Nurtured by Nature: A Believer’s Spiritual Path
Discover Louis Félix Valiquette’s inspiring spiritual journey and his impactful role as the new campus minister at Loyola High School in Montreal.
Discover Louis Félix Valiquette’s inspiring spiritual journey and his impactful role as the new campus minister at Loyola High School in Montreal.
by Fannie Dionne As a teenager, I once went out alone in a rowboat on the lake near my family’s cottage. There, I felt a deep sense of connection to the water, the sky, and the surrounding forest. It was a moment of rest, peace, and communion with something bigger than myself. If I remember …
By Jean-Claude Ravet To be a Christian is to experience a liberating encounter with Jesus—that is, a grace that enlightens and gives peace, reconciles and consoles, animates and strengthens, and pushes us forward and an encounter that profoundly alters our presence in the world, radically orienting our steps toward beauty and praise, justice and love, …
Despite her unsuccessful attempt to secure a position at the Centre justice et foi last year, Isabelle Lemelin had made quite an impression. Her impact was so significant that she was invited, a short time later, to apply for the position of director, a role that she has wholeheartedly embraced since mid-May 2023. Why work …
Isabelle Lemelin, director of the Centre justice et foi: “I am a believer who doubts.” Read More »
Community is important in order to create inclusive and welcoming spaces—in schools, among other places. “One of my priorities as an educator is to really try to support our students as whole human beings, trying to tap into every part of what makes them special and unique as members of our community. This requires providing …
Annette Mallay: Being Ignatian is caring for every child Read More »
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 …
Living the Ignatian Call: Unpacking the Power and Diversity of Ignatian Spirituality Read More »
By Fannie Dionne The call to religious life is not the only vocation to which one can aspire. For Norbert Piché, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service – Canada, his vocation is to accompany, and be accompanied by, persons who are refugees. His story is one of great trust in God and of working to …
Christ, Compassion and Accompaniment: The Vocation of Norbert Piché Read More »
By Elise Gower This is the story of Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa — a story of life, death, and resurrection. In my account of this journey of transformation, I seek to honour the survivors of the residential school system. I uplift the wisdom and witness of Donna Naughton and Christian Veselovsky who invite us …
Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa — a story of life, death, and resurrection Read More »
“I have often identified myself as an orchestra conductor. As the director of an organization whose team is made up of extremely talented, extremely competent, very dedicated people who are passionate about social justice, I have made it possible for each of the instruments, each of the people on the team, to harmoniously complement each …
Elisabeth Garant: 15 Years as “Orchestra Conductor” at the Centre Justice et Foi Read More »
In Lumen Gentium, a document of the Second Vatican Council, we read, among other things, that the Holy Spirit “not only sanctifies and leads the people of God and enriches it with virtues, but, ‘allotting his gifts to everyone according as He wills’ (1 Cor 12:11), He distributes special graces among the faithful of every …
Laypeople and Jesuits: Together in the Mission of the Lord Read More »