Matthew 22:1-14; 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time April, Spring of 2017. An event supposedly meant to stamp itself as the festival of musical festivals was about to take place. Not unlike Tomorrowland in Belgium, or the Glastonbury in the UK, the Fyre Music Festival (spelled F-Y-R-E) was to be held in the Bahamian Island of…
Category: Author: Pat Falguera, SJ
Conversion – Pat Falguera, SJ
Luke 11:37-41, Tuesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time “God sees the Truth but Waits” is the title of a short story written by Leo Tolstoy. It is owing to the genius of this great Russian writer that the themes of mercy and forgiveness; and of condemnation and conversion, continue to influence thought and action…
The Cross – Pat Falguera, SJ
John 3:13-17, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross If there is one place I would nominate as a “go to” tourist destination in the Philippines, it would be the island of Culion. Part of the Calamian group of islands, Culion and its 41 surrounding islands have some of the best powdery white sand beaches, UNESCO heritage-worthy coral reefs and limestone structures in the…
Of Mustard Seeds and Mountain Walls – Pat Falguera, SJ
Matthew 17:14-20, Feast of St Dominic If there is one edge-of-your seat documentary I would both encourage but still dissuade you from watching, it would be the one produced by National Geographic entitled ‘Free Solo’. It is a riveting and compelling narrative of Alex Honnold, the first man to climb – free solo – Yosemite…
Faith and Courage – Pat Falguera, SJ
Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14, Feast of St Jean-Marie Vianney A couple of days ago, a word war started trending on twitter involving AOC and Damien of Molokai. @AOC refers to the initials of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who, at the age of 29, was the youngest woman ever to be elected into the US congress back in 2018….
One Lost Sheep 