2. Was born on September 24, 1928
Was a Jesuit priest and writer.
First went to the Philippines in the 1950s as
a novice. He was ordained in the United
States on June 20, 1959 by Cardinal Francis
Spellman at Fordham university.
He was named as the Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences from 1968-1970.
Editor of the Academic Journal Philippines
Studies. Also, a columnist for Philippine Daily
Inquirer.
Mustard Seed, Chain of Love, Jubilee and
More Mustard Seed.
4. “Each one of us is an island
unto himself, and the bridges
that lead to other people
have been destroyed by
conflicts of race, sex, and
self-interest”.
-James Baldwin
5. We read these problems
of others. But we take
love, which can be the
only solution, and we
quarantine it in a little
room of selfishness. We
hug it to our hearts
content but never share
it with those who are
6. “ If one of the brother or one sister
is in need of clothes and has not
enough food to live on, and one of
you says to him: ‘I wish you well.’ ‘
Keep yourself warm and eat plenty,’
without giving him this necessities of
life, then what good is that?”
-Saint James:
7. Christ became man 2,000
years ago to build bridges ---
between heaven and earth, and
among men. In a rather
startling statement, He
identified Himself with all
those in need. “Whatever you
do to the least of these, you do
to Me.”
8. There is something we can do.
We can build bridges. There is
a gift that all of us can give,
no matter how poor in money
or in talent: hold out your
hand and let your heart be in
it.
-Fr. Joseph Galdon,
9.
10. How did the writer justify the title?
How is word “bridge” used in the essay?
How do we build bridges?
How is “island” used in essay?
Why is every man compared to an island?
What does the following statements mean?
1. “The tragedy of our lives is the wall we
build around our houses and the shards of glass
we put on top of the wall?”
2. “I am an island. I build walls that none
may penetrate.”
