Jean-Marc Laporte, SJ lives in Montreal where he is the socius to the novice director for the Canadian Jesuits.
23 posts
"Formation is no longer the first years of the classic Jesuit formation of the 19th and earlier 20th century. It includes the preparation of persons who can do spiritual direction and direct various forms of retreat."...
What does it mean for us to be mystics, or at least contemplatives, as we engage in administrative responsibilities – some of us episodically and others on a full-time basis?...
How are the inner reality of Ignatius the mystic and the outer reality of Ignatius the administrator related? ...
"How do we maintain both traditional and contemporary values of the novitiate in this new setting? How do we mitigate the negative factors, and how do we discover and take advantage of unexpected opportunities hidden in this new setting?"...
In the Canadian Jesuit novitiate, there we find a 100 year old treasure named Jean-Marie Rocheleau, SJ....
Canada 150 & Me is igNation's contribution to Canada's 150th birthday. Read what our contributors have to say about what being Canadian means to them. Today's post examines our values.|Canada 150 & Me" - Living Our Values...
Jean-Marc Laporte's January stay at the Desert House of Prayer near Tucson, Arizona, led him to this three part blog on Centering Prayer. Today - Techniques and Approaches...
Jean-Marc Laporte's January stay at the Desert House of Prayer near Tucson, Arizona, led him to write this three part blog on Centering Prayer. Today - Contraversies....
Jean-Marc Laporte's January stay at the Desert House of Prayer near Tucson, Arizona, led him to write this three part blog on Centering Prayer. Today - Basics...
During this January I was able to get the break I needed . . .I chose the Desert House of Prayer, a ministry of the Redemptorists in the U.S near Tucson. I got the rest I needed, learned a great deal about centering prayer – the topic of another blog – and left with new hope in this wintertime of ecumenism....
