Jesuit Father Peter Monty has one of the most fulfilling ministries in the Catholic Church – Ministry to the Deaf. “I was attracted to the Ministry to the Deaf not because of my dexterity in sign language, but rather, I felt their openness and hunger for communication and knowledge,” says Monty. His interest in this …
By Barry Leidl On Friday, September 4, Jesuits, family, and friends gathered at Guelph to say a final goodbye to those Jesuits who died during these past few difficult, COVID-filled months. The cremated remains of George O’Neill, Mike Hawkins, Peter Larisey, Norm Dodge, FX Johnson, Charlie Sitter, Mike Murray, and Joe Frechette were laid to …
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May 11, 2020 — On Saturday May 9, following the advice of public health officials and other experts, the Jesuits of Canada have made the decision to temporarily close René Goupil House, the Jesuit infirmary community in Pickering, Ontario, and to transfer most residents to two facilities with specialized COVID-19 care wings. The temporary move will …
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.
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 …
An advocate for life never retires: Father Tony Van Hee, SJ Read More »
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 …