By Fr. Roy Cimagala YES, we have every reason to be most happy when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Let’s hope that when we greet each other, ‘Happy Easter,’ we would really mean it and know what is behind that greeting. Let’s exhume that happy greeting from the tomb of our
April 12, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala In case you will miss the broadcast of the seven last words of Christ, given our present condition, I am repeating them here with some commentaries. The seven last words of Christ have a special and unique importance, and are always relevant to all of us, since they represent the ultimate
April 10, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Because of the pandemic, we may not be able to attend the liturgical celebration of Holy Thursday which normally involves the celebration of the Chrism Mass in the morning (though this can be transferred to another day) and that of the Mass of the Last Supper in the evening. But this
April 9, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala These days when we are in the middle of both the holiest of weeks and the dreaded coronavirus pandemic, it might be a good idea to recover that pious practice of meditating on the passion and death of the cross, looking intently on the image of Christ crucified. It should not
April 8, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala As we begin the Holy Week and are made to contemplate the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, let’s take advantage of this liturgical celebration to re-appreciate the value of meekness by deepening our understanding of that virtue. Many of us are afraid to play the role of a meek character
April 7, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to strengthen our belief in this truth of our faith. God is always in control of things no matter how much we mess up. He allows evil to take place, since he respects our freedom to choose evil instead of good. But he knows how to turn the tables
April 6, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “Whoever keeps my word will never see death.” (Jn 8,51) That’s what Christ clearly said. Of course, these are words that have to be taken in faith. Otherwise, there is no way we can take them seriously, especially nowadays when there are just so many philosophies and ideologies that can sound
April 4, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We get angry sometimes. Hopefully, not very often. It’s not a pleasant state to be in. And there can be many reasons why we get angry. People commit mistakes, or they can offend us or simply irritate us and other reasons can come out ‘ad infinitum.’ Our usual reaction to these
April 3, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala INDEED, we have to admit that we practically are all cowering in fear and anxiety, and suffering from all kinds of privations, physical, mental and emotional, all arising from this pandemic that we are having these days. But it would be a big pity if in all these conditions we fail
April 2, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We need to strengthen our faith in our life after death. We need to reinforce that belief especially because nowadays there is clearly an ebbing away from that truth of our Christian faith. We tend to get distracted by the things of this world, and worse, to get too attached to
March 30, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Of course, not! If at all, this extraordinary time we are having these days because of the coronavirus pandemic is a clear invitation for us to learn to live for the future. In fact, it is offering us an opportunity to learn to live for eternity. We should be happy about
March 27, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala With all the restrictive measures we now have due to this coronavirus pandemic, it might be good to re-appreciate and relearn the precious lessons we can get from one of Aesop’s fables about the race between the hare and the tortoise. Yes, we should try to be like the tortoise who
March 26, 2020