By Fr. Roy Cimagala IN the gospel, there’s a part where Christ lambasted some of the leading Jews for their hypocrisy. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the Kingdom of heaven before men. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter.” (cfr. Mt 23,13-22)
August 23, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala IN the gospel, there is a part where Christ gave a stinging rebuke of the leading Jews at that time. “Do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,” he said, “but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice.” (cfr. Mt 23,1-12) It’s Christ’s call
August 21, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S what we are really meant for. That’s what would bring us to the fullness of our humanity. That’s what would make us God’s image and likeness as he wants us to be. That’s why loving God and everybody else in the way God loves everyone, is the greatest and the
August 20, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT gospel parable about a king asking his invited guests to come to the wedding banquet of his son (cfr. Mt 22,1-14) reminds us that God can call us anytime and we should be ready to correspond to his call and to face him on Judgment Day. In that parable the
August 19, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE may still be lacking many things, we may still be struggling in our poverty, but with what we already have we should be happy and thankful. If we want to improve our lot, which we normally do, let’s do it without falling into bitterness and falling into anomalies like envy,
August 18, 2021
“IT will be hard for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.” (Mt 19,23) For sure, everytime
August 17, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT gospel story of the rich young man who asked Christ about how to gain eternal life (cfr. Mt 19,16-22) provides us with a great lesson on total self-giving since only then can we fully identify ourselves with Christ, the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity.
August 16, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala AUGUST 15 is, of course, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It reminds us that by a special divine privilege, Our Lady was assumed body and soul to heaven at the end of her earthly sojourn. That, I suppose, is due to the most special role she
August 14, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE are all familiar with that gospel episode where some leading Jews tested Christ by asking him if it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife. (cfr. Mt 19,3-12) That is where Christ clarified about man being created as male and female, and about the indissolubility of marriage. It’s
August 13, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” (Mt 18,21) Peter asked this question to Christ. Peter was actually being very gracious by suggesting that one should forgive seven times. But Christ went beyond all that. “Not only seven times, but
August 12, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “IF your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother…” (Mt 18,15) With these words, Christ is encouraging us to make fraternal corrections. It’s a practice that has to be made more popular
August 11, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala YES, in a certain sense, we need to die in order to live, and live not just some ordinary life, but rather the very fullness of life, which is none other than living the life of God. This is no gratuitous affirmation. This is based on what Christ himself clearly said:
August 10, 2021