Olgita
Today's poem by Greg Kennedy, Sj looks at the impact of cancer on one woman and her family....
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Nov
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Nov
The Canoe: Vehicle for Reconciliation
In the summer of 2017, the canoe will once again become a vehicle of encounter and relationship. . . The Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage will bring together people from the First Nations, from English and French Canada, young and old, men and women, Jesuits and lay....
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Nov
A Guide to Reading The Bible #41 – The Books of Hosea and Joel
The Book of Hosea or Osee begins the final section of the Old Testament known as the Minor Prophets. They are minor" only in the sense that the books bearing their names are shorter in length than the preceding ones known as the Major Prophets. . . . The Hebrew Bible arranges the Minor Prophets in historical order . . .The Jerusalem Bible which we have been following uses the same order."...
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Nov
The Journey: Letters Home, 1961 – 1963 Part 7
In an ongoing new series for igNation, using excerpts from letters written to his parents between 1961 and 1963, Father Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ shares his experience of being a Jesuit novice and scholastic....
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Nov
Prayer: There’s an App for That
Jesuits can often sound like broken records. We like to call schools and parishes Ignatius" or "Loyola" -- or, if we're feeling wild, "Xavier." We love to repeat phrases such as "men (and women) for others" or "finding God in all things." And if you have ever attended a Jesuit school, parish, or retreat house, chances are that you have heard us talk about the Examen. A lot." Reposted from The Jesuit Post....
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Nov
A Morning with the Pope
During the gathering of Jesuits that is General Congregation 36, Pope Francis visited for a morning. What did he say to his assembled brother Jesuits?...
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Nov
Getting a Great Education
Grade Nine student, Jack Filmon, shares his experience as a new student at St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg....
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Nov
A Guide to Reading The Bible #40 – The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is named after a young Jewish hero who is presented as living in Babylon during most of the sixth century B.C. . . . He is more a literary rather than a historical figure, but at the same time Daniel and his three companions are not purely legendary but rest on an older historical tradition....
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Nov
GO, GO, GO – OH, NO!
Hurry up and wait How often have we had such an experience. But what happens when we are free of that rush?...