Kevin Burns

Ottawa-based author and editor, Kevin Burns is a frequent contributor to igNation. His latest book, Impressively Free – Henri Nouwen as a Model for a Reformed Priesthood and co-authored with Michael W. Higgins, has just been released by Paulist Press in the United States and by Novalis in Canada.


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    "As the years passed, Elgar’s “attitude towards his Catholic faith degenerated from discomfort and indifference to fierce antipathy,” says Hough. And in 1934, in his final hours, Elgar had to be convinced to allow a priest to anoint him."  ...

    For over three decades, a made in Canada Jesuit initiative tried, as Pope Francis says, "to walk as the people walk today." This month, the Toronto-based Jesuit Communication Project closes. Today, igNation re-posts the first of a special extended two-part series on the JCP's history and its achievements. "Setting Hearts on Fire" was written by igNation contributor, Kevin Burns, who was also a long-time member of the JCP's advisory board....

    For over three decades, a made in Canada Jesuit initiative tried, as Pope Francis says, "to walk as the people walk today." This month, the Toronto-based Jesuit Communication Project closes. Today, igNation re-posts the first of a special extended two-part series on the JCP's history and its achievements. "Setting Hearts on Fire" was written by igNation contributor, Kevin Burns, who was also a long-time member of the JCP's advisory board....

    "This is the final Back Story, a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. In it, ten contributors to igNation talked about their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hoped their work for igNation will accomplish. Today, it’s an interview by and with the person who assembled the series: Kevin Burns. "...

    "Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a series of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish."...

    "Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a set of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish."...

    "Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a series of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish."...

    "Back Story is a series about some of the regular contributors to igNation. It’s a series of short interviews with writers, their influences, how they go about writing, and what they hope their work for igNation will accomplish. "...

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