Daily LifeJuly 26, 2021Pater Noster (Slightly decolonized)
How should we remember the giants of the past in the present?
Daily LifeJuly 25, 2021World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
" . . . older people and grandparents also have a mission of evangelization, proclamation and prayer, and of encouraging young people in their faith.”
Daily LifeJuly 23, 2021So Secretly
Looking into the diary of some one you love often brings unwelcome knowledge.
Daily LifeJuly 16, 2021A (Partial) Remedy to Feeling Self-Pity duringThe Pandemic
One way to shake free from some of the pandemic self-pity we feel.
Daily LifeJuly 15, 2021Why Me?
What is the answer - -especially now - to that age old question " . . but why me?"
Daily LifeJuly 08, 2021Saint of Molokai
"“I am hungry for the work!” she said. “It would be my greatest delight to minister to the abandoned souls.” "
Daily LifeJuly 06, 2021Pope John XXIII
"At the moment of his departure, however, “a silence fell on the crowd.” It was the “silence of sorrow” states Dr. Zsott Aradi, in his biography, Pope John XXIII: An Authorative Biography. The soldiers didn’t want him to leave!"
Daily LifeJuly 01, 2021Canada Day 2021
"Are national holidays times for celebration and fireworks and raucous parties? Or, are they occasions for serious reflection on who we are as a people? Probably a bit of both.
Daily LifeJune 28, 2021The Opposite of Love is Fear
The writer looks at ways that the opposite of love is fear.
Daily LifeJune 25, 2021Follow your Heart and Find Love
" When you have freed yourself from the dogma and conditioning of society, where will you go? To those things you love."
Daily LifeJune 23, 2021John Cassian, the Spiritual Life and Covid
"Cassian says that the best way out of acedia is to reverse all the tendencies that come from the thought. This requires knowing ourselves and our tendencies. "
Daily LifeJune 22, 2021The View from our kitchen window. Clearcutting in Acadian New Brunswick
"We may live in the developed world, but our moral, spiritual and intellectual poverty is immense, and heartbreaking for all those who love life."
Daily LifeJune 21, 2021National Indigenous People’s Day and Discovery Day 2021
"I am a Catholic priest. Although I understand the legal reasons for the lack of remorse on the part of the Roman Catholic Church, I do not comprehend the moral reasons. I veer somewhere between sadness and anger."
Daily LifeJune 12, 2021Humility and Gentleness
The author looks at some of the elements that make up the virtue of humility.
Daily LifeJune 09, 2021After Covid 19
"I have missed going to church on a regular basis, so am really look forward to worshipping in a full church with the choir singing, and receiving the Eucharist joyfully. I won’t be afraid to sneeze or cough with all eyes looking in my direction."
Daily LifeJune 07, 2021Liberation Theology: An Answer in the Darkness to Our Worries?
"Liberation theology along with other philosophies that talk about justice and liberation are the answers to our worries and the problems of our society; they are not the definite or whole answer, no, but they are important."
Daily LifeJune 04, 2021Freedom From and Freedom For .. .
" . . at the center of our faith is a relationship with a person who gives us the grace and strength necessary to overcome all our attachments, and all our un-freedoms. "
Daily LifeJune 03, 2021When Death Comes. . .
"The death of some-one close to us, some-one with whom we have shared most of our lives must yield some of life’s rawest pain."
Daily LifeMay 28, 2021War
The question of why war "always takes incredible place" is brought forward.
Daily LifeMay 19, 2021Words
We use them all the time but do we ever stop and think where words are taking us?
- Daily LifeMay 17, 2021
What I am most looking forward to after the pandemic is . . .
What are your plans once restrictions are lifted and the pandemic is over?
Daily LifeMay 16, 2021Ascension Sunday and World Communications Day
We believe that we will share in God’s heavenly gifts after our death. But, what does it mean in our day-to-day life to say that we hope to enter into the inner life of God?"
Daily LifeMay 12, 2021Mothering the Cup
A poem/prayer for Mary - our mother - for this month dedicated to her.
Daily LifeMay 04, 2021The Second Wave in India: An on the Ground Perspective
"You remain at home, in a village, not knowing where to go and whom to contact. It is like those medieval sculptured reliefs in our Gothic cathedrals depicting the dance of death."
Daily LifeApril 28, 2021“It’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.”
"The bison, the elks, the wolves, and even Simon the fox looked particularly shaggy, all seeming a little uncomfortable wearing the remains of winter fur in the 25 C heat."
