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A Jesuit reflects on the Jesuit Pope's interview
Thomas Reese  |  Sep. 19, 2013
As a Jesuit, I was overwhelmed by the interview of Pope Francis by my Jesuit brother, Fr. Antonio Spadaro, editor of La Civilta Cattolica, a Jesuit journal based in Rome. read more

Promotio Iustitiae 
Ecological Hope
 
A SPIRITUALITY THAT  RECONCILES US WITH CREATION

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Jim Profit's,SJ
Article, Page 27


PRAYERS for GC
The yearly face to face gathering of our GC will take place at the Martyrs Shrine in Midland , ON October 4-6!
INTRODUCING
 "ALL IN THE FAMILY"! 
Meet  Bridget, 
Fr. Eric Oland's, s.j. sister living in New Brunswick!
 
I'm Bridget, a busy mom who is trying to raise my kids to be adventurous eaters who appreciate good food. 
But I also want my kids to understand their connection to the earth, where our food comes from and that not all food is created equal when it comes to protecting the environment. 
So I make food that is healthy for my family, and the environment. To visit
"Bridget's Green Kitchen"  click here

Dr Brene Brown
 
Nurturing the
Resiliency of the 
Human Spirit 
W O R K S H O P  
Wired for Connection "How Empathy, Shame, and Vulnerability Affect Helping and Healing"
NOVEMBER 5&6 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, Meeting Room 2EF  
WORLD YOUTH DAY  RIO 2013

The Way of the Cross of World Youth Day 2013 reflects on current issues  

Current issues concerning young people were highlighted during the presentation of the Way of the Cross on Friday, July 26th, on Copacabana beach. There were 13 stations along a 900 meter stretch of Atlantic Ave. and with 14th station was represented on the main stage. 280 volunteers and narrators participated.  read more

LETTERS & WRITINGS of 
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
 
This months feature:
TO FATHER SIM�O RODRIGUES-On Being a Reconciler 
Rome, March 18, 1542
 

 May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help. read more

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A Big Heart Open to God
The exclusive interview with Pope Francis

Father Spadaro met the pope at the Vatican in the pope's apartments in the Casa Santa Marta, where he has chosen to live since his election. Father Spadaro begins his account of the interview with a description of the pope's living quarters.

The setting is simple, austere. The workspace occupied by the desk is small. I am impressed not only by the simplicity of the furniture, but also by the objects in the room. There are only a few. These include an icon of St. Francis, a statue of Our Lady of Luj�n, patron saint of Argentina, a crucifix and a statue of St. Joseph sleeping. The spirituality of Jorge Mario Bergoglio is not made of "harmonized energies," as he would call them, but of human faces: Christ, St. Francis, St. Joseph and Mary. read more 

CENTRAL REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

CENTRAL REGION EVALUATES THEIR COMMON MISSION FOR HAITIANS

Theme: Rekindle the Grace of 2010
"Christ Has Been Born" 
Manresa Retreat Centre, Pickering, ON 
September 13-15, 2013
 
Haitian Young Adults (YA) University Students' Reflection
"Does God have his place in poverty?"
 
 
read more: English   French
 
Assembly photos courtecy of Jewel David




more next month...

CLC-CANADA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 
May 29 - June 1, 2014 to be held in the Atlantic Region 
at the Villa Madonna Retreat House in Saint John, New Brunswick. All CLC Groups are invited to contribute  $720.00.  More next month! 
CANADIAN CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE
 
2013 Education Campaign
 
Development and Peace is launching its new campaign, A Voice for Justice, in response to reports from mine-affected communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America that are experiencing conflict, pollution, forced displacements and other negative impacts from the presence of Canadian mines. read more

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Spiritual conversations on the frontiers of Ignatian ecological commitment
 
Meeting the Christian Life Community family during their 16th General Assembly in Beirut, Lebanon was an energetic gathering with a long schedule of meetings, reflections, and fellowship. 
It made a great difference in having the gathering in Beirut and hearing from the local community and the community of neighbouring Syria.  read more 
Teaching poverty, teaching transparency in our business schools
 
Poverty is a topic not often discussed and tackled in business schools. On the one hand, it is very clear in business ethics that as institutions, we must practice what we preach, and clearly presents the basis for transparency. On the other hand, the challenge today is in our willingness to really teach poverty in our schools of business, how poverty comes about in a neo-liberal economy, or when this economy has its ups and downs and the poor cannot cope or cannot recover.read more

Canada's Growth Image
The Kaleidoscope was the image chosen by the World Assembly Team to represent CLC Canada's past five year journey. Can you see the Spiritual movement?
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