Third Sunday of Advent 2019 – Let Nothing Disturb You
"So many threats to our security can cause us anxiety. I could be anxious about having to perform or prove myself in some way."...
15
Dec
Philip Shano, SJ has many years of rich and varied experience working with Ignatian spirituality: teaching, writing and using it in his ministry. He resides in the Jesuit community in Pickering, Ontario.
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Dec
Second Sunday of Advent 2019 – Prepare the Way of the Lord …
"How are we challenged on the Second Sunday of Advent? A good starting point is to ask ourselves if we are in need of the kind of repentance that John speaks of."...
01
Dec
First Sunday of Advent 2019 – Stay Awake!
" Keep awake, you must be ready. The time has come for us to rise from a spiritual slumber."...
24
Nov
Christ the King – The Leadership of Jesus
"Jesus the leader is not afraid to challenge those whom he senses need that challenge. But he also knows how to affirm the ones who are bent over and living with fear, bondage and physical infirmity."...
17
Nov
World Day of the Poor – Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019
"Pope Francis issued a letter for this day. He points out that The centuries pass, but the condition of rich and poor remains constant, as if history has taught us nothing."...
11
Nov
Remembrance Day 2019
"I’ve had a conversion in my life about wearing a red poppy each year. As a young adult, I used to see it as a glorification of war and I would not wear one."...
10
Nov
A Grieving Mother of Strength – Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
"What would it take you to stick to your principles and refuse to renounce your faith and its traditions?"...
03
Nov
What’s Up Zak? Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Jesus can’t exactly walk up to your front door and ring the bell. It would take a LONG time for Jesus to walk up to every house in the world! You’d be all old and wrinkly by the time he finally got to yours...
02
Nov
The Faithful Departed – All Souls Day 2019
"We pray that the faithful departed may enter the full beatific vision of union with God, thus seeing God face to face.."...
01
Nov
All Saints 2019
"This is a day to celebrate all holy men and women, and ask for their prayers and intercession. We honour those who are known and recognized as enlightened souls, but also the unknowns and the misfits."...