By Fr. Roy Cimagala IT’S definitely when we are vitally identified with Christ. That’s when we can have our best condition in life. Let’s remember that Christ is the pattern of our humanity, the savior of our damaged humanity. He is “the way, the truth and the life” for us. We should do everything
November 26, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE cannot deny the very important and crucial role journalism plays in our life. It is supposed to bring us relevant pieces of news and information daily or in some regular fashion. Journalism exerts tremendous influence in forming and shaping public opinion which is always a very dynamic thing, marked
November 24, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WITH the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King followed by that of the first Sunday of Advent, we are marking both the end of a liturgical year and the beginning of another one. Such celebrations should make us more aware of the significance of liturgy in our life
November 23, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS should be a big celebration, the culmination of all liturgical celebrations we have had for the whole liturgical year which ends precisely with the Solemnity of our Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The occasion should remind us that what we begin we should end well, that ending
November 21, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala IT’S often a virtue that is taken for granted. We tend to go through our day guided solely by instincts and what we consider as “what comes naturally.” We tend to think on our feet, which may be effective from time to time, but definitely not all the time. We
November 20, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE need to constantly remember that we are nothing without God. God is everything to us. We should never dare to think that we can be on our own, relying simply on our own human powers, no matter how good they are according to some human and worldly standards. God
November 19, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have to acknowledge this lifelong predicament of ours and do our best to do something about it. There will always be a gap between our intentions and our deeds, our words and action, our desires and our capabilities, the theory and the practice, the principle and the performance, our
November 17, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we truly love God and everybody else, with a love that is nothing less than a participation of the love God has for us and as commanded by Christ to us, then we will never say enough in our self-giving. Even if such attitude would already seem to be
November 14, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala SINCE we have been created in the image and likeness of God, we have to remember that as much as possible, we should identify ourselves with Christ who as the Son of God is the perfect image God has of his own self and thus the pattern of our humanity,
November 13, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala NO doubt we have to learn how to contend with the different and even competing and conflicting elements in our life. We have our personal life as well as our family, professional, social, economic, and political life. There are things that need our immediate attention, and yet they should not
November 12, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala I BELIEVE this is a devotion that is most relevant these days, especially to the youth and others who are practically under the spell of evil spirits. With their most subtle tricks and irresistible temptations, these evil spirits wreak havoc mainly on the soul of people, on their mind and
November 10, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE all need to be reminded that all our suffering has a positive and favorable aspect. It’s not all entirely bad and negative, though in itself it will always be bad. But if viewed and lived through our Christian faith, there is something in it that can give us a
November 9, 2020