The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice joins all those who mourn the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday morning. His Ignatian leadership of the Catholic Church provided us with a moral compass that at times seems lacking in our world. We share with you the Canadian Jesuit Provincial, Fr. Jeffrey Burwell’s reflection […]
In October we will be continuing our Open Conversation podcast series exploring Rose LeMay’s recent book ‘Ally Us a Verb’ with Indigenous leader and Kairos Canada colleague, Murray Pruden. LeMay writes that “Allies start with enough literacy to do no harm...” From this basis we have a moral imperative in Canada to help challenge the […]
Recording of Reading Forum #4 with Niigaan James Sinclair on the book 'Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City' by Mary Jane Logan McCallum and Adele Perry (from Tuesday June 10th, 2025) Find other recordings or our past Reading Forums HERE.
--> This Forum was turned into a podcast episode, find it HERE Highlights of the Forum ‘Poverty Trends - The Question of Labour, with Natalie Appleyard. Natalie Appleyard, socio-economic policy analyst at Citizens for Public Justice, author of the Poverty Trends Report 2024, gave us fresh insights on the links between a changing labour and poverty. […]
Recording of Reading Forum#1 - 'Why Are We Here: A Meditation on Canada' by Mary Jo Leddy, joined by Stephen Scharper (from Tuesday March 11, 2025) Find our upcoming Reading Forums HERE
--> This Forum was turned into a podcast episode, find it HERE Highlights of the Forum Policy Threats to Climate Action in Canada, with Maryo Wahba Maryo Wahba, Climate Justice Policy Analyst at Citizens for Public Justice, organizer of the 'Give it up for the Earth' Campaign underlined the high cost of not doing anything on climate […]
--> This Forum was turned into a podcast episode, find it HERE Highlights of the Forum ‘Poverty Trends - The Question of Affordability, with Natalie Appleyard Natalie Appleyard, socio-economic policy analyst at Citizens for Public Justice, author of the Poverty Trends Report 2024, helped us challenge our views on poverty and possible political solutions. […]
Monday, 24 February 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST Online, Zoom In preparation for the event, please watch this 15-minutes video from TVO, presenting some of the keys topics of the Ontario election. If you have time, listen to this more recent podcast episode too. Please prepare answers to these questions: 1 - What […]
On February 5th, 2025, the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice hosted an in-person event on 'Political Discernment', in partnership with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto, Catholic Conscience, Centre Oblat, Mary Ward Centre, Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology, Regis College, Sisters of St Joseph Toronto. 1) Peter Bisson's Introduction To […]