SpiritualityJuly 24, 2021Psalm 62 – adapted for Bill Paget, a colleague dying from lymphoma + a Personal Note
The author adapts Psalm 62 for her dying colleague.
SpiritualityJuly 22, 2021Eucharist: Celebration or Adoration
"In the last number of years there has been a resurgence of ‘adoration of the Blessed Sacrament” especially among the young. And in some instances it seems that ‘adoration’ and ‘celebration of Eucharist’ (aka ‘the Mass’) are on an equal level and, dare I say it, in a competition with each other."
SpiritualityJuly 21, 2021Energy, Passion, Commitment – # 4: Bill Robins, SJ
"With the exception of the year he took his final vows, 1976-77 which he spent in Canada, Bill has lived and worked in Jesuit missions in India, Bhutan, and Nepal."
SpiritualityJuly 19, 2021What Can We Do?
A response to the question "What can we do?" regarding the Residential Schools?
SpiritualityJuly 18, 2021Scattering or Uniting the Sheep? – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"“The harsh words that begin today’s first reading [from Jeremiah] are, unfortunately, as relevant for our modern world as when they were first written.
SpiritualityJuly 14, 2021Energy, Passion, Commitment – # 3: Kevin Kelly, SJ
"My vocation within my vocation is around the spiritual, and I think it is around the communal side of spirituality: how we are closer than we think, spiritually, if we can just get together as humans.”"
SpiritualityJuly 12, 2021Food, Glorious Food
"Richard Rohr clearly states that “the Eucharist is telling us that God is the food, and all we have to do is provide the hunger."
SpiritualityUncategorisedJuly 11, 2021Walk in a Relaxed Manner – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Walk in a relaxed manner. That is wise advice for a physical journey. Even wiser for a spiritual journey!"
SpiritualityJuly 09, 2021An Era of Uncertainty
"“How well do I cope with ‘not knowing?’ The opposite to faith is not doubt but certainty. To believe is to be asked to go beyond facts to take a risk.” (from Sacred Space for April 27, 2021)"
SpiritualityJuly 07, 2021Energy, Passion, Commitment -# 2: John McCarthy, SJ
In the second post of a five part series, author Kevin Burns talks with John McCarthy SJ. "“The best promotion of vocations to our way of life is by Jesuits who cherish their own vocation and reflect real joy in living it out.”"
SpiritualityJuly 04, 2021A Thorn in the Flesh – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
" It is essential that I constantly remember that good things are happening because God is acting through me and my abilities."
SpiritualityJuly 03, 2021The Body of Christ: Three in One
". . . the act of receiving the Eucharist is an act of communion, with Christ in first place, and then with our fellow humans, near to us and far away. "
SpiritualityJune 30, 2021Energy, Passion, Commitment: # 1 – Alan Fogarty, SJ
"In sharing their family and vocation stories these five Canadian Jesuits open a window into that mysterious call that in the words of their Superior General, “frequently appears in surprising ways at unexpected times and places, inviting those who seem least likely.” In the first post of a five
SpiritualityJune 26, 2021Fatima – The Film
"Yet, in spite of the suffering, I was also struck by the faith that comes out subtly and magnanimously in each of the little stories within the film."
SpiritualityJune 24, 2021Nativity of John the Baptist 2021: “Vhat then will this child become?
"Having that intimate sense of being a loved child of God is a gift for us. He is the precursor to many more gifts from God."
SpiritualityJune 19, 2021Kamloops
There is no easy way to write about Kamloops but these words express something of wha the writer feels.
SpiritualityJune 13, 2021The Power of a Seed: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
"The hope is that the working of God and the assistance of the spiritual guide will plant some of those seeds that sometimes lie dormant for many years."
SpiritualityJune 11, 2021Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
" His pastoral letter serves as a reminder of the generous love of Jesus which is symbolized by the Sacred Heart."
SpiritualityJune 10, 2021Sacred Heart and Pride Month
"Some say it's in old age that we become the person we were meant to be. Covid has given me time and opportunity to quietly reflect on what’s unimportant."
SpiritualityJune 06, 2021“The most beautiful Masses of my life.”
