Blog Post by Sylvester Tan S.J.
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7 May 2016
7 May 2016 Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter “Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy ...
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6 May 2016
6 May 2016 Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter In yesterday’s reflection, we considered how the “little while” that the disciples experience ...
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5 May 2016
5 May 2016 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Today, the Roman Church celebrates Ascension Thursday, though most (not all) of the ...
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4 May 2016
4 May 2016 Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter God uses a divine pedagogy in forming us like school children (cf. Ignatius’ Autobiography ...
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3 May 2016
3 May 2016 Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles What are we to make of the wrath of God? Some people, like Marcion, suggest that God’s ...
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2 May 2016
2 May 2016 Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church There is nothing quite so simple as loving the God who created us out ...
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1 May 2016
1 May 2016 Sixth Sunday of Easter What is salvation? Is it perhaps being saved from the eternal pains of hell? Or perhaps being liberated from ...
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27 February 2016
27 February 2016 Saturday of the Second Week of Lent Pope Francis has indicated the parable of the prodigal son as being an especially ...
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26 February 2016
26 February 2016 Friday of the Second Week of Lent In our own day, when people speak of a “free and fair election,” they usually mean that the ...
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25 February 2016
25 February 2016 Thursday of the Second Week of Lent Both of our readings for today concern God’s judgment. In Jeremiah’s prophecy, God holds ...
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