Fourth Sunday in Lent: By the Rivers of Babylon
"Our communal worship allows us to articulate the fear, grief, disbelief and anger that we experience."...
14
Mar
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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07
Mar
Third Sunday n Lent – The Anger of Jesus
"Jesus was fully human and fully divine. His human nature was manifest in a range of emotions, including anger at what bothered him. The scene we have today is not the only occasion on which he showed anger."...
28
Feb
How Free Am I? – Second Sunday of Lent
"This is essential reading for anyone who has ever felt different or other, or for parents who have struggled with raising a child who has fallen far from the family tree."...
21
Feb
God’s Faithfulness – First Sunday of Lent
"For as long as I can remember, I have associated the appearance of the sliver of the new moon with God’s faithfulness. "...
17
Feb
Ash Wednesday 2021
"Given that we will eventually die, it becomes important to ask how we will live."...
14
Feb
Unclean! – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Leprosy and COVID and other communicable diseases are very real. Our Christian challenge is to treat the disease without rejecting the sick person.."...
07
Feb
The Urgency of Jesus – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"We know that Jesus is not just trying to make us feel good. His urgency is a call to action for each one of us. "...
06
Feb
Saint Paul Miki and Companions
"The leaders had hoped the example of these deaths would frighten other Christians. Instead, it emboldened them. They grew stronger in the profession of their faith"...
03
Feb
The Blessing of Throats – A Spiritual Flu Shot
"“Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness"...
02
Feb
The Presentation of the Lord
"These pandemic times and the challenges to in-person worship have been a burden for the Anna and Simeons of our Church."...