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Vincent Pham, known as The Catholic Man by many of his friends, is a student at the University of Toronto’s Trinity College of the Faculty of Arts and Science pursuing a double major in Ethics, Law and Society, and Philosophy along with a minor in Christianity and Culture. Vincent is an alumni of Chaminade College School in Toronto (Class of 2019). He has a great love for all things Catholic, especially Catholic liturgy.
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Lectionary Reflection: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year A
Lectionary Reflection: Mt 21:1-11 (Procession) / Is 50:4-7 / Ps 22 / Phil 2:6-11 / Mt 26:14—27 The Liturgy of Palm Sunday begins my most favourite time of the Liturgical Year – Holy Week. The whole Church begins Holy Week … Continue reading
Reflecting on the Pope’s Extraordinary Urbi et Orbi in the midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
While the Pope gives an Urbi et Orbi blessing twice a year, this one was widely shared, partially because unlike the ordinary ones, it was given during a time that was convenient for most people (at least Canadians). Or, some … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Reflection, Catholicism, Christian, Lent, Mission, Uncategorized
Tagged Blessing, Calming of the Storm, Catholic and COVID-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Covid-19, Eucharistic Adoration, Eucharistic Blessing, Pope Francis, Pope Francis Meditation, Pope Mediation, Urbi et Orbi
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Lectionary Reflection: Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A
Lectionary Readings: Ez 37:12-14 / Ps 130 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 1:.3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 With the Fifth Sunday of Lent, we walk into one of the more critical points of Lent before entering Holy Week. Prior to the … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A
Lectionary Readings: 1Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a / Ps 23 / Eph 5:8-14 / Jn 9:1-41 The way human beings sees things is not the same way God would see things. I think this is the overall theme of this Sunday’s … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: Third Sunday of Lent Year A
Lectionary Readings: Ex 17:3-7 / Ps 95 / Rom 5:1-2,5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 In a couple of weeks, for a course called “Earth, Portrait of a Planet”, (either in-person or virtually… pending announcement from UofT,) I will be presenting to … Continue reading
Covid-19 Pandemic Message for Catholics
Dear Friends in Christ, Has this pandemic been worrisome for you? It certainly has been for me lately, being in lecture halls with hundreds of people at the University of Toronto. I have taken precautions to the best of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic and Corona, Catholics and Covid-19, Corona virus, Covid-19, Letter, Pandemic
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Lectionary Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent, Year A
Lectionary Readings: Gen 12:1-4A / Ps 33 / 2Tim 1:8b-10 / Mt 17:1-9 A year ago, after seeking a “traveller’s blessing” from our pastor prior to Ash Wednesday Mass, in less than 24-hours, I was on a flight to Europe … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: First Sunday of Lent, Year A
Lectionary Readings: Gen 2:7-9, 16-18,2-5; 3:1-7 / Ps 51 / Rom 5:12-19 / Mt 4:1-11 The Church inaugurated the Season of Lent with the liturgy of Ash Wednesday, which included the iconic ritual of the Imposition of Ashes, in which … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: Ash Wednesday, Year A, B, C
Lectionary Readings: Jl 2:12-18 / Ps 51 / 2Cor 5:20-6:2 / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 I don’t know about you, but the more Ash Wednesdays that I experience, the deeper I think about who I am and how I should live. … Continue reading
What’s The Catholic Man’s Favourite Piece of Art?
Let’s go back to basics… I remember when I started writing on this blog, I never really spoke much about myself. My topics seemed to be too general so now, I want to speak bit about myself.
