Deacon Joshua Lobo talks about the activities and lifestyle at St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto. He mentions the four pillars of the seminary: spiritual, intellectual, human, and pastoral. For him the spiritual dimension is fundamental because prayer is the only way for good discernment. Deacon Josh also talks about the best part and the hardest part of his seminary experience.

Francky discusses the Ignatian Spirituality Project with Kevin Kelly, SJ, Valerie Walsh, and Sarah Rudolph, IBVM. The Ignatian Spirituality Project is an organization which runs retreats for men and women who have experienced homelessness and are in recovery from addiction.

Ashley Tran talks about the role of women in the Church. She draws on essential elements from her ministry to show the importance that women have in proclaiming the Kingdom of God and points out the fundamental role the Virgin Mary played in Jesus' ministry. Ashley is from Seattle, Washington, and is currently enrolled in theological studies at Regis College, Toronto.

In this third episode, Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ, talks with Juan Ruiz, SJ. Drawing on his own experience as a youth minister and teacher, Juan Ruiz analyzes issues regarding children and youth ministry in the Church today. He is a Jesuit scholastic from the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province and currently studying theology at Regis College, Toronto.

Francky and his guest, Father Gordon Rixon, SJ, discuss elements of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and how they relate to Laudato Si’.

In this first episode of Talking with Francky, Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ, has a fruitful conversation with Scott Harris, a recent graduate of the Master of Divinity program at St. Michael’s College, and Prevain Devendran, a theology student at Regis College, Toronto. The conversation focuses on images, liturgical prayers, and scriptures that inform us in different ways about the nature of Jesus Christ.