from The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola Edited by Fr. Martin Royackers, S.J. “The first point is to give thanks to God our Lord for the gifts received.” Ignatius once said that the most abominable sin he could imagine was the sin of ingratitude. He knew that an awareness of God’s goodness and generosity […]
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Jesuits of Canada News June 13, 2019 Last May 31 to June 2, 50 young professionals took part in an Ignatian retreat at the Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre. These young people, between the ages of 19 and 39, came from all walks of life: airline pilots, lawyers, accountants, physiotherapists, business people, students. The purpose
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Jesuits of Canada News April 11, 2019 I have just completed my annual visit to our Jesuit community in Pickering. My last activity was to participate in the Wake service of our most recently deceased companion, Frank Micallef, a member of the René Goupil (infirmary) community, one of three résidences on the 20 acre property
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GOSPEL (Matthew 14:22-33) Immediately after feeding the crowd with the five loaves and two fish, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came,
Jesuits of Canada News Dec. 7, 2018 Just hours before Advent was to start, on the Saturday morning when there is no traffic and people are not crazily busy, 50 friends and benefactors of Manresa gathered to begin Advent in prayer with the Jesuits. They came not to a retreat nor to a program. They
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Armand M. Nigro, S.J. We hear a great deal about Religious crisis, don’t we? There are crises of authority and obedience, of Community life, of personal identity, of Religious poverty, etc. I am convinced that at the basis of it all is a crisis of faith. But there is no hope for improvement here unless
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