By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is the ideal meant for us. We have to learn how to see things the way God sees them. We already have been warned that we do not see the way God sees, and, definitely, we have to do something about it. “God does not see as human beings see.
March 25, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala DEFINITELY, when we are in some especially difficult situation like what we are having nowadays with the coronavirus pandemic, we should band together, close ranks and help one another in any way we can. Everyone, from those in position of government to the lowest citizen of the community, should care for
March 24, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have celebrated just recently the Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19). Once again we are made to consider the life and example of this great man from whom we can draw precious lessons that can be very helpful to all of us. The first lesson is that God loves all
March 23, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala With all the rapid pace of the developments and the multiplying number of things grabbing our attention today, we really need to get hold of a stable foundation, something that offers an anchor or at least a rudder to maneuver ourselves with some sense of direction and purpose along the strong
March 20, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala With all this talk about lockdown, quarantine, and voluntary self-isolation for about a month or so due to this coronavirus, we need to learn how to make good use of our time when we are forced to be indoors. We have to welcome this rare opportunity. It at least offers us
March 19, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Penance is actually what we have to do all the time. It’s quite clear that we need it, given our weakened, wounded, and sinful condition. But it has its more intense moments, one of which is precisely the period of Lent. The spirit of penance is not actually something dark, negative,
March 17, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We know that in spite of our tremendous communication technologies, we still are not yet connected in peaceful and meaningful unity and harmony among ourselves. In fact, we can observethe contrary—that the more sophisticated our communication technologies are, the more divided among ourselves we seem to be. Biases and unbridled attachments
March 16, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THE month of March can be considered a special month for Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, the first successor and close collaborator of Opus Dei founder, St. Josemaria Escriva. Blessed Alvaro was born on March 11, 1914 and died on March 23, 1994. He was an engineer before he became a priest.
March 14, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Fear, of course, is one of our emotions. It is our natural reaction when we perceive something to be a danger to us or is so incomprehensible that we feel helpless. Fear is one of our natural and instantaneous defense mechanisms. Since we are exposed to all kinds of things in
March 13, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Chatting with young people, the complaint I usually hear is that they find it difficult to pray, let alone, to persevere in praying. They feel awkward, they find themselves dry and uninspired, distractions often bother them, they feel they do not have enough materials or topics to take up in their
March 12, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Neither is God’s word just an idea, a doctrine, an ideology. It’s not just a strategy, a culture or a lifestyle. Of course, God’s word involves all these, but unless we understand God’s word as Christ himself, the God who became man to reveal to us all that we need to
March 10, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We cannot deny that our life will always be marked by all kinds of mysteries and uncertainties. Even in the world of nature where in theory we have the capacity to know things conclusively, we often find ourselves in situations of tentativeness and even of outright error. That is why we
March 9, 2020