Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com THIS should be the attitude to have. If we still don’t have it, then let’s start training ourselves to acquire such outlook in life. The secret is again to strengthen our faith in God who takes care of
December 14, 2023
DECEMBER 12 is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe whose image was miraculously imprinted on a simple cloak of a Mexican of Aztec descent, now saint, Juan Diego, back in 1591. The image has become so famous that it now is a national symbol of Mexico. It also reminds us
December 12, 2023
THOSE are words that come from the Book of Isaiah. (35,4) Those words are most worthwhile to be repeated as often as possible to reassure us that whatever happens in our life, with all the heavy drama that it brings, God, our Father, will surely come to save us. We should
December 11, 2023
THAT’S right. All our human faculties, both spiritual and corporal, should have God as the primary object. As of now, it is clear that this truth of our Christian faith is still unknown or, at best, some breaking news yet, for which many of us still have to make the appropriate
December 9, 2023
THE celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8 reminds us that like our heavenly Mother, we are meant to be sinless in our definitive state of life in heaven. Our Father God wants it that way since we are his image and
December 8, 2023
WE should always feel this need of strengthening our belief in Christ who is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity. We cannot deny that even if we are baptized Catholics, and have gone through the usual practices of Christian life, our belief in Christ may
December 7, 2023
WE have to be familiar with this particular aspect of Christian life. There is such thing as the mountain of the Lord where we can expect some special moments with the Lord. A number of times this mountain is mentioned in the Bible, like in the Book of Isaiah. (cfr. Is
December 6, 2023
ONLY in Christ, of course, can we find true justice and peace. Outside of him, forget it. We can only have, at best, some appearance of justice and peace, but not the real ones. In time, the consequences of the counterfeit justice and peace will surely be exposed. We are reminded
December 5, 2023
WE all have to be reminded of this basic truth of our Chistian faith. Our life here on earth is actually a journey toward our place of origin and our ultimate destination, which is heaven, where God is, from whom we came and to whom we belong in the most intimate
December 4, 2023
IT’S the Advent Season again, the proximate preparation for the birth of Christ on Christmas Day. It also starts another liturgical year when we are made to go through the different stages of the life of Christ and of the whole economy of salvation that is designed by God. With this
December 2, 2023
