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13 Feb

The Strength of the Excluded: World Meeting of Popular Movements at the Vatican

The world meeting of grassroots movements 'is a sign, a great sign', Pope Francis declared when receiving their representatives in the Vatican on 28 October 2014. What do the expressions 'popular or grassroots movements' mean? Where did the idea of inviting them to the Vatican come from, and how did the meeting unfold? But most of all: what does this sign tell us about the direction that Pope Francis is proposing for the Church and the world?...

12 Feb

The Already Not Yet of Living in Colombia

Greg Kennedy, SJ is pursuing theological studies in Bogota, Colombia. At igNation's invitation, Greg sent in his "musings" on life in Colombia....

10 Feb

The Community Life of One Jesuit Bishop

February 20, 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Most Rev. Terrence Prendergast, SJ's nomination as a Bishop. Today, Bishop Prendergast writes about living in community....

09 Feb

light under bridges

Tuesday are poetry days at igNation. Today's poem - "light under bridges" is by Monty Williams, SJ...

08 Feb

A Principled Stand

With last week's decision by the Supreme Court of Canada to strike down the laws against physician assisted suicide, once more the issue of physician conscience rights is to the fore. In a meeting on Sunday 8th February of the Toronto Catholic Doctor's Guild, the Civil Rights League and the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute I listened to a number of speakers expressing their concern about the future of medical and particularly family practice in the light of this judgement....

07 Feb

A Way of the Heart

On January 3, 2015, the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, Father Adolfo Nicolas, S.J., the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, wrote to all the members about the Re-creating of the Apostleship of Prayer. He had asked their executive directors to undertake a process of renewal of this ecclesial service after 170 years during which the original vision had become in need of new modalities that would be more attractive and compelling to the present age....

06 Feb

Prayer for International Day of Awareness and Prayer against Human Trafficking – 8 February 2015

A Prayer for the International Day of Awareness and Prayer against Human Trafficking - 8 February 2015. Today is also the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. She was a Sudanese slave who, when set free,became a Canossian Sister...

05 Feb

International Day of Awareness and Prayer Against Human Trafficking – 8 February 2015

In today's globalized world, the daily commercialization and widespread exploitation of life for profit blind us and prevent us from recognizing every person as our brother and sister and not as a source of gain. From the beginning of his Pontificate, Pope Francis has strongly denounced the trafficking of human beings, calling on all to fight the traffic and look after the victims. Let us make the Holy Father's plea our own, as in his message for the 2015 World Day of Peace proclaimed, "Slaves no more, but brothers and sisters"!"...

03 Feb

To Set Prisoners Free

The Jesuits in English Canada have long had a ministry to prisoners. Such a ministry is very much in fitting with the Judeo-Christian scriptures. . . It's good for all of us to reflect on prisoners and how we can help them to maintain their dignity. The Pope's Universal Prayer intention for the month of February deals with prisoners: "That prisoners, especially the young, may be able to rebuild lives of dignity."...

02 Feb

Forgiving Mother

On this poetry Tuesday, the poem is by Grace Colella who teaches with the Toronto Catholic District School Board and is a part-time student in the MAMS program at Regis College....