On Being Child
"See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. (1 John 3:1)"...
14
Dec
Dr. Michael Bautista is a physician practising in St. John's and is the recipient of the 2015 Ignatian Spirit Award from St. Bonaventure's. He is also the Chair of the Discipline of Anesthesia at Memorial University. and an associate professor of Medicine.
42 posts
22
Sep
Back to the Glory Days
"God’s people do not return to a better day but move forward to a better day. "...
13
Aug
Reflections During the Pandemic
"Side-by-side we all walk with the wise Spirit, our paraclete, to fight alongside us and defend us."...
03
Aug
Lessons From The Pandemic
"Is this dangerous crisis the needed opportunity to reflect, to re-examine, and to accept and embrace necessary change?"...
29
Apr
“In God We Trust.”
"As a frontline worker, I feel supported to the best of everyone’s ability. It is daunting, but at least I know that someone has my back."...
13
Feb
Trinity
"We do not just commemorate the event of the Last Supper; we receive the bounty of that sacrifice whenever we seek it. Isn’t that amazing? Perhaps even “prodigal”?"...
03
Feb
The Biggest Blizzard Ever
Living thru a snow storm that gifted a community with some 92 cm. of snow, can be a "wild ride" and more. Mike Bautista tells us: "It really was a wild time. I shake my head in disbelief that there was actually that much snow. Where they tore down the Grace Hospital, there is a mound of snow as big as an office building, four storeys high, They dumped over 4000 dump truck loads of snow in the harbour.."...
28
Nov
From Here to a Just World
"On September 7, 1999 what was thought impossible became reality – St. Bonaventure’s College – an independent Roman Catholic School in the Jesuit Tradition opened its doors to its first 196 students."...
22
Nov
Retirement?
"God will miss us if we go, and will chase after us like a lost sheep. It must be close to impossible to resist returning that love if one feels it. I can’t. I won’t even try. It’s too good to be true.."...
06
Jul
The Fire at Notre Dame
"Our church is not dependent on any structure, physical or organizational. If the structure is an impediment then it just has to change."...