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
A word from Jenny Cafiso, CJI Director (Winter 2021)
13 January 2021
One of the first messages I received in the new year is from Fr Charles Chilufya SJ in Africa, lamenting … Read more
- Published in 2021 Winter, Newsletter article
One in three Africans, 422 million people, live below the global poverty line. They represent more than 70 percent of … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article
SASAC: Our Common Home
15 May 2020
The disciples of Jesus wanted to learn how He prayed and so asked Him, “Lord, teach us how to pray.” … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article
Fr Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ visits Canada
15 May 2020
Fr Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ (Sannybhai), National Coordinator of Lok Manch in India, visited Canada in February for a series of … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Youth for others
JUST Change – Advocacy Symposium in Ottawa
15 May 2020
Canadian Jesuits International brought together secondary and postsecondary students from across Canada from February 9 to 11, to learn about … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Youth for others
CNCA meeting in Ottawa
15 May 2020
Last January 21-22, CJI attended a Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) strategic planning meeting in Ottawa. Representing CJI were … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis
15 May 2020
CJI continues to adapt to the fluidity of our new normal. We work remotely as we try to always be … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article
St Mary Catholic Secondary School held their annual Multicultural Night last February 24 on the school grounds in Pickering, Ontario. … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article
A word from Jenny Cafiso, CJI Director (Fall 2020)
01 September 2020
These are times of great change, but we are not all living them in the same way. As many have … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
A couple of months ago, we chose “Caring for our common home” as the theme for this issue. We chose … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
Fr Michael Hawkins SJ
14 May 2020
Funeral celebrations will be delayed to a later date. Arrangements have been made through Rosar-Morrison Funeral Chapel (Toronto).
In memory … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Tributes
Fr Nawras Sammour SJ, Regional Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Middle East and North Africa (JRS MENA), talks about … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Webinars
The Jesuits have always played an important part in my life. In 1963, I graduated from Campion, a Jesuit high … Read more
- Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Your voices
A Uitota family gathers yuca in the Amazon region near Leticia, Colombia (Photo: Sergi Camara/Entreculturas)
The Amazon, part of our … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article, Newsletter Cover Story
Lok Manch: The power of collective action
06 January 2020
Lok Manch community awareness meeting on basic rights. (Photo: Lok Manch)
Access to quality education, health and other basic services … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article, Newsletter Cover Story
A word from Jenny Cafiso, CJI Director (Winter 2020)
06 January 2020
Last June I had the privilege to participate in the general assembly of COMPARTE in Guadalajara, Mexico. The meeting brought … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
Education and health
30 December 2019
Education and health are basic human rights that remain inaccessible to many people living in the Global South. CJI supports … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
Human Rights
30 December 2019
CJI stands in solidarity with our partners in the promotion of peace and the defence of human rights. Through advocacy, … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
Forcibly displaced people and emergency relief
30 December 2019
There are about 71 million refugees and internally displaced people worldwide. CJI supports its partners who accompany, serve and advocate … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
Sustainable agriculture and livelihood support
30 December 2019
Sustainable agriculture and a dependable source of income help communities break free from poverty, promote self-reliance and dignity and empower … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
Education and advocacy
03 January 2020
The education and advocacy programs of CJI seek to raise awareness of Canadians and encourage them to advocate for international … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
Meet the CJI staff
03 January 2020
From left to right: Victor Reyes (Communications Coordinator), Lena Balkaran (Donor Relations Coordinator), Aroni Anirban (Office Administrator), Jenny Cafiso (Director), … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
50th Anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat
03 January 2020
Last November 4-8, 2019, Jesuit organizations from all over the world came together in Rome to celebrate the Golden Jubilee … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
Steve Bell in concert: A successful CJI fundraiser
03 January 2020
Last December 12, 2019, CJI held a benefit concert featuring Juno winner Steve Bell at Knox Presbyterian Church in Toronto. … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article
A memorial service was held at Rene Goupil House in Pickering on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 2:30 pm.
In … Read more
- Published in 2020 Winter, Newsletter article, Tributes
A word from Jenny Cafiso, CJI Director (Fall 2019)
23 September 2019
After an extensive consultation and discernment process involving Jesuits and lay people, the Society of Jesus has selected four Universal … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
Caring for our common home with KATC
23 September 2019
What is the link between Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC) and the Society of Jesus’s Universal Apostolic Preference (UAP) “caring … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Journeying with youth in South Sudan
23 September 2019
Tremendous efforts toward fostering the new Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) of the Society of Jesus have been made by the … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Walking with the excluded at Jesu Ashram
23 September 2019
From its founding in 1971 by Br Robert Mittelholtz SJ, a Canadian missionary, Jesu Ashram has had one focus: caring … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Practising discernment in Comparte
20 September 2019
The promotion and practice of discernment have always been key apostolic principles of the Society of Jesus. In his first … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Social Centres Network assembly
23 September 2019
“What is God calling us to today?” This was the central question delegates to the annual assembly of the Social … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Comparte meeting in Mexico
23 September 2019
Representatives of the Comparte network held their annual regional meeting in Mexico, from June 7 to 11, 2019. Comparte (meaning … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Mission Co-op
23 September 2019
In July 2019, CJI participated in the Mission Co-op program of the Archdiocese of Toronto. At masses on July 13–14, … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
Cardinal Czerny!
23 September 2019
CJI is delighted that Canadian Jesuit Fr Michael Czerny has been made a cardinal by Pope Francis. Fr Michael has … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
JRS visitors
23 September 2019
Fr Tom Smolich, International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), was in Toronto for a series of meetings, July … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
2020 solidarity learning tour in India
23 September 2019
Do you have a passion for social, economic and ecological justice? Then join Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) on a learning … Read more
- Published in 2019 Fall, Newsletter article
JUST Communities
23 September 2019
JUST Communities is the Canadian Jesuits International’s (CJI) Giving Tuesday campaign for 2019. It highlights the work of our community … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
The Universal Apostolic Preferences: A vision for the future
20 September 2019
Indigenous Tseltal women in Chiapas, Mexico, participate in their community’s assembly. Photo: Enrique Carrasco SJ
The Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article, Newsletter Cover Story
CJI News
06 September 2019
Xavier Network meeting
The Xavier Network (XN), of which CJI is a member, met in Nuremberg, Germany, in early March… Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
Call for Common Good economy
06 September 2019
On 26 March, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) organized a public event in Toronto on the topic “Africa: Tax justice and … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
Bridging Borders campaign
06 September 2019
Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) chose Bridging Borders as the theme of its Giving Tuesday campaign in November 2018. The inspiration … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article
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
- Published in Article, Newsletter article
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
- Published in Article, Newsletter article
A word from Jenny Cafiso, CJI Director
04 June 2019
“Africa does not need aid, it needs a just economic and financial system.” With these words Fr Charles Chilufya SJ … Read more
- Published in Newsletter article