Deep Ties to the Jesuits: Gail and Bruce Young
Supporting the Jesuits represents more than attending a Mass, or an event, or sending in a donation; it’s about being part of a larger Jesuit community. A couple that can attest to this is Gail and Bruce Young.
Celebrating the Word of God together online: A guide
We would like to offer this simple method for praying together online with the Word of God. Though many dioceses have cancelled the Sunday Eucharist to help civil authorities slow the transmission of the coronavirus, the Church is first and foremost the people of God gathered together as the Body of Christ.
Building community online: A guide to spiritual conversation using technology
An adapted version of spiritual conversation can be a valuable tool to remain connected to God and to one another, to experience Christ’s presence in our midst and to listen where the Spirit is inviting us to venture our steps in this context.
From online spiritual conversation to virtual retreats: How to use technology for apostolic work
While a large proportion of the Canadian population is in self isolation due to Coronavirus Covid-19, technology is vital to sustaining our need for human contact. So, in a today’s context, how can technology help us to maintain personal connections and build community?
Seven Essential Prayer Tools for Appropriating the New Universal Apostolic Preferences
The Jesuit Curia in Rome has just published a set of resources entitled: “Praying with the Preferences”, which provides seven documents to enable the reader not only to pray but to enter more deeply into the journey of renewal and conversion offered by the UAP.
The Jesuits & Jean Vanier, The “giant of God’s kindness”
On May 7, the founder of L’Arche, Jean Vanier, passed away in Paris. This “giant of God’s kindness,” as the Vatican stated, touched the heart, among others, of several Canadian Jesuits.
Father John Meehan, SJ in Montreal: the Church in Quebec is not dead; far from it!
A high-level intellectual, a historian by training and ex-President of Campion College, Father John Meehan, SJ arrived a few months ago in Montreal, where he joined the Jesuit community at the Residence of the Holy Name of Jesus.
6 Resources on Ignatian Leadership to Inspire and Guide an Apostolic Planning Process
To facilitate the process of appropriation of the Universal Apostolic Preferences, apostolic planning and its implementation, we’ve compiled a set of resources.
The New Province of the Jesuits of Canada One Year Later: Three Perspectives
The Province of the Jesuits of Canada just celebrated its first year. Three people graciously agreed to share their experience of this new province: Father Earl Smith, SJ, scholastic Marc-André Veselovsky, SJ, and Norbert Piché. The three testimonies echo each other.
Manresa Celebrates Its 70th anniversary by Looking into the Future
This year, the Manresa Spiritual Center is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Many things have changed since the first laymen retreats in Toronto in 1925 and the foundation of Manresa in 1949, including the addition of retreats for women and for members of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Jesuit Formation 2.0: The Future of the Jesuit Province of Canada
The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, is currently planning the renewal of its formation process. Young Jesuits in the new province will be formed in such a way that the different learning components will be even more integrated.
The Canadian Martyrs, Then and Now
Many sanctuaries and churches in the country keep alive the memory of these saints who died between 1642 and 1649 while working to evangelize indigenous peoples in New France. But how did the cult of the martyrs develop and how do their lives still resonate today?
