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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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Vincent Pham’s Top 5 Moments of 2020
This may seem like routine now… but this act of sitting down and reflecting on what happened throughout the year on New Year’s Eve is ever so prominent this year, 2020 because even the midst of difficulties in life, a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Coronavirus Pandemic, Counting blessings, Pandemic
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Lectionary Reflection: Third Sunday of Advent, Year B
“…to bring good news…” (Is 61: 1) What good news is there really in the world as we continue to see terror and violence, racism, injustice, victory of euthanasia, victory of pro-choice movements, and ultimately, the effects of this COVID-19 … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Gaudete Sunday, Pandemic
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Lectionary Reflection: Second Sunday of Advent, Year B
Lectionary Readings: Is 49:1-5,9-11 / Ps 85 / 2Pt 3:8-14 / Mk 1:1-8 “But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.” 2Pt 3:13 It has been nearly a … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: First Sunday of Advent, year B
Lectionary Readings: Is 63:16b-17; 64.1, 3-8 / Ps 80 / 1Cor 1:3-9 / Mk 13:33-37 Have you ever been to a pottery workshop before? I remember just over a year ago going to Studio-on-the-Hill with some members of Vietnamese Martyrs … Continue reading
The Echoing Voices of Young Martyrs
As a University student, who does not want some University swag? As a first-year undergraduate student, within my first month, went to the University of Toronto’s Bookstore to pick up a navy-blue sweater with that says, “University of Toronto – … Continue reading
Some thoughts and reflections for the Class of 2020
As I sit on my sofa, taking in the fact that my first year of university is now complete, the state of emergency in Ontario possibly extended to July and churches throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto will open their doors … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: Solemnity of Pentecost (Mass During the Day), Year A
With the Solemnity of Pentecost this Sunday, we conclude the Season of Easter. What a journey it has been! We went through the 50 days of Easter reading of the various accounts of Jesus’ appearances after rising from the dead, … Continue reading
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Looking Back at First Year U of T: An Experience
My first year of university was gone in a blink of an eye and wow, what a roller-coaster! I think that is the case for many first-year students like myself did not expect to end our first year with online … Continue reading
The Catholic Man’s Top 10 Catholic Reads for Quarantine
1. The Miracle of Hope: Francis Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận; Political Prisoner, Prophet Of Peace The late-Cardinal Francis Xavier Thuận Văn Nguyễn persevered through the darkest nights – thirteen-years in a communist prison in Vietnam, nine of which spent in … Continue reading
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Tagged Book List, Catholic Books, Catholic Must Reads, Covid-19, Quarantine Reads, Top 10 Catholic Reads
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Lectionary Reflection: Second Sunday of Easter, Year A
Lectionary Readings: Acts 2:42-47 / Ps 118 / 1Pt 1:3-9 / Jn 20:19-31 In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith — being … Continue reading
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