By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have to be clear about this point. We are meant to assume the identity of Christ. And that is not a gratuitous, baseless assertion, much less, a fiction or a fantasy. It is founded on a fundamental truth of our faith that we have been created by God in
May 11, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S how we should see things and react to them. We have to be wary of our tendency to be guided only by our senses, feelings or our reasoning that is not yet enlightened by faith. These can only capture the externals and appearances of things. They can hardly perceive,
May 10, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THERE are some verses in St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians that, I believe, are worth giving more serious attention. They talk to us about the need for self-discipline, the serious and consistent pursuit of a goal—things that we usually take lightly because, truth to tell, we do not
May 8, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS is about those situations when we find ourselves dealing with persons whom we consider to be difficult to be with for a number of reasons. Aside from the usual differences and the avoidable conflicts we can have among ourselves due to the variety in our temperaments, views, beliefs, taste
May 7, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS is a common enough phenomenon in our life. We should not be surprised by it anymore. To fix things, for example, we may have to disassemble them first and look closely at the different parts. To solve a problem, we have to go through different operations and may have
May 6, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala SOME people have asked me what the difference is between loyalty and fidelity. And my ready answer has always been that there is hardly any difference between the two. They are allied to each other. One cannot be without the other if both have to be real virtues. Fidelity is
May 5, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THERE’S a stanza in that Josh Groban song, You raise me up, that, I think, is worthwhile giving some more serious consideration. It’s when it says, “You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains / You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas / I am strong,
May 4, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala LET’S hope that we can develop a deep devotion to the Holy Cross of Christ, perhaps by carrying a crucifix with us all the time, saying some pious ejaculatory prayers everytime we see a cross and even kissing it, celebrating well the feasts dedicated to it in our liturgical calendar,
May 1, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala SORRY if I have to bring up this topic. But we cannot deny that nowadays this addiction to pornography is getting widespread. It’s now all over the place, even affecting little children. We have to do something drastic about this problem that is eating away the strength of the people,
April 30, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala I DON’T mean the Integrated Access Devices like the smartphones, though they are very much related to what I would like to bring up here. I am referring more to the Internet Addiction Disorder that is becoming a big, albeit silent, menace in our society today. Initial statistics regarding this
April 29, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we want to have a truly good and happy life, one that is not simply a result of some worldly props that can only go so far, then we should be focused on God and driven and excited in carrying out his will and in following his ways. And
April 28, 2021
By Fr Roy Cimagala THAT’S what Christ told Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews, an exception of the group since he believed that Christ was a teacher who came from God. “Unless one is born from above, he cannot see the Kingdom of God,” Christ told him. To which, Nicodemus, not knowing
April 27, 2021