07
Nov
06
Nov
Not now, if ever!
"For the time being at least, it is safe to give God the total credit for all living things,---plants, shrubs ,trees. Insects, ants in their millions, animals on land, in the sea, in the air, and even human beings. "...
05
Nov
Am I Sincere or Superficial? – 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
"The Gospel today is an invitation for us to examine the motivation with which we do things. Jesus contrasts those who “do all their deeds to be seen by others” and to be treated with respect, with those who see themselves as one among other brothers and sisters."...
04
Nov
Grief is Grief
November is a time when we remember our dead in a special way. With death comes grief. Robert Czerny writes about what his family found that made their grief "a bit more stable, manageable."...
03
Nov
Living Better With Blisters
"In early August, some 85 pilgrims stepped out of the chapel at Loyola House in Guelph and began trudging to the Martyrs´ Shrine in Midland, Ontario. Along the way, the painful pearls of the feet accumulated sizable spiritual riches for their hosts."...
02
Nov
The Journey Continues: Letters Home from Philosophy Studies, 1965 – 67 – Part 5
"Drama has been a continued interest to the Philosopher. His experience again in the costume department is one challenge reflected in the first and second letter. His studies are clearly his main concern as for any university student. The fourth letter reports on Easter activities and the anticipation of the visit of Fr. General Pedro Aruppe."...
01
Nov
Livelihood support: To live life to the fullest
Today igNation posts the first in a series of blogs about what livelihood support means to Canadian Jesuits International and to people in the Global South....
31
Oct
Alfred F. Skillen: An All-Souls Day Sonnet
Today on Poetry Tuesday, Greg Kennedy,SJ offers a sonnet for All Souls Day....
30
Oct
All Saints’ Day
November is a month of remembrance. This is natural, as fall has settled in and our thoughts are turning to the end of another year and the reminiscing that comes with that. Special days such as All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day and Remembrance Day all heighten that sense of the significance of reflecting and remembering....
29
Oct
Did You Love? – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Today’s Gospel reiterates a simple and straightforward message that features prominently in Jesus’ teaching: love of God and neighbour. That love is total - “with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” It also includes love of self. . . How do I best show love to others?" ...