By: Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s what Christ told his disciples. When John the Baptist heard of what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask Christ if he (Christ) was the one John told them was to come or should they expect someone else. The response of Christ was very telling. “Go and show
December 11, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala This episode in the gospel of St. John, chapter 8, verses 1 to 11 is a very nice story that shows us how Christ deals with sinners, teaching us how we have to deal with others who may not even be sinners but who simply happen to differ with our opinion
December 10, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WE have to do our best to have the right conscience which is where we can hear the voice of God who guides us throughout our life. We should not just depend on our light, no matter how brilliant and smart we think we are. We have to realize that God
December 7, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala God wants us to be like him, holy, merciful, perfect. While he will do everything to achieve that goal and give us all the means, he cannot force us to be like him. That’s because, like him, we are supposed to freely choose to be like him. And given our wounded
December 6, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we really want to be Christ-like as we ought to be, then we should be willing to suffer for God and for everybody else. This is what Christ did. He was willing to obey the will of his Father that involved the offering of his life for the sins of
December 3, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WE all have to learn to develop our spiritual and supernatural bearing, since this is what is proper to us. As persons with intelligence and will, we cannot help but have a spiritual character in our life. With these natural endowments, we are meant to enter into the spiritual world of
December 2, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala HERE we go again! These words may be spoken either in cynicism or with much hope, expectation and excitement as we begin another liturgical year with the celebration of the Advent season. Of course, we should try our best that we speak these words with joy and expectation as we make
November 30, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS is none other than the celebration or participation in the Holy Mass. And that is simply because in the Holy Mass, we have the sacramental renewal of the supreme act of love that Christ has done for us. Such sacramental renewal is practically an actual making present of what Christ
November 29, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WE often think of heaven or of the kingdom of God as so inaccessible here on earth that we think it only exists in our dreams, in our fantasies or in our desires. It cannot be here and now. And because of that, we often fail to consider it in our
November 28, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala I JUST find it extremely unbelievable that some women, in justifying their so-called right to abort their babies, would say, “It’s my own body,” as if to say it’s none of your business to meddle in their choices. So, back off! I don’t know exactly what kind of reasoning that is,
November 27, 2019
reflectionsBy: Fr. Roy Cimagala If we are really good citizens of our country, truly concerned about how things are, then we should be good activists pursuing advocacies that can make authentic improvements in the different fields of our social and political life. We cannot deny that there are serious issues and problems besetting our collective
November 26, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S how the word of God, as recorded in the Gospel, can be described. It’s old since it comes from eternity, even before time started. It’s also new because being an eternal word, it will never grow old in human terms, becoming obsolete and irrelevant at a certain point. It will
November 25, 2019