Adam Hincks at Regis College: when faith and big bang collide
Our companion Adam Hincks, SJ, a Ph.D. in physics from prestigious Princeton University, New Jersey, is a fascinating and puzzling person. On October 9th, he was visiting his alma mater Regis College, where he gave a lecture on the contribution of Jesuits to the development of science.
Easter with a First Nations community
Jeffrey Burwell, SJ reflects on his time this past Easter with a First Nation in Lac Brochet, Manitoba. His experiences of the Triduum in the far north reveal with clarity that the liturgies of Easter reflect a truth about God’s people.
Science, faith are a perfect fit in Jesuit’s life
Jesuits have a long tradition in science and there’s a good reason for that, says Jesuit lichenologist and ecologist Fr. John McCarthy.
Nature as the Word and Beauty of God: The passion of Jesuit-ecologist John McCarthy
How often have you heard the claim that faith and science are incompatible or strictly opposed? Too often religion seems to ‘get a bad rap’ these days. Well, Fr. John McCarthy, Jesuit priest and ecologist, doesn’t buy this opposition.
Jesuit makes a name for himself studying lichen
For gymnasts it might be a twisting tumble, for astrologers a star, for politicians a sandwich. But for an style=’background:yellow;’>Jesuitan> ecologist Fr. John McCarthy that ultimate accolade — confirmation of a lifetime of scientific research — is to have a lichen named after him.
Canadian Jesuit Discovers New Species of Lichen
June 7, 2016 — Some people might demur if offered a chance to have a species of lichen — a combination of fungus and algae — named after them. But not Jesuit Father John McCarthy. Fr. McCarthy, who has devoted decades to ecological research, was the first person to collect and investigate a previously unknown species of […]
Blessed to have a second vocation: Brother John Masterson, SJ
Brother John Masterson is profoundly grateful for the opportunity for a second vocation of prayer at René Goupil House, the Province Infirmary, in Pickering, ON.
Canadian Jesuit Father Michael Lapierre Celebrates 100th Birthday
Jesuit Father Michael Lapierre, Canada’s oldest Jesuit, turns 100 years old on May 2. Born in Chapeau, Allumette Island, Quebec, Fr. Lapierre was 19 with one year at the University of Ottawa under his belt when he turned up in Guelph, Ontario, to enter the Jesuit novitiate in 1934.
A Journey into Exile
This simulation exercise allows participants to experience what a refugee goes through when he must flee his country. Obviously, it is impossible to really know what a refugee experiences until we actually become one.
The Sacred Heart: How Did Jesus Love?
This week is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This feast, whose origins date back to the XVIIth century, gives us the opportunity to meditate on how Jesus expressed his love. It was also an occasion for the Jesuits of Canada to consecrate their Toronto offices on June 25.
Praying With The Preferences – Part II: The Spiritual Exercises and Walking With the Excluded
This second part of the Praying With the Preferences series focuses on the first two Apostolic Preferences: showing the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and discernment; as well as walking with the poor and the outcasts of this world.
A pilgrimage close to home: Martyrs’ Shrine
The most famous pilgrimage in the Christian world right now is the Camino de Santiago de Compostela across northern Spain. However, there is also a pilgrimage just as challenging, a lot less expensive, and just as transformational, is right in our backyard.
