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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    06 Aug

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was the subject of a biography in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Biography". The books that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar but still very real Jesuits.Today: a man who knew everything, Athanasius Kircher SJ, as depicted by John Glassie in A Man of Misconceptions: The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change....

    29 Jul

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was the subject of biography in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Biography". The books that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar but still very real Jesuits.And who else on the eve of this Jesuit feast day but Saint Ignatius (1491 – 1556) himself?...

    23 Jul

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was the subject of biography in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Biography". The books that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar but still very real Jesuits. Today's Jesuit lived from 1888 to 1955, and although little talked about today, his influence on Catholic life in North America was astounding.If the only Jesuit you ever met was the subject of biography in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Biography". The books that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar but still very real Jesuits. Today's Jesuit lived from 1888 to 1955, and although little talked about today, his influence on Catholic life in North America was astounding....

    16 Jul

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was the subject of a biography in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Biography". The books that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar but still very real Jesuits.The first article in the series looks at Matteo Ricci, SJ who arrived in China in 1583....

    09 Jul

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a work of fiction in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library when he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Fiction". The novels that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar Jesuits.This week: the martyrdom-risking missionary, Paul Laforgue SJ....

    02 Jul

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a work of fiction in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library when he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Fiction". The novels that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar Jesuits.This week: a Spanish Jesuit, code-breaking, astronomy-obsessed, archive-sleuthing priest, Father Hector....

    25 Jun

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a work of fiction in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library when he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Fiction". The novels that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar Jesuits.This week: the non-fictional Jesuit, Gerard Manley Hopkins S.J., as portrayed by Ron Hansen in his biographical novel, Exiles....

    18 Jun

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a novel, what would the fiction tell you about Jesuit life?In the fifth of this occasional series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term Jesuit and filter the results for fiction. The books that popped up include some familiar and some not so familiar depictions of Jesuits.If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a novel, what would the fiction tell you about Jesuit life?In the fifth of this occasional series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library he entered the search term Jesuit and filter the results for fiction. The books that popped up include some familiar and some not so familiar depictions of Jesuits.If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a work of fiction in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library when he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Fiction". The novels that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar Jesuits.This week: Bartolomeu Laurenço SJ, one of the main characters in Azhar Abidi's Passarola Rising...

    11 Jun

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a work of fiction in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library when he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Fiction". The novels that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar Jesuits.This week: Monsignor Michele Archenti SJ, one of the main characters in Mark Frutkin's Fabrizio's Return....

    04 Jun

    If the only Jesuit you ever met was a character in a work of fiction in a library collection, what would this individual tell you about Jesuit life?In this series, IgNation blogger Kevin Burns, who is not a Jesuit, takes a look at some of the works that come up in a large urban public library when he entered the search term "Jesuit" and filtered it through the genre of "Fiction". The novels that popped up include some familiar names and some not so familiar Jesuits.This week: Sebastian Rodrigues S.J., the main character in Shusaku Endo's Silence...

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