God’s Faithfulness – First Sunday of Lent 2018
"It is not lost on me that we start the Season of Lent with love and end up on April 1 [Easter Sunday] Holy fools.”"...
17
Feb
15
Feb
Looking Back: The Relic of St. Francis Xavier in Canada
"For five weeks in Canada we have experienced hands reaching out in faith to touch the Major Relic of St. Francis Xavier, drawing people from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific. Many came for personal reasons, hoping for a miracle, hoping for encouragement"...
14
Feb
The Back Story: Part 3 – Robert Czerny
"Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a set of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish."...
13
Feb
Ash Valentine Wednesday
If you are a poet and Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day what do you do?...
12
Feb
11
Feb
“Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest”
Today is igNation's 5th anniversary. Fr. Fred Power, SJ , whose work was a precursor of igNation, died some three months ago. It seems fitting to post the homily from his funeral Mass....
10
Feb
“Unclean, unclean” – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"I had the privilege of working with lepers and tuberculosis patients at Jesu Ashram, in Matigara, India (in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal). This was for a few months in the early nineties, when I was in the Jesuit stage of formation known as tertianship."...
09
Feb
Lapsed Christians
"The Pope's prayer intention for July 2017 was: That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life."...
08
Feb
The Art of Resolution: Equal Parts Joy and Mystery
". . . my resolve is to remain in the light we share: living stories handed down over centuries. Such dedication may reinforce my practical efforts to finish my studies and share my own stories: moments of joy and mystery in high resolution."...
07
Feb
The Back Story: Part 2 – Viola Athaide
"Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a series of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish."...