Thanks to Jenny Cafiso, Director of Canadian Jesuits International,we have the following report - issued Monday afternoon - from Fr. Boniface Tigga, SJ, Regional Superior of the Jesuits in Nepal....
Novalis has just released two new volumes in what they refer to as the Jesuit History Series. The Executive Editor of the series is Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J., the director of the Canadian Institute of Jesuit Studies. Fr. Monet is a distinguished Canadian historian with a lengthy academic career and is the Archivist for the Archive of the Jesuits in Canada, based in Montreal....
In today's poem, Monty Williams, SJ, takes a look at 'the way things are' from the start to the end of a day....
For more than 400 years, Jesuits working in Canada have written about their daily life and mission. Originally, their letters were published as The Jesuit Relations (Relations des jésuites). This blog, igNation, continues that tradition with a new series entitled: Getting to Know the Relations.Using excerpts chosen from the first 200 hundred years of these documents, the series presents vignettes which speak to the timeless heart of Jesuit endeavour: the promotion of discernment in order to help people find God in all things.Today: A "Temporary Foreign Workers" Initiative – Jesuit Style...
April 22 is recognized as Earth Day. This special day had its origins in 1970 in the United States and has gradually spread to over 190 nations. Our first celebration of a Canadian day in honour of the Earth was in 1980, though the official Earth Day started in 1990. Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this special day. Events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection....
Have you ever wondered what dogs might say if they could talk? Greg Kennedy, SJ, has and writes about it in today's poem....
We need to remember, even and especially, the things we know to be permanent. We need to remember what we're living for, what's worth fighting for. We need to remember our fundamental call to love and to serve and we need to ask for the grace necessary to fulfill it. For this, we need time and space. We need renewal and rest. The article was originally posted on The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) on January 27, 2015 and it is reposted here with permission. (thejesuitpost.org) on...
March 27th, 2015 was a typical Friday for Carlos Belmont. Dressed in a neatly pressed purple shirt and a black tie, he hustled across Harlem's Lexington Avenue, hoping to catch the 9AM 6-train. Manhattan bound." This article is reprinted with permission from The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) where it was posted on April 13, 2015....
Catholic saints are a weird lot. Through no obvious power of their own they do great things. Today is the Feast day of a Canadian Saint - Kateri Tekawitha. She is the first Native American woman to be canonized and is often called the Lilly of the Mohawks....
For more than 400 years, Jesuits working in Canada have written about their daily life and mission. Originally, their letters were published as The Jesuit Relations (Relations des jésuites). This blog, igNation, continues that tradition with a new series entitled: Getting to Know the Relations.Using excerpts chosen from the first 200 hundred years of these documents, the series presents vignettes which speak to the timeless heart of Jesuit endeavour: the promotion of discernment in order to help people find God in all things.Today: Of the Residence in the Hamlet of Ossosane....
