
Philip Shano, SJ
Philip Shano, SJ has many years of rich and varied experience working with Ignatian spirituality: teaching, writing and using it in his ministry. He resides in the Jesuit community in Pickering, Ontario.
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Persistence – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
"People in need and with great desires can be persistent. God can also be persistent. Some people use the phrase the hound of heaven to describe the way in which God continues to pursue us"...
Martha or Mary Mary and Martha? – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus has elements of both Mary and Martha, probably exhibiting them as the situation he is in dictates.....
Brother Eugene McLaren, S.J.
Pope Francis has referred to the saints next door. Brother Gene was one of mine.."...
A Good Samaritan – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"What motivates ordinary men and women who become recognized as Good Samaritans?"...
Happy Canada Day 2022
"The chapters are divided into three general categories: make yourself worthy of trust, build trust around you, and create a trustworthy and trusted country. Johnston expands on the notion of trust in his introduction, speaking of three trends that lie behind the collapse of trust"...
Jesus set his face resolutely – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time –
" There are Old Testament prophets who complained that they were not up to the task. The Lord basically told them to go and do the task."...
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus : Threee moments of the day with the Sacred Heart
"The images that graced the walls of our parents' and grandparents' walls don't always work for younger people. As a matter of fact, they turn off many people."...
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
"died in Rome in 1591, while nursing people who has been stricken with the plague. He was just 23 years old."...