Canada 150 & Me – From Sea to Sea
igNation asked writers what being Canadian means to them. Charlie Pottie, SJ writes of his journey from sea to sea....
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Jul
Charles Pottie Pate, SJ, is the Prairie and Rockies regions Ecclesial Assistant for CLC. He resides at St. Mary's Cathedral Rectory, Calgary.
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May
My (insert name of city here) is ….. (2)
For over 400 years, Jesuits and their colleagues have had a presence in Canada. Today they work coast to coast - from Vancouver to St.John's. In this series igNation invites you to join us as we travel across Canada stopping at cities where there are Jesuit apostolates to read personal reflections about the city and the work being done there. Today we continue our journey stopping at Calgary, Alberta....
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Aug
From Our Roots to the Frontiers – The 16th World Assembly of CLC-CVX, Beirut (3)
Monday, Aug 5, 2013 (7TH DAY) We began with a contemplative prayer led by French Belgium delegates, orienting us in our 3rd stage of the Assembly: looking to the future and the frontiers for apostolic mission....
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Aug
From Our Roots to the Frontiers: The 16th World Assembly of CLC-CVX in Beirut (2)
From our Roots to the Frontiers is the theme of the 16th World Assembly of CLC-CVX held in Beirut, Lebanon from July 29 to August 9, 2013. Charlie Pottie, SJ sends this second write up on the Assembly to igNation....
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Aug
From Our Roots to the Frontiers: The 16th World Assembly of CLC-CVX in Beirut
From our Roots to the Frontiers is the theme of the 16th World Assembly of CLC-CVX held in Beirut, Lebanon from July 29 to August 9, 2013. Charlie Pottie, SJ sends this first write up on the Assembly to igNation....
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Apr
A Jesuit Pope? Musings by a Jesuit in Calgary
Habemus Papam! These words resounded around the world, and surprised everyone! - Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, who takes the name of "Francis", and he is a Jesuit! I for one was delightfully surprised at the choice of a non-European, and for his choice of the name "Francis" (of Assisi), known for his radical poverty, his love of creation, his desire for peace. But I was stunned when I heard he was also a Jesuit! I didn't even know we had a Jesuit Cardinal at the conclave. And I never imagined that this would be possible – to elect a Cardinal who was a Jesuit to become the successor of Peter, the universal Pastor of the churches in communion with Rome....
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Mar
What’s Happening in Calgary? What is a single, senior-aged Jesuit doing there?
When I came here – sent and missioned by the Provincial – in September 2011, the image noted in GC 35 – "to new frontiers" – was an important element of my discernment process. I had spent 5 years in Winnipeg working as the National Ecclesial Assistant (as well as Prairies and Rockies/BC Assistant) of the Christian Life Community in Canada, as well as giving and directing people in the Spiritual Exercises and doing other pastoral ministry....