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Living the Ignatian Call: Unpacking the Power and Diversity of Ignatian Spirituality

The Ignatian family is composed of diverse persons – religious and lay – with each their own vocation. Indeed, ‘’GC 36 recognizes the decisive role of our partners in the vitality of the Society’s mission today and expresses its gratitude to all those who contribute to and play significant roles in Jesuit ministry. That mission …

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Listening, discernment and collaboration in action at the 71st Jesuit Congregation of Procurators

In May, Jesuits from all the regions where the Society of Jesus works are gathering at the Sanctuary of Loyola in Spain for the 71st Congregation of Procurators. Announced in January 2021, this congregation is an outstanding example of collaboration and communication between Jesuits and their partners in mission, in keeping with Pope Francis’s call …

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Mom, Monks, Mass: The Roots of a Vocation

By Fannie Dionne After discovering the first signs of his religious vocation at a young age when he attended Mass with his mother, Fr. John O’Brien, SJ, joined the Society of Jesus in 2008. After having held various roles with young people (teacher, school principal, spiritual director), he is now the Vocations Director for the …

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Business Not as Usual: An interview with Fr. Kevin Kelly, SJ

By Eric Clayton Kevin Kelly, SJ—director of Villa Saint-Martin, the Jesuit retreat center in Montreal—is a businessman-turned-Jesuit. But, to Kevin, that’s nothing unusual. “I see St. Ignatius not only as a brilliant and spiritual person,” he says, “but also as a businessman.” After all, the saint started and managed a multinational corporation: the Society of Jesus. So, how does business acumen translate into the life of a Jesuit today? Kevin shares how he …

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Mother Nature and Brother Hudon

“The best week of my life was spent on a canoe-camping trip with the Pioneer Scout. We paddled a hundred kilometers, we only had five minutes of rain, and it was extraordinary,” said Brother Bernard Hudon, a Jesuit from Quebec, after I had asked him to share some of the moments of deepest consolation that …

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From Rockets to Canoes

By Becky Sindelar Erik Sorensen, SJ, had once planned to be an engineer. Today, however, he studies theology at Regis College in Toronto, on his way to becoming a Jesuit priest. His formation has been one of accompanying and building relationships with those he encounters. Before you joined the Society of Jesus, what did you …

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A Taste of the Novitiate: The Jesuit House of Discernment in Canada

Becoming a religious in today’s context is often a radical and difficult decision. To help young men in their discernment and to give them a taste of the life of the novitiate of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits of Canada have set up a house of discernment, first in Toronto (2019–2020) and then in …

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Interview

Living the Ignatian Call: Unpacking the Power and Diversity of Ignatian Spirituality

Listening, discernment and collaboration in action at the 71st Jesuit Congregation of Procurators

Mom, Monks, Mass: The Roots of a Vocation

From Rockets to Canoes

A Taste of the Novitiate: The Jesuit House of Discernment in Canada

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