John 19:25-27, Our Lady of Sorrows on the Tuesday of Week 24 in Ordinary Time Today’s feast day (Our Lady of Sorrows) reminds me of the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. The year was 1981 – May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Pope John Paul II was shot four times…
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Barometer – Mon Bautista, SJ
Matthew 13:47-53, Thursday in Week 17 of Ordinary Time My dear friends, most of us would surely be familiar with Padre Faura Street in downtown Manila. But not too many of us may likely be familiar with Padre Faura, the man and the Jesuit priest. Fr Federico Faura SJ was an excellent scientist. In 1878, he…
Fiat – Mon Bautista, SJ
Luke 2:41-51, Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Today’s Gospel on Mary’s fiat reminds me of this true story of Archbishop Fulton Sheen (former Archbishop of Rochester, New York). He said that one day, while on a flight from New York to Chicago, he met this very beautiful flight attendant. And he told her,…
The Truth of Easter – Mon Bautista, SJ
Easter Sunday 2020 My dear friends – in the world of art (particularly, in the world of paintings), art experts would tell us that there are a lot of forgeries – a lot of imitations, mere copies of original, priceless masterpieces. Thus, in the international art market today, we can find so many fake masterpieces…
Questions – Mon Bautista, SJ
John 8:1-11, Fifth Sunday of Lent Today’s Gospel reminds me of Fr-Dr James McTavish and his radical conversion story. Some years ago (when he was not yet a priest), McTavish was a full-time medical doctor. He had graduated from Cambridge school of medicine and was a first-class surgeon engaged in reconstructive plastic surgery. Once while…
One Lost Sheep 