It was 35 years ago this spring, in April 1980, that Terry Fox set off on his famous Marathon of Hope across the country. Most of us know that he had one leg amputated due to cancer (osteosarcoma) and was running with an early version of a prosthetic leg, one that was unable to be modified for running. Medical science has come a long way!...
From Kathmandu comes Bill Robin's story about a young boy named Eak who left his village as a child. After some time as a beggar, Eak found a home at St. Xavier's Social Service Centre. Today, Eak works for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as a teacher's assistant. Now married, and a father himself, he must deal with the destruction of his parent's village in the recent earthquake....
For over 400 years, Jesuits and their colleagues have had a presence in Canada. Today they work coast to coast - from Vancouver to St.John's. In this series igNation invites you to join us as we travel across Canada stopping at cities where there are Jesuit apostolates to read personal reflections about the city and the work being done there. Today we visit Midland, Ontario....
I am a pretty restless person. Anyone that knows me can tell you that I'm not one to enjoy sitting around all day behind a book. Although I am known to enjoy a full day of Netflix every once in a while, I always feel disgusting afterwards. Luckily for me, this past year I have had the pleasure of living in an extremely walkable city. Since the start of the year my feet have taken me over 600 miles (the equivalent of the length of the UK). Every step of my walks has been an adventure and a half whether it was taken with a friend, by myself, or with Spotify keeping me company. Here are five reasons why I think you too should try taking a walk every once in a while!This article originally appeared in The Jesuit Post (thejesuitpost.org) on March 30, 2015....
We lived in the village of Tilley, NB. It was located in the Upper St. John River Valley about an hour and a half drive from the New Brunswick/Quebec border. My dad was a ferryman on the river between two rural villages, Tilley on the east bank and Morrell Siding on the West Bank. The about 1944 photo shows my dad standing on the unloading ramp/apron after it had docked on the West Bank....
This is the second in a series written by Andrea Carandang, a student in the Concurrent Teaching Education Program at St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, spending the summer as a Jesuit Volunteer with Mother Teresa Middle School in Regina. In this posting Andrea talks about a Grade 8 retreat....
For over 400 years, Jesuits and their colleagues have had a presence in Canada. Today they work coast to coast - from Vancouver to St.John's. In this series igNation invites you to join us as we travel across Canada stopping at cities where there are Jesuit apostolates to read personal reflections about the city and the work being done there. Today's stop is Guelph, Ontario....
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....
For over 400 years, Jesuits and their colleagues have had a presence in Canada. Today they work coast to coast - from Vancouver to St.John's. In this series igNation invites you to join us as we travel across Canada stopping at cities where there are Jesuit apostolates to read personal reflections about the city and the work being done there. Today we stop in Thunder Bay, Ontario....
In 1948, The Jesuits bought an estate known as Clarendon Wood which we now know as Manresa – Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre in Pickering, Ontario. Norm Hinton, SJ, Vince McKenzie, SJ and Alma Quilty. Source: Manresa.?Alma Quilty worked as Secretary to Father Fleming, SJ, the first director of Manresa, and over many years served the retreat house in many capacities. In 1960, Alma Captained the first retreat for women at Manresa.Marian Beck, a retired Captain of retreats for women at Manresa, knew Alma and penned this poem in Alma's memory....
