By Fr. Roy Cimagala Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com THAT’S how our charity should be. It should not just be a consequence of purely human empathy, sympathy and compassion, although these help a lot in living charity. It should not just be a matter of human
January 10, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT Pauline statement, “For when I am weak, then I am strong,” (2 Cor 12,10) should make us feel reassured and consoled every time we are hounded and burdened by all sorts of difficulties and troubles, including when we are tempted and fall into sin. We have to know
January 9, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS should be an ongoing concern for all of us. We should do whatever we can to promote it, fighting it out to live it properly ourselves and helping others to do the same. While it is not the most important virtue, chastity nevertheless plays a very crucial role in
January 7, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we really know what the purpose of our life is and are dead serious to achieve it, then we should see to it that right at the beginning of the day, we put ourselves in the proper frame of mind, and with the appropriate attitude, plans and strategies to
January 6, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be ready for the many paradoxes in life. Christ already warned us about this unavoidable condition in our life here on earth. And the secret is already shared with us. And that is none other than to be with Christ, to be like Christ. In fact, we
January 5, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S the theme of the celebration of the 5th Centenary of Christianity in our country. It’s taken from the gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 10 verse 8 where we hear Christ telling his apostles: “Freely you have received. Freely give.” It’s actually Christ’s order for his apostles to do all,
January 4, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com UNFORTUNATELY, we are still hearing that this COVID pandemic will still be with us for months and even for years. Let’s hope and pray that this piece of information would be proven wrong as early as possible,
January 1, 2021
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS may not be a major concern that would elicit a strong interest from most people. But to me, at least, this has given me some precious lessons and insights into how a good housekeeping culture should be. And if I could beg your indulgence, I would like to do
December 31, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have to popularize this devotion some more. The archangels are great allies that we can count on especially during our difficult moments. They are so close and so identified with God that we can refer to them as God’s organic or vital extensions of his own self, if we
December 30, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S right. While our life can be described in many ways, a lot of which in sweet, colorful terms and soothing tones, we should not forget that it can also be seen as something like a contact sport, where we need to really fight tooth and nail if we are
December 29, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala I CONSIDER it a great honor and privilege to have been invited to the house of a poor couple up in the mountains of Cebu the other day. It was truly a refreshing experience to spend some time with them as they very eagerly told me the story of their
December 28, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com THAT ABBA song, “Knowing me, knowing you,” while having a very nice tune typical of their brand of music, actually has a very sad message because it is about a break-up of two lovers. It highlights what
December 25, 2020