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Ignatian Reflections

Richard Nichols S.J.

Blog Post by Richard Nichols S.J.

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2 December 2018

2 December 2018 First Sunday of Advent “I love it when a plan comes together.” That was a catchphrase from a 1980’s television show called “The ...
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6 October 2018

6 October 2018 Saturday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time Question: Which number is greater: 8 or 9? Answer: 9. Question: Which number ...
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5 October 2018

5 October 2018 Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time “From the wicked the light is withheld” (Job 38:15). The first point is that ...
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4 October 2018

4 October 2018 Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi As he lamented his troubles, Job actually asked his friends for pity. “Pity me,” he said, ...
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3 October 2018

3 October 2018 Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time As his friends tried to comfort him, Job asked, in exasperation, “But how ...
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2 October 2018

2 October 2018 Memorial of the Guardian Angels As the trials of Job mounted up against him, he “opened his mouth and cursed his day,” saying ...
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1 October 2018

1 October 2018 Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church When you are learning how to pray the Spiritual ...
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30 September 2018

30 September 2018 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time There is such a thing as the transferal of spirits. For example, according to Numbers ...
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4 August 2018

4 August 2018 Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest What advice would you give to a doctor? Wouldn’t it be to take precautions to prevent ...
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3 August 2018

3 August 2018 Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time “Shiloh” is a name associated with destruction. The civil war battle of Shiloh, ...
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