Jesus says, in the Gospel for Corpus Christi that his blood is “poured out for many.” In other words, the Eucharist must make a difference in our lives."
SpiritualityJune 02, 2021Christ is Risen fiom the Dead
Reflecting on the Risen Christ can take one from poem to prayer to union.
SpiritualityMay 31, 2021Hope
"“History says, Don’t hope on this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime the longed-for tidal wave of justice can rise up and hope and history rhyme.” (Seamus Heaney, Irish poet)"
SpiritualityMay 30, 2021Dances and Kisses: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
"I also recall Fr Horvath telling us about St Bernard of Clairvaux and how he viewed the Holy Spirit as the kiss of God. "
SpiritualityMay 27, 2021The Stories We Tell
"The liberty and freedom of one nation were paid for by the deaths and suffering of individuals who dared speak the truth."
SpiritualityMay 22, 2021Fratelli Tutti and World Religions
"He makes much use of Bernard Lonergan’s theology of conversion: intellectual, moral, and religious conversion, and sees conversion as the basis of all religion."
SpiritualityMay 15, 2021Kateri Tekakwitha – Lily of the Mohawks
"Let us pray to Saint Kateri, that she may intercede for our First Nations brothers and sisters who suffer so much poverty and injustice."
SpiritualityMay 10, 2021A Soldier of Christ
"We prayed the cross would help them be confirmed in their Faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!"
SpiritualityMay 09, 2021Mother’s Day – Sixth Sunday of Easter
"The bond between mother and child is one of the most essential bonds in our lives, probably the most essential. "
SpiritualityMay 08, 2021What should we do? How groups make good decisions using discernment in common
" “Community discernment offers a wonderful opportunity for open and honest communication and active listening, becoming aware of the movements within us, without ‘preparing a response.’ "
SpiritualityMay 06, 2021Saint Francois de Laval
"When Laval died in 1708, one of his contemporaries described him as “a shepherd filled with the spirit of the apostles."
SpiritualityMay 05, 2021Triumph of the Resurrection
"The story of Jesus’ passion is not an attempt to answer the question ‘Why do people have to suffer?’ It does, however, proclaim a fundamental truth. Jesus did not come to prevent human suffering, but rather to consume it with his presence."
SpiritualityMay 02, 2021The True Vine – Fifth Sunday in Easter
"Jesus speaks of the need for us to stay rooted in him. “Cut off from me you can do nothing.” Jesus is telling us that the very core of our existence is to be connected with him."
SpiritualityApril 29, 2021Hovering with the Hair Gelled cat
"Maybe God is where the time is taken to understand that a photo, a glimpse of an experience, will not do."
SpiritualityApril 24, 2021Restor(y)ing Creation: A good-night story for Earth Day Eve [Video Story]
This week, Fr. Kennedy SJ, presented on the meaning of Earth day and drew from his book Reupholstered Psalms: Ancient Songs Sung New.
SpiritualityApril 21, 2021Jacques Fesch
"While in prison, Jacques began writing a spiritual diary for his young daughter. This diary, along with some prison letters, were published in book form in 1971 under the title, Light Under the Scaffold."
SpiritualityApril 08, 2021Holocaust Remembrance Day
"Pope John Paul II declared Maximillian Kolbe “The Patron Saint of our difficult century.” All these people I thought, now share in the mystery of life not ending upon the death of the body."
SpiritualityApril 07, 2021[Video] Why and How to Pray – with James Martin, SJ
For everyone from the doubtful skeptic to the devout believer, this webinar with best-selling author James Martin, SJ, discussed his new book, Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone.
SpiritualityMarch 25, 2021The Path of Humility – The Annunciation of the Lord
"When I am truly humble, I know that I’m not speaking up or doing something because of my own need to be in front. It’s because I know that I am imbued with the Spirit of God and do not need to fear."
SpiritualityMarch 19, 2021With A Father’s Heart
" Francis writes of how Joseph loved Jesus with a father’s heart (Patris Corde) and how prominent his name has been in papal documents. It was Pope Pius IX who proclaimed Joseph as patron of the Church in December 1870."
SpiritualityMarch 11, 2021In Praise of Aging and Passing
The poet presents us with a different way to look at aging and passing.