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New Blog Launched by Jesuits in Formation

Published on: 22 Feb 2012

A new blog Ibo et Non Redibo was launched on Ash Wednesday 2012 by some Canadian Jesuits in formation. Ibo et Non Redibo (I shall go and I shall not return), from the words of St.

AMAZING GRACIE!

Published on: 14 Dec 2011

Just before Christmas 2010, Nimkii, the best spiritual companion ever at Loyola House, was laid to rest. After a lengthy communal discernment, the Jesuit Community at the Red House acquired a new dog in mid-October. She is a beautiful, one-year old, brown and white fox-hound cross. Having been rejected by another family, and housed in a kennel at the Kitchener Humane Society, she is in need of some re-education. The first thing she did on arriving was to bless our house by pooping on the

“All Creation is groaning - Jesuit priest Jim Profit battles cancer”

Published on: 21 Nov 2011

Our prayers go out to Fr. Jim Profit, S.J. as he undergoes treatment for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cancer. Please visit his blog as he records his very personal journey at http://jamesprofit.wordpress.com/ which fellow Jesuit Richard Soo convinced him to start.

Old Friends, New Place

Published on: 08 Nov 2011

As I hung out with my friend Krishna in Joliette, Quebec, he commented that spending time with me made him feel like he was back in Nepal again. I, too, kind of felt the same, as I visited with Krishna and other resettled Bhutanese refugees this summer.

Congress 2011: Idle Reflections

Published on: 29 Aug 2011

Congress 2011: Idle Reflections Anthony de Mello tells this tale:

Congress 2011: A time of renewal

Published on: 10 Aug 2011

To be a participant in what is now a new chapter in the history of the Jesuits in Canada and the Ignatian family, fills me with gratitude and leaves me rich with memories. This was a time to learn from the past, to treasure the present, and to look forward to the future. The goal of the Congress – “to renew ourselves ...

Coming together to remember, to be renewed, to learn, and to labour - without counting the cost

Published on: 08 Aug 2011

The formula of the institute of the Society of Jesus (our foundational document) begins with an exhortation to serve beneath the banner of the cross. From July 27 to 31, 2011, Jesuits, collaborators and friends of the Jesuits in English Canada gathered at the heart of Huronia - home of the Martyrs' Shrine and Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons - to discern together the future of our service under the banner of the cross.

"It's of the Spirit and Ecclesial" - Jesuit Congress 2011

Published on: 08 Aug 2011

"Its of the Spirit and Ecclesial." With these words, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, characterized the gathering of some 200 Jesuits and their friends in Midland, Ontario. It was a time to remember, recall and celebrate the arrival of the first Jesuit missionaries to these shores in 1611.

Pilgrims on a popcorn strewn path

Published on: 24 Mar 2011

Forget what all the experts say about spending too much time watching TV, or losing yourself at the movies. You're learning more than you think.

Why are Canadian Jesuits Engaged in the World?