By Fr. Roy Cimagala I am very happy to note that there are serious agencies that are concerned about preparing people, especially the young ones, for the future. They are talking about the need for upskilling and reskilling them to cope with the demands of the future. What is more, they are providing pertinent training
February 19, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you, whoever is angry with his
February 18, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala I believe this is what many of us are fast realizing these days. With the multiplying things we have to attend to each day, we are pressured to learn how to orchestrate them if only to come out at the end of the day with some meaningful accomplishment and with a
February 17, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Amid the complexities of our life today, we have to learn to stay humble and simple because that is the basic way to precisely handle these complexities well. When we are humble and simple we would know how to blend openness, tolerance and versatility on the one hand, and to stick
February 15, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s what Christ tells us about who we are and what we are supposed to do in this world. “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world.” (cfr. Mt 5,13-16) He addressed these words to his disciples. And if we consider ourselves also as disciples of
February 14, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala To be sure, if we have to truly Christian, we need to be tough, really tough. Christ himself was tough, but with the toughness of love that goes all the way of assuming all the sins of men by offering his life on the cross. To be Christ-like we need to
February 13, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We need to re-examine our spirit of fidelity because with all the rapid new developments around demanding us to be dynamic, open-minded, and versatile in the way we live our commitments, it would be very easy for us to get confused and lost. Yes, to be faithful, we have to stick
February 12, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala A tinder is any dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, that is used for lighting a fire or to keep the fire going. A trigger as a noun is a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire
February 8, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This truth of our faith is very important to keep in mind always and to act according to it whenever some form of evil comes our way. When difficulties, temptations and sin itself would fall on us, let’s never forget that such a situation is a wonderful occasion to go to
February 6, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Accidents happen. And when they do, we unavoidably suffer. Some days ago, the very likeable celebrity, Kobe Bryant, died in a helicopter crash, together with his basketball-loving daughter and others. The world was thrown into deep grief. Even big, strong men shed tears. That’s what accidents provoke in us. A few
February 5, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala It’s a little formula that can be helpful to us in developing and keeping a close relationship with God. We have to look for Him in everything that we do and handle so we can find him. And finding him, we can be drawn to serve him. This, I believe, is
February 4, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala It’s a title of a Motown soul song originally done my Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1966 and covered by Diana Ross in 1970. It was a big hit as it proclaimed the good news of hope whatever may happen in our life. Part of its lyrics says: “Listen baby/ain’t
February 3, 2020