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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" find up here the same longing and hunger that brings others to retreats at spirituality centres. It’s a longing for peace, healed relationships, personal spiritual strength to handle difficult situations, and wisdom to make prudent decisions."...
"To sit outside dressed in clerical attire is an invitation to conversation with visitors, many of them of a spiritual nature. "...
"Like most people, I am growing in a distorted picture of the world. Is it due to increasing incidents like shootings, terrorism, mass murder, and so on?"...
July 31 is Ignatius Day. "In honour of St. Ignatius, I thought I'd offer a few of my favourite images from Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises, all of which help us to be more discerning in daily life."...
"Before I look at any particular vocation as a Jesuit, I tend to look at my general vocation. Hard work, team work, commitment, reward after hard work ...
"My experience is that when I am freed from my interior struggles that I am more able to be present to the other."...
"There are plenty of reminders in both the Old and New Testaments that we are called to a healthy form of self-pride, to stand up for who we are and the gifts we have."...
"I have thought of suicide. I have thought of different ways to end this miserable waiting. But there is a hope in the name Canada. It conjures imagery in my mind that is both vivid and uncertain. A better life. Freedom. Safety in a distant northern land."...
"What causes us to have faith? Or, on the other hand, why do some people have no faith? It cannot be reduced to simplistic answers."...
"Having that intimate sense of being a loved child of God is a gift for us. It is the precursor to many more gifts from God."...
