Canadian Jesuits International
70 Saint Mary St
Toronto, ON
M5S 1J3
Canada
Tel: 416.465.1824
Toll Free (Canada and USA): 1.800.448.2148
Email: cji@jesuits.ca
Just communities: Rooted in kindness and generosity
05 December 2019
From November until early December, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) is raising awareness and funds for its Giving Tuesday campaign called … Read more
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Statement on Radio Progreso
31 July 2019
The Jesuits of Canada have issued a public statement in relation to a close partner of Canadian Jesuits International in … Read more
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Pan-African youth leadership development
05 June 2019
Pan-African youth leadership development
Africa is by far the world’s youngest continent, with a median age of only 18. Such … Read more
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Tax justice and the common good
05 June 2019
It is often reported that globally there is notable progress in human development, especially when considering the changes in China … Read more
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Bridging Borders: Acting in love rooted in justice
16 January 2019
Pope Francis’s appeal “not to create walls but to build bridges” is at the heart of Canadian Jesuits International’s 2018 … Read more
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A people’s movement
16 January 2019
Lok Manch (People’s Forum) is an inclusive, secular, human-rights-driven agency that supports various social movements of marginalized people in India. … Read more
Building Bridges in Syria
16 January 2019
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has been responding to the emergency crisis in Syria since 2011, witnessing firsthand the extent … Read more
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Empowering African youth
08 November 2018
African young people today face many different challenges and circumstances. These engender both hope and hopelessness among them, depending on … Read more
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Strengthening youth in the Amazon region
08 November 2018
The rural youth of the Amazon region desire to remain in their communities but they are aware that they must … Read more
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Communities of hope for youth
08 November 2018
From June 30 to July 7, 2018, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) led a group of 10 people from across Canada … Read more
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Champion of Justice
08 November 2018
Padre Melo (Fr Ismael Moreno SJ) of Honduras has been recognized with the Champion of Justice award by the US … Read more
Updates from South Sudan
01 August 2018
Canadian Jesuits International is providing the dispatches below to keep friends and supporters up-to-date on developments in South Sudan, particularly … Read more
Gandhi Ashram changes lives
18 June 2018
Gandhi Ashram in India was founded in 1992 by Fr Edward McGuire, a Canadian Jesuit. He was asked by his … Read more
Meeting the Superior General
14 June 2018
Canadian Jesuits International staff greatly appreciated meeting Fr Arturo Sosa SJ before a Mass at Regis College in Toronto on … Read more
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Defending human rights
15 May 2018
Human rights are cultural concepts, evolving continually in response to socio-cultural and political changes. Since 1948, when the UN General … Read more
Protecting the rights of indigenous communities in Mexico has required great effort and multiple claims by individuals and groups who … Read more
Update: Statement on Syria
08 March 2018
The dire situation in Syria continues to dominate the news. Of particular concern are the attacks on people in some … Read more
Ombudsperson success!
24 January 2018
As a member of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA), Canadian Jesuits International has been actively involved in a … Read more
Solidarity in partnership
20 January 2018
X-rays give us an inside picture of something, but they must be read or interpreted to obtain a real understanding … Read more
Provincials’ letter on Honduras
07 December 2017
The Jesuit Provincials of English and French Canada, Fathers Peter Bisson and Erik Oland, have sent a letter expressing deep … Read more
Livelihood support: Thanks for your solidarity
01 December 2017
This is the fifth and final article in a blog series on the igNation website in November 2017. The series … Read more
Livelihood support: Comparte, thanks for sharing
24 November 2017
This is the fourth article in a blog series appearing on the igNation website in November 2017. The series aims … Read more
Livelihood support: HLDRC and tea plantation workers
16 November 2017
This is the third article in a blog series appearing on the igNation website in November 2017. The series aims … Read more
Livelihood support: KATC and organic farming in Zambia
13 November 2017
This article is the second in a blog series appearing on the igNation website in November 2017. The series aims … Read more
Livelihood support: To live life to the fullest
13 November 2017
This article is the first in a blog series appearing on the igNation website in November 2017. The series aims … Read more
The politics of famine
01 November 2017
As the saying goes, when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. It isn’t an accident of nature or … Read more
India: Politics of denial
01 November 2017
Early this year, major newspapers and TV stations in India proclaimed with pride that India had replaced the United Kingdom … Read more
Comparte: Food sovereignty
01 November 2017
Comparte: On the politics of food sovereignty
The Comparte (“Share”) program of the Jesuit Conference of Latin American Provinces (CPAL) … Read more
South Sudan: Conflict and famine
16 June 2017
South Sudan: Education amid conflict and famine
Canadian Jesuits International is participating in an interfaith campaign called PRAY-GIVE-SPEAK OUT to … Read more
Poem: This Peace Business
13 June 2017
Keys, socks, sons and brothers… these are the things that disappear.
There goes St. Anthony on his hands and knees … Read more
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Sowing peace in Honduras: Like a dancing hummingbird
13 June 2017
Out of the immensity of violence, death, exclusion and fear emerge signs of peace and civic engagement. The signs are … Read more
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Inner-city violence and goodness in Jamaica
13 June 2017
Famous Jamaican musician Bob Marley wrote the song “No woman, no cry.” This song took on new meaning for me … Read more
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Comparte: Food in a people’s economy
29 May 2017
The Comparte (“Share”) program of the Jesuit Conference of Latin American Provinces (CPAL) is a community of learning and action … Read more
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The importance of education for refugees
16 February 2017
The importance of education cannot be overstated, and most people would agree that education is a fundamental right and a … Read more
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Accounting and loving kindness in Cambodia
26 January 2017
I started working with Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC) in August 1999; it’s been 17 years already! I began as an … Read more
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In Zambia: Looking back … looking forward
26 January 2017
Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Paul Desmarais and I am a Canadian Jesuit Brother. I grew … Read more
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Blessing and struggle: My work with refugees in urban Africa
26 January 2017
My name is Teddy, and I’ve been working for JRS in Kenya since February 2009. I am married, with three … Read more
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The Jesuits in English Canada have a long history of engagement on corporate accountability, especially ecumenically through the Task Force … Read more
A Thanksgiving Day prayer
05 October 2016
A Thanksgiving Day prayer, mindful of our Syrian sisters and brothers
God, whose gifts are countless and whose goodness is … Read more
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Reflections on the visit of Padre Melo
30 August 2016
The strength and the modesty of Fr Melo are both indisputable. A question I have often pondered is how can … Read more
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My reflections on Fr Melo’s visit
30 August 2016
How hopeful and soothing Father Melo’s presence has been for my soul! It comes from his clarity of vision, his … Read more
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Nepal: Change through education
08 March 2016
There are two schools in Jhapa District: St Xavier’s School, Deonia, an English medium school, for the children of local … Read more
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Women and development
25 February 2016
What would social and economic development in Zambia be like if women did not contribute to it? And how much … Read more
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Conflict and ecology
11 May 2015
Fr Daniel Syauswa SJ teaches at a Jesuit agricultural and veterinary college in Kinshasa called the Institut Supérieur Agro-Vétérinaire (ISAV), … Read more
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“Open for justice”
25 March 2015
Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), an apostolate of the Jesuits in English Canada, joined the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) … Read more
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