God’s Faithfulness – First Sunday of Lent 2018
"It is not lost on me that we start the Season of Lent with love and end up on April 1 [Easter Sunday] Holy fools.”"...
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Feb
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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Feb
“Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest”
Today is igNation's 5th anniversary. Fr. Fred Power, SJ , whose work was a precursor of igNation, died some three months ago. It seems fitting to post the homily from his funeral Mass....
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Feb
“Unclean, unclean” – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"I had the privilege of working with lepers and tuberculosis patients at Jesu Ashram, in Matigara, India (in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal). This was for a few months in the early nineties, when I was in the Jesuit stage of formation known as tertianship."...
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Feb
The Intensity of Jesus – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"In the commentary on today’s readings in Living with Christ, Marilyn Sweet stresses that today’s Gospel excerpt from Mark reveals the “intensity and urgency of Jesus”. She looks at his feverish activity in one day."...
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Feb
Groundhog Day- February 2, 2018
"Scholars point out connections to old lore that clear weather on Candlemas (i.e., the Feast of Jesus at the temple) forebodes a prolonged winter." What will our groundhog predict for us today? ...
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Jan
“Into the Silent Land” – Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Pope Benedict XVI wrote: "Let us not be afraid to be silent outside and inside ourselves, so that we are able not only to perceive God's voice, but also the voice of the person next to us, the voices of others."...
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Jan
“Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power”- Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
"This Sunday occurs during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This Week of Prayer is an annual ecumenical celebration. Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organized ecumenical services, and to share fellowship."...
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Jan
What Are You Looking For? – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
"People who bring serious reflection to the question of what they desire don’t usually speak of their desire for a new car or a fancier house. . . . Rather, people speak of peace, health for self and others, a desire to be more appreciative for what they have, and so on." ...
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Dec
The Holy Family – “A Kind of School”
"Let’s pray, on this Feast of the Holy Family, for all families – that they may continue to serve as educators for all women and men who play a role in public life."...
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Dec
Christmas 2017 – Speaking some words to the close and holy darkness
"It remains always essential to continue speaking to the close and holy, but also to listen to what we hear from it. In these days of Christmas, let’s take time to deepen that conversation."...