An advocate for life never retires: Father Tony Van Hee, SJ

May 25, 2016 — For more than 25 years a lone figure has been quietly present on Canada’s Parliament Hill, in Ottawa. His raison d’être is not nuclear proliferation, tax reform, or climate change, but something he feels is much more pressing — the protection of unborn children and the protection of human life from conception to natural death. “Worldwide […]

From Engineering to Jesuit Vows: Erik Sorensen

When most young men completing Aerospace Engineering degrees think about job prospects following graduation, they might think of working at NASA or a prestigious engineering firm, few think of joining a religious order. But this is precisely what Jesuit scholastic Erik Sorensen did. A strong student in math and science, Sorensen knew he wanted to […]

A Jesuit for all seasons: Father Winston Rye

July 15, 2019 — When many people think of Jesuits they think of men ready to be sent at a moment’s notice to a variety of places to take on diverse assignments. A Jesuit that truly reflects this idea is Fr. J. Winston Rye. From his many assignments in education, to working with Indigenous peoples […]

Being a Byzantine Jesuit

“If you’re not Roman Catholic, how can you be a Jesuit?” I hear it often. Like a fish in water, many Catholics grow up surrounded by a Church they know and love, without reflecting on what makes the Church the Church. Explaining to others how this is possible, I re-explain it to myself, remembering how blessed I am.

Fr. Erik Oland, SJ: A Jesuit Vocation Hits all the Right Notes

By Tracey Primrose October 17, 2017 — In the fall of 1991, Erik Oland, a classically trained opera singer, stood on stage in Ottawa and performed his dream role — Papageno in “The Magic Flute” — a historic performance commemorating the bicentennial of Mozart’s last opera. The young singer pinched himself, certain that life would never […]

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