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Mission Impossible: The Novitiate of William Mbilinyi, SJ
“I wanted to give it a try. Everything seems impossible until you try.” The journey of William Mbilinyi, SJ, from his native Tanzania to his first vows at Villa Saint-Martin, is filled with acts of faith... and great bursts of laughter. When he arrived in Canada in 2015 to begin a master’s degree in theology, nothing prepared him to enter the Society of Jesus; on the contrary! And yet, he has just pronounced his first vows and is now a scholastic.
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God in a 45-minute Zoom: The spirituality sector adapts to COVID-19
How do we reach out to people in a pandemic? How do we respond to their spiritual needs and promote a contemplative life while gatherings are banned? Many Jesuit spirituality centres have turned towards the Internet during the COVID-19 lockdown in order to continue serving people. They have succeeded in accompanying retreatants at a distance and inspiring other groups to offer Ignatian workshops online. This change has not only helped them to engage with the people they normally serve but has also allowed them to offer their services to larger and more diverse groups.
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Finding God in a pandemic: Testimonies from Jesuits and colleagues
In Canada, COVID-19 has had an impact on all aspects of our lives since March and we have already shared the changes it has brought to our work. However, as Frantz Georges S.J. reminds us, “the spiritual experience is fundamental in the lives of all Christians.” What impact, therefore, has the pandemic had on this fundamental aspect of faith in the Jesuit Province of Canada?
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2020 Discernment Retreat
Midland, ON — Dec 18 - 20, 2020
The annual weekend retreat for discerners at the site where saints and martyrs walked.This retreat includes special access to behind-the-scenes sites at Ste.-Marie-among-the-Hurons, instruction and time for personal meditation, talks from Jesuits, and the opportunity to continue one’s discernment of a possible vocation to the Society of Jesus.
Events, Spiritual
2020 Come & See Weekend
Montreal, QC — Nov 6 - 8, 2020
Once a year the Society of Jesus invites men, ages 18-39 to come and spend a weekend in the Jesuit novitiate itself.Once a year the Society of Jesus invites men, ages 18-39 to come and spend a weekend in the Jesuit novitiate itself, to sample the life, spend time in personal prayer, and listen to talks from novices and formed Jesuits. The weekend is an opportunity to further their own discernment of a possible Jesuit vocation, with the option of spiritual direction.
Events
2020 Canadian Jesuits – Issue 02
This year’s second edition of Canadian Jesuits focuses on one of the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus: To accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future.
Publications
God in a 45-minute Zoom: The spirituality sector adapts to COVID-19
How do we reach out to people in a pandemic? How do we respond to their spiritual needs and promote a contemplative life while gatherings are banned? Many Jesuit spirituality centres have turned towards the Internet during the COVID-19 lockdown in order to continue serving people. They have succeeded in accompanying retreatants at a distance and inspiring other groups to offer Ignatian workshops online. This change has not only helped them to engage with the people they normally serve but has also allowed them to offer their services to larger and more diverse groups.
Story
Finding God in a pandemic: Testimonies from Jesuits and colleagues
In Canada, COVID-19 has had an impact on all aspects of our lives since March and we have already shared the changes it has brought to our work. However, as Frantz Georges S.J. reminds us, “the spiritual experience is fundamental in the lives of all Christians.” What impact, therefore, has the pandemic had on this fundamental aspect of faith in the Jesuit Province of Canada?
Story
Holy Cross Church in Wiikwemkoong vandalized, forced to close temporarily
The Holy Cross Church in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, founded and still run by Jesuits, was vandalized between Saturday, June 13 and the early hours of Sunday, June 14. 
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Multidimensional Development: Empowering Haiti’s Rural Communities
The Support Group for Rural Development (GADRU) is a nonprofit organization founded on November 16, 1992, by Fr. Jean-Marie Louis, SJ, not only to oversee and promote the rights of those living in rural communities but also to participate in the construction of an inclusive, fair, and democratic society.
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Journeying  with Youth at  Cowork Magis:  A Space for Start-ups in Paris 
“It’s not about working for young people but with them.” Listening to Fr. Grégoire Le Bel, SJ, talk to us about Cowork Magis, we were almost ready to move to Paris and jump right into the world of business. After receiving a mandate from his provincial, Fr. Le Bel set up a coworking space in collaboration with a group of young people, first taking one office, then another, and finally an entire space designed according to the needs of these entrepreneurs.
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“A man of great simplicity and great depth”: Canadian Jesuits remember Fr. Adolfo Nicolás
“He was a laughing man with a great sense of humor. He was optimistic, embodying great simplicity, great depth, and great compassion,” recalled Fr. Daniel Lebond, SJ. On May 20, 2020, Father Adolfo Nicolas, former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, passed away at the age of 83 in Japan. Elected on January 19, 2008 at the 35th General Congregation, he served the Jesuits in this role for 8 years.
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Padre Melo: welcoming the good news wherever it is
Head of the Reflection, Research and Communications Team (ERIC in Spanish) and Radio Progreso, Father Melo has been internationally recognised not only by communities but also by governmental groups, churches, universities and global civil society organisations.  
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Journeying with Youth at Cowork Magis: A Space for Start-ups in Paris 
What is Cowork Magis? First and foremost, it’s a workspace, a place of work for young, self-employed entrepreneurs and freelancers to develop their businesses in the best conditions.
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Being open to the world: a reflection of the late Fr. Bill Bourke
“That’s the one thing I hope everyone avoids – going to another country is not meant to transplant one so-called developed culture for another supposedly undeveloped.” Several members of the Jesuit Province of Canada work outside the Province. Fr. Bill Bourke, SJ, was the last of the Canadian Jesuits to have been sent to India.
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