One of my guilty pleasures is reading "Chiesa" at espressoonline, a blog composed by the cheekily pen-named "Sandro Magister." Sometimes gossipy but usually well informed, Magister has been writing constantly about Pope Francis since his accession. In a recent entry he cites a commentary by Antonio Spadaro SJ, the man who interviewed Pope Francis in that now famous Civilità Cattolica article....
Loyola is a private, English, Jesuit, Catholic, boys' high school in Montreal, Quebec. Although this description is fairly comprehensive, it does not adequately portray an environment that challenges students to explore a variety of educational opportunities. Loyola's objective is to form men that are loving, open to growth, intellectually competent, religious and committed to doing justice. These five characteristics are rooted in the school's motto, "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam" – to the greater glory of God. This spirit infuses all that happens at Loyola, from academics to athletics, from clubs to concert bands....
Last year, six students and two teachers – from Loyola High School in Montreal - went to the Dominican Republic for one week, to witness first-hand the debilitating effects that the Dominican sugar industry had on its workers....
When words are invented out of the sheer impact or popularity of a phenomenon, we know that such an event has "arrived"; its status is of such importance that our language needs to adapt to it. For example, to google something is to search for its meaning on the internet by using the Google search engine. Another example is to tweet; while this word has its origin in the sounds made by birds, it mainly refers to the action of sending short messages through the social media platform that is Twitter. When a friend of mine recently told me that she was giving up Twitter for the Season of Lent, it dawned onto me that Twitter has reached a point where it is considered by many as an object of indulgence, one that creates a sort of dependency on its users....
From time to time, over the next few months, as part of the "Our Culture" section, igNation will post poetry written by Jesuits. Poems from Gerard Manley Hopkins and St. Robert Southwell will appear as well as poems by contemporary Jesuits. Today's poem is by John D. O'Brien, SJ, a Jesuit scholastic who is an instructor at Corpus Christi College in Vancouver....
The land finally succumbed. Resistance had weakened in the cool of the evening. Nothing could stop it now. Slowly, quietly, in the hush of dusk, it crept landward, draping the headlands in its cool, moist embrace. Funneling up harbours and valleys, wafting through open windows, shrouding all in silence, it advanced, relentlessly. The darkened land would now sleep, blanketed in the shroud of night....
I think we're texting ourselves to death. I was reading a story by a relationship therapist who claimed that Canadians text 8 billion messages a month. The point was something like: "How can anyone have a relationship when there's all that texting going on?"...
During the summer, from June 26th to July 10th, eighteen students, and three teachers (Mr. Kuzenko Mr. Franz and Mr. Whitfield), along with eighteen members of St. Mary's Academy, travelled to El Salvador on a service mission. Coordinated primarily by Mr.Kuzenko, the trip has become an annual opportunity at St. Paul's over the last few years....
After five long years of silence, J.K. Rowing, the creator of Harry Potter's world rewarded her fans with a new novel, The Casual Vacancy. This year she has published, under a pseudonym (Robert Galbraith), The Cuckoo's Calling. Although both leave Harry's world for that of the muggles, both reveal her deep exploration of the reality that served as a foundation for the earlier works....
From time to time, over the next few months, as part of the "Our Culture" section, , igNation will post poetry written by Jesuits. Poems from Gerard Manley Hopkins and St. Robert Southwell will appear as well as poems by contemporary Jesuits. Today's poem is by Greg Kennedy, SJ...
