By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE should make this truth of our faith a strong and abiding conviction in us. In the gospel, we are warned that toward the end of time, all sorts of persecution can be heaped on us. But we should not worry because God will always take care of everything. (cfr. Lk
November 26, 2025
THAT’S from the Book of Revelation. (2,10) As we approach the end of another liturgical year, it’s a message all worthwhile to keep strongly in mind. Christ assures us that everything will be all right despite all the trials, challenges and the other negative elements in our life. We should just
November 25, 2025
OF COURSE, our life is our own life. We may have to relate ourselves to everybody else, but my life is mine and your life is yours. Still, we should not forget that in the end, the absolute owner of our life, as he is of everything else in the world,
November 24, 2025
WITH the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, we are reminded to really develop and enliven our belief that Christ is the real and ultimate king for all of us. He is king not only to Catholics but to all of us and the entire universe. As such, we
November 22, 2025
WITH the Memorial of the Presentation of Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated on November 21, we are reminded that Our Lady, even at her young age, dedicated herself to God’s service. It highlights Our Lady’s total dedication to God’s will through her life of profound prayer and contemplation. It’s definitely a Memorial
November 21, 2025
WE really have to learn to assume in a stable way God’s very own life and nature in our own life. For this, we should first be firm in our belief that our life is actually the life of God who offers it to us freely since he has made us,
November 20, 2025
WHILE establishing and keeping a daily routine can have its great advantages, we should also be wary of its disadvantages that are often hidden and unperceived. Indeed, routine can foster increased productivity, since it can help in prioritizing tasks, managing time and boosting productivity. It can also reduce stress, since it
November 19, 2025
THAT gospel story about Zaccheus (cfr. Lk 19,1-10) reminds us precisely of this point. No matter how unworthy we are of God’s favor, we should never lose hope nor the conviction that God is always there for us, ever ready to grant us mercy and to help us in every way.
November 18, 2025
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT gospel episode about a blind man sitting on the wayside where Christ was passing by, reminds us about this point: we need to always have hope even if we already would feel totally helpless. (cfr. Lk 18,35-43) As the gospel narrates, the blind man, upon learning that Christ was passing
November 17, 2025
THAT’S what we can get from that gospel episode where Christ made the people, who admired the temple for its rich adornment, to realize how it was going to be at the end of time. (cfr. Lk 21,5-19) Oh, many terrible things were going to happen, he told them. But at
November 15, 2025
THIS is indeed a most intriguing and mind-blowing teaching of Christ. “Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it,” he once told a crowd. (Lk 17,33) We really need to pause and try to figure out how we can reconcile these
November 14, 2025
FROM the Book of Wisdom comes this beautiful description of this spiritual gift of understanding: “holy, one, sweet, loving that which is good, quick, which nothing hinders, beneficent, gentle, kind, steadfast, assured, secure, having all power, overseeing all things, and containing all spirits, intelligible, pure, subtle.” (7,22-23) That is how the
November 13, 2025