Canada Day 2020
"Even as we continue to grapple with the effects of the pandemic and racism, let’s pause to be grateful today."...
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Jul
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.
396 posts
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Jun
Who is in need of my love? Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"One of the difficulties of a casual reading of today’s Gospel passage is that we can see it as placing a choice before us: either following Jesus or loving our parents and children."...
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Jun
The Nativity of John the Baptist – 2020
"Today we acknowledge the birth of someone who had a significant role to play, but he was able to always keep his gaze on the one for whom he prepared the way"...
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Jun
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Father’s Day 2020
"No video conference or chat through a window quite allows us to truly show the affection we want to on this day."...
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Jun
Start of Summer 2020: Can we Salvage our Summer?
" for many Canadians, saving summer will mean savouring the essence of the season, wherever they are."...
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Jun
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
"The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us that Catholics worldwide are urged to pray for Priests on this day."...
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Jun
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2020
""Each day in reciting the words of consecration, I confirmed with all my heart and soul a new pact, an eternal pact between Jesus and me through his blood mixed with mine. Those were the most beautiful Masses of my life!""...
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Jun
Dances and Kisses: Most Holy Trinity 2020
"One way of measuring that is by looking to see if my relationship with God has made a difference in my life. Am I more compassionate than I used to be? Am I loving and forgiving?"...
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Jun
The Way of the Heart
"This is our poverty but also our grandeur: to plead for the consolation of God, who in his tenderness comes to wipe the tears from our eyes."...
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May
Pentecost and the Gift of Knowledge
"He is teaching us to have a proper relationship to material goods. Ignatius says that we should strive to make use of things if they help us to get closer to God and get rid of things if they prove a hindrance in our journey to God."...