HEALING SCARS, SEEKING WHOLENESS: Stories on Reconciliation, Faith, and Indigenous Voices [VIDEO]
In this session, Sr. Priscilla Solomon, csj, and Fr. Peter Bisson, SJ, talk about their journey of reconciliation and how it marked their paths.
In this session, Sr. Priscilla Solomon, csj, and Fr. Peter Bisson, SJ, talk about their journey of reconciliation and how it marked their paths.
September 28, 2023, @ 7 pm (ET) FREE – ONLINE ON ZOOM Amidst pain and enduring scars faced by Indigenous like herself, Sr. Priscilla Solomon was at a crossroads in her 30s. While rooted in her Catholic faith, she was drawn to her Ojibway heritage. This journey became a dance of two spiritualities, enriching each other, …
1) How many residential schools were under the jurisdiction of the Jesuits? The Jesuits operated a school in Spanish, Ontario, whose identity and mission evolved over the years. We operated one school in Spanish, Ontario, whose identity and mission evolved over the years. The school and its evolution have been documented in Basil Johnston’s book …
Jesuits of Canada express our deep sorrow and grief at the shocking discovery of the remains of the 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Today, people living in what we now call Canada are faced with Covid-19, but it is far from being the first epidemic to attack those living on this continent. For the first few centuries after the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, up to 95% of the Indigenous populations lost their lives, in a large …
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“The Jesuits first had to learn to say: “We are responsible,” then “We are sorry,” and finally, “We need your help.” This is how Fr. Peter Bisson, SJ, summarizes the evolving relations between the Jesuits and indigenous peoples.