MontyWilliams

Monty Williams, SJ, works in the Spiritual Exercises ministry, is a lecturer at Regis College, Toronto, and is on staff at the Jesuit Communication Project, Toronto.


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    Monty Williams, SJ is the writer of today's poem for igNation's Poetry Tuesday....

    Monty Williams, SJ is the author of today's poem on igNation's Poetry Tuesdays....

    Using images centered around the notion of being hunters in our dreams, Monty Williams, SJ offers us today's poem....

    This week on igNation's Poetry Thursday we post a poem by Monty Williams, SJ....

    In today's poem for igNations's Poetry Tuesdays, Monty Williams, SJ writes of the use of tools....

    Today's poem for igNation's Poetry Tuesdays, is by Monty Williams, SJ....

    Our poem today, for igNation's Poetry Tuesday is by Monty Williams, SJ....

    For today's poem on igNation's poetry Tuesdays, Monty Williams, SJ, speaks of our soul....

    Tuesday is poetry day on igNation and today's poem is by Monty Williams, SJ....

    Martin Royackers, a Canadian Jesuit priest was murdered thirteen years ago while living out his calling to serve the people of God in Jamaica. On the evening of June 20, 2001, Fr. Martin was locking up his parish church, when he was shot at close range through the heart. There were no signs of robbery, and he lay on the veranda to his office clutching the church keys in his hand. Many surmise that Fr. Martin's murder was a result of his outspokenness in assisting poor Jamaican farmers. Certain land-developers had become more hostile in their attacks against the Jesuits in Jamaica. Monty William, SJ wrote this poem to mark the anniversary of Martin's death....

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