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Read more: WYA Diaries: Eid Ul Fitr is for Everyone!
Manila, Philippines – I am a Catholic – born into a Catholic family, in a predominantly Catholic country. I was baptized into the faith before I was one, and have been educated in Catholic institutions my whole life. So, it isn’t surprising that I grew up unaware of other religions and faiths. It isn’t surprising […]
Read more: WYA Diaries: Collective MemoryI wanted to show Ren the old neighborhood of the World Youth Alliance while we were in New York. WYA was not always conveniently located at 228 East 71st Street. We were not always UpTown kids…we were, in fact, up up up town kids. Sometimes, I still can’t believe we’ve moved to where we are […]
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Read more: HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF ST. IGNATIUS
Three parts to this feast day homily: first, a word about our present reality; secondly, some light from our Gospel reading; finally, some words about our founder and father, Ignatius of Loyola. First, our reality. Let me begin by sharing with you two sets of somewhat depressing statistics. First, this past year, the four provincial […]
Tammy Tan
Believer. Dreamer. Wife. Mother.
Story Teller. Community Builder.
Life-Long-Learner. Coffee Drinker.
Hi! Welcome to our space on the internet. What started off as an emotional/angsty blog of a twenty-year-old, has evolved over the past twenty years into a website that chronicles the life and dreams of a not-so-little family. While a lot of the more recent things here are meant for my children, perhaps you may find something useful too. Or maybe something resonates with what you feel or are experiencing. Hopefully, between taking kids to school, making meals, and trying to keep everyone alive, I can keep writing useful things for you.