Robert Safian, the Editor of Fast Company, has coined a term that he has used in a few articles: generation flux. The attraction of this term is that it is not confined to a particular age group, such as a term like Generation X would be. It's beyond Generations X, Y, and Z. It's beyond any age specific group. Safian describes Generation Flux as the group of people best positioned to thrive in today's era of high-velocity change."...
It used to be only God knew you were pregnant before you did; it turns out, now Target does too. Using software to track a woman's purchases and buying habits, Target can guess whether she is pregnant, and (scarier still) estimate her due date. Google can predict when and where the winter flu will hit -- down to the state and local level -- all based on web searches about health. Amazon recommends books you will like, while Walmart records the purchases you make -- along with one million other purchases tracked every hour.This article originally appeared in The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) on March 9, 2015....
In 1983, Kevin Mossor entered the Novitiate of the Jesuits in English Canada in Guelph. Two and a half years later, he left the Jesuits but kept in touch with some of the Jesuits who entered with him. When one of these Jesuits was moving from Winnipeg to begin studies in theology, Kevin wrote today's poem. About ten years ago, Kevin died....
About three hundred Jesuit men in formation from the United States of America, Canada and Haiti gathered at California's Loyola Marymount University for five days to discuss the Jesuit Global Mission in a Digital Age. Under that succinct title, the conference featured talks by experts like America Magazine's Matt Malone, SJ, the Vatican's assistant spokesperson, Tom Rosica, OSB, and the former international director for the Jesuit Refugee Service, Peter Balleis, SJ....
Gratitude in the face of suffering is not something we hear much about. Juan Ruiz, SJ writes about one visit he made as a hospital chaplain this summer. The article was originally published in The Jesuit Post....
This summer the Pan American and Parapan American Games took place in the Toronto area. Fr. Edward Soto Parra, SJ was a full-time bilingual Roman Catholic priest chaplain present at the Pan Am Athletes Village. Today he shares his experience of this exciting event which brought together some 6,000 athletes from 41 countries.This article was originally posted on August 21, 2015 on the Archdiocese of Toronto web site and is reposted here with permission....
Where and how does envy enter our lives? Grace Colella looks at this question in today's igNation Poetry Tuesday....
On this Poetry Tuesday, igNation present a poem by Greg Kennedy, SJ - a Jesuit studying theology in Colombia....
Today is Labour Day and tomorrow - well, tomorrow is the day most schools start up again - tomorrow is the unofficial start of fall and a reminder that winter is not far behind. How do we deal with all of this?...
