For the past three years I have lived in Liberia, a small country in West Africa, with the only other Jesuit in the Republic. Let us call my Jesuit confrere George (not his real name). Over the past year and a half George and I have lived through the Ebola emergency. This was a challenging time, one that drove me both to pray more and to wash my hands frequently in chlorine solution.Now George and I face a new situation....
Today's posting in igNation's "Poetry Tuesday" is by Jesuit scholastic, Greg Kennedy who is studying theology in Bogata, Colombia....
Writing from Regina, Stephanie Molloy talks of transition - "the only place that real change occurs." Transitions can be disconcerting, scary and demand faith. But remember God blesses us in each season of our lives....
In this, the first of several upcoming posts on detective novel series, Joe Schner, Sj looks at author Jacqueline Winspear and her detective - Maisie Dobbs...
With this re-post, igNation welcomes Anglican priest, Robert Cooke with his tongue in cheek list....
The dictionary defines a parable as "a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson." In today's posting, Mike Bautista gives us a Canadian parable for today about money and power....
Pumpkins are for Christmas? Christmas trees are for Halloween? Paul Sullivan looks at why the madness begins earlier each year....
Domestic abuse is very often a topic we are uncomfortable talking about, or even admitting that it exists, especially in our own family or circle of friends. But it does exist, in all social, economic and ethnic groups, and even in our parishes . It is important that we all become more aware of this. The following information is a summary of When I Call for Help : A Pastoral Responses to Domestic Violence Against Women, a downloadable resource from USCCB....
Bill Robins, Sj writes about the Apostleship of Prayer intention - Evangelization: MISSION IN ASIA : "That with a missionary spirit the Christian communities of Asia may announce the Gospel to those who are still awaiting it."...
