CHRIST said it clearly. To pursue the kingdom of God, we should be willing to rid ourselves of things that can cause us some drag in that effort, or to sell off what we have at the moment to get the real thing. Thus, he said: “The Kingdom of heaven is
July 27, 2022
THE explanation Christ gave about the parable of the good seed and the weeds in the field (cfr. Mt 13,36-43) is a lesson for us to be realistic in our life that will always have the mixture of good and evil, but at the same time, always vigilant and hopeful, doing
July 26, 2022
IT’S interesting to note that in the gospel, there is a part where Christ teaches his disciples how to pray, giving them “Our Father,” and then follows it with the advice to be insistent and persevering in prayer in spite of what may appear as divine rebuff at the beginning. (cfr.
July 23, 2022
ON the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene on July 22, we are somehow reminded that God’s mercy is more powerful than our sins, no matter how grave our sins are. We are reminded of what St. Paul said in this regard: “Where sin abounded, grace did more abound.” (Rom 5,20) It’s
July 22, 2022
I AM referring to our relationship with God, as well as with everybody else. As much as possible, we should involve our entire humanity, and not just part of it, as in, we deal with God only spiritually and not bodily, only intellectually and not emotionally, etc. We are reminded of
July 21, 2022
WE are reminded of that question in the parable of the sower and the seed. (cfr. Mt 9,1-13) Yes, in that parable we are encouraged also to do a lot of sowing of God’s word, a responsibility that is incumbent on all of us. But we would not be a good
July 20, 2022
CHRIST clearly told us how to be part of God’s family. “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Mt 12,49-50) That was the response of Christ to someone who, impressed by the way Christ was,
July 19, 2022
WE need to see the close relationship between our repentance and its effect on our faith. This relationship was highlighted in the Gospel of St. Matthew (12,38-42) where some of the leading Jews at that time asked Christ for a sign. Christ could not help but reproach them for their lack
July 18, 2022
Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com WE have to realize that prayer is the only thing necessary in our life. (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) We need it more than we need air to breathe, food to eat, water to drink. And that’s simply because it
July 16, 2022
WE need to understand that since Christ is the fulfillment of the law (cfr. Mt 5,17), Christianizing our laws does not mean that we are moving toward theocracy, or making the clergy the governing authority of the state. It is simply a call to our Christian lawmakers and law-enforcers to be
July 15, 2022
THAT’S what Christ clearly said. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest,” he said. (Mt 11,28) For those who try to follow Christ faithfully and are burdened as can be expected, they should find consolation in these words of his. He also
July 14, 2022
