Our works IGNATIUS JESUIT CENTRE Those who work, walk, play, and pray on the land of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre experience firsthand the deep connection between humans and the sacredness of Earth. This experience of connection can be extremely powerful, evoking a deep sense of peace and promoting physical, mental, and spiritual health. The Ignatius Jesuit Centre provides programs, such as retreats, to foster deeper ecological awareness and connection with the Earth
JESUIT COMMUNITIES The Jesuit communities of the province have deepened their commitment to the protection of our common home in a variety of ways, including energy-efficient renovations, responsible consumption of resources, and waste sorting
Taking care of our common home: Other works and projects doing and knowing, the Two-eyed knowing project invites us to continually learn how to maintain a holistic approach to caring for our common home. By weaving together indigenous and western knowledge systems in this way, we gain a more complete picture and narrative of how we are integrally connected to the planet and to each other.
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THE JESUIT FORUM The Jesuit Forum engages people in reflecting deeply and sharing what’s happening in our globalized world, starting with their own experience. It publishes guides to encourage dialogue on issues related to social and ecological justice at the local and global levels.
CENTRE JUSTICE ET FOI The Centre justice et foi is a center for social analysis whose activities focus on our relationship with our common home and the climate crisis, among other critical issues. It explores the underlying causes of the crisis in collaboration with the higher education sector and others who share our concerns.
THE IGNATIUS JESUIT CENTRE’S TWO-EYED KNOWING PROJECT Informed by the inherent values of respect, relationships, reciprocity and responsibility for indigenous ways of seeing,
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CAMP LAC SIMON The beauty of creation surrounds all who come to Lac Simon summer camp, creating a stark contrast with the experience of city living that is common to most of us. Basking in the delights of nature—the forest, the moon, the sun, the stars, the wind, the silence of the night, and the lake—has become almost too familiar, and we can take it for granted. For this reason, the camp now intends to enhance, in more tangible ways, its efforts to preserve our common home.
