By Fr. Roy Cimagala We are supposed to love everyone. We are supposed to have a universal heart, meant to be concerned for all people, irrespective of how they are in themselves and how they are toward us. Yes, we have to love everyone, in spite of our unavoidable differences and conflicts. So, we have
January 17, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Just like in the financial world where the value of the different monetary units is determined in terms of gold, the quality and value of our spiritual life, our relation with God and with others and everything related to it, is determined by love, the love that comes from God as
January 16, 2020
lections By Fr. Roy Cimagala It’s good to be reminded by what St. Paul said about the proper relationship between the strong and the weak among us. It’s in his Letter to the Romans where he said: “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.”
January 15, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This, to me, is the most intriguing parable Christ is teaching us. (cfr. Lk 16,1-13) A rich man decided to fire his steward for mismanaging his business. And the steward, knowing what was going to happen, had to do some cheating so he would have security after being fired. The conclusion
January 14, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THE expression comes from St Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians (4,7). It is meant to remind us that all of us, and particularly those who have been gifted with special graces and charisms, have a God-given treasure that is kept in delicate containers, that is, ourselves in all our weak
January 13, 2020
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT amusing episode about St. Joseph thinking of quietly separating from Our Lady because he found her already with a child in her womb before they lived together (cfr. 1,18-25) is a good lesson and reminder that we just have to chill out when faced with some contradictions in life. In
January 11, 2020
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WHAT I mean is that the open discussion of sex in public should not anymore be considered as taboo. Given the terrible state in which this basic human faculty is massively abused and misused today, we should proclaim the true gospel about sex relentlessly, “in season and out of season” as
January 10, 2020
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala I am referring to our conversation with God. This should be kept alive always and we should try our best to find the appropriate ways to achieve it amid the changing circumstances of our day and despite setbacks, mistakes, failures, and sins we may commit. We should be wary of our
January 9, 2020
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala In our pursuit for the truth, as when we do our best to update, refine or polish what we already know about our faith and what are already defined as truths and doctrine of faith, we have to avoid getting so trapped and imprisoned by their exclusive nature that we sacrifice
January 7, 2020
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala I remember that in the 60s, during my high school days in the province, I never heard, much less, seen pornography. And the sin of self-abuse was practically unheard of. If ever, there only were very occasional and very hushed mention of them among the “naughty” boys who were, of course,
January 6, 2020
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala EVERY New Year reminds us, of course, of another opportunity to make a new beginning in our life. This is a law that governs us in this life. We have to begin and begin again, because no matter how far we have reached and how much we have gained in terms
January 4, 2020
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have to be wary of our common tendency to seek ourselves rather than to seek God, which is proper for us. This tendency is usually actualized everyday as we go through the different events and concerns of the day. It’s good, of course, that we work to meet a deadline,
January 3, 2020