During February to April of 2017, I helped out at Jesu Ashram: a hospital for the destitute in Matigara, Darjeeling. The hospital has three wards: leprosy, tuberculosis, and general. It is also a free training center for nurses, most of whom are tribal women. I worked in the leprosy ward . ....
For one Jesuit, Canada Day 2017 was one for remembering past in the present, and thanking God for many blessings. This is a bit of a stream of consciousness....
In his latest post about the Winnipeg Zoo, Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ takes a poetic look at the return of the gibbons....
"As we gather at barbecues and picnics today, let's take a few minutes to look back on the gifts of the summer and to ponder what we will take up with a new determination as a new year starts."...
"The Prophet Jeremiah: "If I say, 'I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,' then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones: I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot."...
In 1992, Pope John Paul II authorized a new Catechism of the Catholic Church . . . This series will try to explain various teachings of the Catechism in a simple way that hopefully will be easily understood ....
The Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage celebrated Ignatius Day in North Bay. Erik Oland,SJ preached at the Mass....
For the "Canada 150 & Me" series, igNation asked writers what being Canadian means to them.Today a Canadian reflects on his llife abroad and his vists back to Canada....
In June 2017, Joe Simmons, SJ was ordained a priest, He shared his thoughts one week before ordination. Reposted from The Jesuit Post....
Today's Poetry Tuesdays entry looks at what remains in our minds despite the removal of unwanted monuments....
