Those Who Hunt in Dreams
Using images centered around the notion of being hunters in our dreams, Monty Williams, SJ offers us today's poem....
28
Sep
27
Sep
The Hospital
A Master's degree in English, the lounge of a hospital, and the tragedy that is mental illness are some of the elements that play a role in this short story by Grace Colella....
26
Sep
A Concrete Hope: Pope Francis and the Refugee Crisis
In this article, originally posted in The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org), Brendan Busse, SJ , writes of the refugee crisis and what the Church is doing and – more particularly - what you can do about it....
25
Sep
Saint Jean de Brébeuf
We celebrated, in 2011, the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Jesuits in Canada, at Cape Breton, N.S. It is impossible to look at the history of Canada without considering the life of Saint Jean de Brébeuf, the seventeenth century missionary and pioneer. Brébeuf was born in Normandy, France on 25 March 1593 and entered the Jesuits at the age of 24. In 1625, a few years after being ordained to the priesthood, he sailed for Quebec. It is ironic that his formation was shortened due to poor health, since the giant of the Huron missions" would be recognized as the most robust of the black robes in the region of Huronia."...
24
Sep
Canadian Martyrs – Spearheading the 17th century Social Apostolate
Tomorrow is the feast of the Canadian Martyrs. Among the many who will gather to celebrate the feast day at the Shrine of the Martyrs in Midland, Ontario will be Adam Pittman - a Jesuit Novice. Adam tells us what this day and these men have come to mean to him....
23
Sep
Tweets of the Saints
If some of our favourite saints had used Twitter, this is what their tweets might have looked like...
22
Sep
Sharing Yourself(ie)
Selfie!" It's a word that transcends languages and space, and I've heard it a lot this past year while travelling around the tourist sites of Europe. The word resounds off the gothic walls of Parliament Square in London, the piazzas in Rome and the city centers of Spain.Has the world become narcissistic? Is this a sign that people have become so egocentric that they only care about taking pictures of themselves? Maybe it's true, and maybe the selfie culture is as evil as many people seem to think it is." Alex Placke, SJ's post on "selfies" was originally published in The Jesuit post (thejesuitpost.org)...
21
Sep
A Retreat
In todays poem, Viola Athaide uses images of dance to give us a different experience of what it means to make a retreat....
20
Sep
Measuring Change
When I stop laughing I have to start thinking about leaving. This was my refrain when I first entered the Jesuits. Laughter was a sign of joy, of contentment. If I was laughing -- with my brothers, with the people at my ministry sites, with my superiors -- then I knew something was 'right' about this new life I was testing out. Laughter had become a barometer of sorts, a way to take note of how I was doing -- my moods, my inner movements -- and it proved a helpful one. This article was first published in The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org)...
17
Sep
The Ideal Parish Catechist
The Apostleship of Prayer Mission Intention for September 2015 is that catechists may give witness by living in a way consistent with the faith they proclaim.But what makes an ideal parish catechist? Bill Robins, SJ addresses this question in today's post....