Pentecostal Nostalgia (old men looking back)
On today's Poetry Tuesday, Greg Kennedy imagines how Pentecost must have seemed to the apostles....
26
Sep
24
Sep
I Confess
A series of film screenings, curated by John D. O'Brien, S.J., is taking place on Wednesday evenings until October 26. Dedicated to the Year of Mercy, these films develop the theme "justice and mercy shall embrace". For details, see Regis College Film Series....
19
Sep
Apocalypse Now
From time to time, as part of the "Our Culture" section, , igNation will post poetry written by Jesuits. Poems from Gerard Manley Hopkins and St. Robert Southwell will appear as well as poems by contemporary Jesuits. Today's poem is by Greg Kennedy, SJ, who is studying theology in Bogata, Colombia....
19
Sep
Baby Sitting
Today's poem for Poetry Tuesday is one of an ongoing series of poems by Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ's book "Prairie Childhood Snapshots - 1943 - 1958."...
18
Sep
What Exactly is “Country” Music?
A lover of country music, Paul Sullivan tries to find out what is happening to country music today. What he finds may surprise you....
17
Sep
Bridge of Spies
Stories are powerful vehicles of timeless truths, which is why Jesus told so many of them. The stories of our time are told primarily in movies. For the Year of Mercy, a series of film screenings will take place at Regis College, Toronto, from September 14 to October 26, curated by John D. O'Brien, S.J. They will develop the theme Justice and mercy shall embrace"."...
13
Sep
John Oliver and The Year of Mercy
It might surprise you to learn what Pope Francis and TV host, John Oliver, have in common. Then again, it might not. Watch the 20 minute segment here - it's well worth the time. Reposted from The Jesuit Post....
12
Sep
Observations Unsolicited
A disastrous economy, global warming, etc. - do these spell new dangers to something sacred?...
07
Sep
Lights, Camera, Ignatius!
The 'how' is not important, only the 'why.'"Although the above line is actually a bit of movie dialogue from St. Dominic to St. Ignatius, it accurately summarizes my thoughts about the recently-released film Ignacio de Loyola." Reprinted with permission from The Jesuit Post....
05
Sep
Book Fourteen
Today's poem for Poetry Tuesday is one of an ongoing series of poems by Frank Obrigewitsch, SJ's book "Prairie Childhood Snapshots - 1943 - 1958."...