Daily LifeApril 26, 2021When Money Talks We Buy The Message
"Greed, to a certain degree, is part of everyone’s make-up, whether we are well-off or struggling, whether we opt for a simple life or whether we pursue the almighty dollar. "
Daily LifeApril 20, 2021Worthy and Unworthy Words
"Our choice of words, worthy or unworthy, and the way we express them, can make a big difference. As St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”"
Daily LifeApril 19, 2021The Effects of the Pandemic on Forced Migration in Central America, Mexico and the USA
The Effects of the Pandemic on Forced Migration in Central America, Mexico and the USA.
Daily LifeApril 17, 2021Our Social Contract is Broken
"What we can learn is that the economy should be serving the person’s interests and not the other way around."
Daily LifeApril 16, 2021What is Justice?
"Part of answering the inciting question is understanding the social contract. The social contract is broken, and we need to fix it."
Daily LifeApril 15, 2021Delight in Unexpected Grace
"God delights in us. We’re allowed to delight in God’s delight, pure and simple. Chaotic as life is, there are times when that’s all the moment calls for. We don’t need to do anything more."
Daily LifeApril 14, 2021Resilience in a time of pandemic: A meditation for young professionals [Webinar]
On 8 April, Fr John O'Brien, SJ, gave a talk entitled Resilience in a time of pandemic: A meditation for young professionals. Watch the webinar here.
Daily LifeApril 13, 2021Time
"When we don’t have an end, we might make one up, or get demoralized when we can’t find it. Hence the disappointment when schools reopen and then close again, when the vaccine is coming, and then is held up. "
Daily LifeApril 12, 2021A Bloodless Martyr: Fr, Jack Burns, SJ
" . .. if they carry that Cross in love for others, as Jack did, they grace our world and give great, great glory to God."
Daily LifeApril 10, 2021It’s Not Just You: Hitting The Pandemic Wall
"No matter how the pandemic has disrupted your life, recognize that this is hard and that hitting a wall is a completely valid response to totally irregular circumstances."
Daily LifeApril 09, 2021Keeping The Faith in a Fragile World
"I honestly think that God does not expect us to believe without our questioning anything that is outside our understanding. Surely our faith is only worthwhile if it is not afraid to question. "
Daily LifeMarch 23, 2021So What!
A while back, a poet sent in a poem entitled "What If". Today another poet replies with the poem "So what."
Daily LifeMarch 15, 2021The Normalization of Indifference
"How many of us have raised our voices to denounce the decision of our governments not to offer permanent residence to all those with precarious status who were on the front lines of the pandemic? "
Daily LifeFebruary 24, 2021“Only Light Overcomes Darkness”
"n terms of Novum-U*, darkness exposes itself in an unwillingness to seek help, study, or give up bad habits; light appears in the desire to learn, to grow emotionally and spiritually, and to live a virtuous life."
Daily LifeUncategorisedFebruary 23, 2021Soothing Solitude
The poet asks where does this solitude lead.
Daily LifeFebruary 14, 2021Unclean! – 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.."
Daily LifeFebruary 13, 2021Anniversary – As if we had never been
Seven years ago today - February 13, 2014 - igNation posted it's first articles - one in each of our four categories - Our Culture, Our Daily Lives, Our Seasons, Our Spirituality. In honor of this first anniversary, we repost the first article. Please enjoy!
Daily LifeFebruary 12, 2021igNation’s Seventh Anniversary
Seven years ago, the blog - igNation began posting the life and times of today's world. Tomorrow we will reprint that first post - "As if We had Never Been."
Daily LifeFebruary 08, 2021Facing the Future With Hope – Reflections from Hopeful Writers
"We cannot be faithful to hope while at the same time demand instant solutions.”"
Daily LifeFebruary 05, 2021Caring for Our Common Home
"Our hope is that the stories shared in these pages will inspire those who feel inclined to participate, to join, with Gospel depth, in this mission of reconciliation and resurrection in our common home."
Daily LifeFebruary 04, 2021The Pope of Rome, the Grand Imam of Cairo, and the Official World Day of Fraternity
". . . the celebration “responds to a clear call that Pope Francis has been making to all humanity to build a present of peace in the encounter with the other.""
Daily LifeJanuary 26, 2021A January Morning Thought
A morning journey in the midst of aW innipeg winter.
Daily LifeJanuary 25, 2021Goodbye, Father Bob
"Our relationship was founded on a shared belief in Jesus’ cross and resurrection."