Blog Post by Michael Maher S.J.
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16 February 2024
Friday after Ash Wednesday Fasting has become rather fashionable these days; all sorts of health advocates are speaking to the merits of ...
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15 February 2024
Thursday after Ash Wednesday When Ignatius was studying at the University of Paris, he met a young student by the name of Francis Xavier. ...
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14 February 2024
Ash Wednesday A day of fast and abstinence may not be the most opportune time to celebrate St Valentine’s day. But on the day that celebrates ...
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13 February 2024
Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Berlioz and Tchaikovsky both composed rousing overtures attempting to portray the exuberance and ...
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12 February 2024
Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time During the lifetime of Ignatius, the office of bishop, cardinal and particularly papacy, came with ...
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11 February 2024
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time The first reading and the Gospel speak of the issue of leprosy. Now a somewhat rare and curable disease, leprosy ...
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9 December 2023
Saturday of the First Week of Advent The gospel describes Jesus’ take on the situation: The harvest is plenty, but the laborers are few.” ...
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8 December 2023
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary The first reading today describes Eve’s choice to follow a different voice ...
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7 December 2023
Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Today’s gospel retells Christ’s admonishment to build on a solid foundation. If we ...
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6 December 2023
Wednesday of the First Week of Advent In today’s gospel, we have Matthew’s description of the multiplication of the loaves. I am not one to ...
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