Down The Rabbit Hole
. . . we fall into a rabbit hole: a situation in which you become so interested in a subject or an activity that you cannot stop trying to find out about it or doing it.(Cambridge Dictionary) ...
25
Jun
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
17
Jun
Blog on John: John 21: 15-19
:When confronted by the wrongdoing in residential schools, and around the world, many people say they cannot stay. And I hear “Do you still love me?” When people of our church reject persons because of their sexuality, many people say they cannot stay. I hear “Do you still love me?: ...
11
May
What Really Matters? Consolation is the Answer to Moving Forward.
Michael Ignatieff tells us why consolation is the answer to what really matters.. ...
24
Feb
Spellbound
"The word “spellbound” jumped out at me in this story of Jesus cleansing the Temple. What was it about Jesus that made people spellbound?"...
01
Dec
Ministry of Dying and Illness
" . . the sick and the dying are not to be looked down upon or pitied or be the fulfillment of a need to be charitable, but to be rightfully respected as persons who minister to us through their illness and frailty. I term this the “Ministry of Dying and Illness.” ...
15
Oct
Sister Mary Edward Was Right!
Healing is always a team effort; it takes a team of colleagues, with the adaptation of the holistic approach of Christ, to heal someone."...
11
Aug
Snakes and Ladders
"Today we are flooded with painful truths, all of them bad but true, so many truths that cannot be ignored, or forgiven without reconciliation. "...
09
Jul
An Era of Uncertainty
"“How well do I cope with ‘not knowing?’ The opposite to faith is not doubt but certainty. To believe is to be asked to go beyond facts to take a risk.” (from Sacred Space for April 27, 2021)"...
13
Apr
Time
"When we don’t have an end, we might make one up, or get demoralized when we can’t find it. Hence the disappointment when schools reopen and then close again, when the vaccine is coming, and then is held up. "...
02
Mar
Lent – Then and Now
"Lent becomes the key opportunity to become more deeply aware of the love of God and the needs to share, to save the planet, to understand suffering, to reach out to the outcast."...