500 years after Saint Ignatius of Loyola was wounded by a cannonball, the event that would lead to his conversion. This is a unique opportunity that should not be missed, insists Father General Arturo Sosa. The theme of conversion is central …
Have you ever been in a meeting where some participants remain adamant about their position without taking time to listen to others? Or have you been part of a group that had to make an important decision but didn’t know how? In the 1980s, Canadian Jesuits (notably John English), religious sisters, and lay people brought …
What should we do? How groups make good decisions using discernment in common Read More »
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 …
Overcoming Isolation and Reaching Elders during COVID-19 Read More »
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 …
Listening to Indigenous Voices through the Jesuit Forum Read More »
One can only be energized and inspired after hearing from the leadership of Nativity Schools in Canada. These schools—Gonzaga Middle School (Winnipeg) and Mother Teresa Middle School (Regina)—aim to break the cycle of poverty among economically disadvantaged youth through the implementation of an innovative model of Ignatian education in the three school years before high …
The Power of Education: Accompanying Marginalized Children through Nativity Schools Read More »
The Archive of the Jesuits in Canada holds manuscripts, maps, photographs, artwork, books, and various documents that bear witness to the activities of the Society of Jesus in Canada from 1611 to today. As the guardian of the collective memory of Canadian Jesuits, the archive serves to illuminate the past and provide support to the …
“Sometimes I find it hard to look at the deforested mountains in some departments,” says Br. Marcel Charélus, SJ, director of the Centre de Spiritualité Pierre-Favre in Port-au-Prince. Fortunately, Haitian Jesuits such as Br. Marcel and Br. Mathurin Charlot, SJ, are involved in some reforestation projects. The latter, an agricultural technician and one of the oldest Jesuits in Haiti, works in the Artibonite Department with the Project to Support Reforestation and Agricultural Development (PAREDA). Br. Marcel describes their …
The Ministry of Fresh Mangoes, Meaty Coconuts and the Shade of Trees Read More »
On Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2014, igNation posted its first article, “As If We Never Were,” which was written by Kevin Burns, an Ottawa-based writer and editor. This first post received 512 hits. In the seven years since, the 2,523 entries that have been posted (one per day!) have received over 3,542 comments. Hundreds of …
2523 Entries, 2523 Looks at the World Through Ignatian Eyes Read More »
After months of being under lockdown in Montreal, I was happy to go to Ferme Berthe-Rousseau, an organization located on forty acres of land in Durham-Sud whose mission is to welcome and provide accommodation to people living in difficult circumstances. Marie-Ève Barbeau, one of the persons in charge, received me with the joy and passion that were already apparent when we spoke on the phone. Although the farm is nondenominational, it is in fact part …
Cultivating Land and Soul: The Work of the Ferme Berthe-Rousseau Read More »