General News
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Jesuits, First Nations Participate in Reconciliation Canoe Trip
This past summer, the Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage took place, bringing together different cultures that form the fabric of Canada today. It provided an experience of encounter that encouraged dialogue, reconciliation and friendship, and immersed in the Calls-to-Action outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. CBC’s The National reported on this venture on September 4, 2017…watch it here. Dan Leckman, SJ, one of the Jesuits who works here at Loyola House as a spiritual director, participated in the Canoe Pilgrimage. He has many stories to tell and learned much about himself; a worthwhile experience.
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Guelph Walking Pilgrimage 2017
Paul Boreham, wrote an article titled “Guelph Walking Pilgrimage: A Lesson in Sharing, Kindness” about his experiences on this year’s walk from Guelph to Midland, Ontario. The article includes some great pictures as well! Read it here… you may want to sign up for next year’s venture!
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Volunteer efforts help bring brook trout back to Guelph area creek
The Marden Creek restoration project has been a work in progress for a little over 10 years, and volunteers are now beginning to see strong evidence that their efforts are having a positive impact. “The trout have returned to the lower part of the creek for the first time in 180 years,” said Martin Tamlyn, of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre’s Old-Growth Forest Project. Read the rest of Jessica Lovell’s article in the Guelph Mercury here!
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Ignatius Jesuit Centre “VOICE” – July-August 2017 Newsletter
Read here about what has been happening at the Centre this past month and what retreats and events are coming up this summer!
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2016: Another Year of Impact
Read our 2016 annual report here. Fostering community Stewarding the restoration of land and streams to ecological health Strengthening Ignatius Farm’s distribution of locally-grown, organic vegetables Stimulating hope in our collective quest to transform our relationship with Creation
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Ignatius Jesuit Centre “VOICE” – June 2017 Newsletter
Read here about what has been happening at the Centre this past month and what retreats are coming up this summer!
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Ignatius Farm CSA reaching out to south end Guelph
Registrations for CSA and garden plots now open! Ignatius Farm at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre on the northern outskirts of Guelph wants to extend its organic community shared agriculture (CSA) bounty more widely in the city. Read more here at GuelphTODAY.
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Divesting From Fossil Fuel: The Story of the Jesuits in English Canada
By Anne-Marie Jackson in Our Daily Lives The Jesuits in English Canada’s “…recent decision to divest from fossil fuels was a logical step after years of the growing cry of the Earth inextricably linked to the cry of the poor.” Click here to continue reading
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Farmer to Farmer Podcast
Heather Lekx of Ignatius Farm on Employees, Interns, and Farming with Jesuits. Listen to it here!
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Loyola House Kitchen blog – November 2016
Out with October! We’ve got a winter to attend to… find out how to make Beet Salad, a yummy side dish. Learn more here.
