By: Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we have to be practical in this life, exerting effort to attend and resolve all our issues and challenges, not to mention, to be truly being faithful and consistent to the living Christ who continues to be with us in the Holy Spirit, then we need to be tough, creative
November 7, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala The word “teleological” may sound Greek to us at the moment. And it should not surprise us, for true enough it is of Greek origin. But it actually refers to almost everything we usually do. Whenever we do something, we always have a reason or purpose for doing so. That is
November 6, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala IN any social environment where we always find ourselves, be it the family, school, office, parish, or society in general, etc., we have to remember three basic and indispensable principles that should guide our actuations there. These are the principles of the common good, solidarity and subsidiarity. The definitions of these
November 5, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala FAR from straitjacketing or stereotyping us, entering into a commitment would simply show that we are so driven with love and a deep sense of freedom that we are willing to take on whatever consequences our commitment would make on us. We are human with a soul that is spiritual but
November 4, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala IT’S indeed laudable that in whatever we do, we try to give it our best shot. We should just remember that our best will never be enough insofar as pleasing God and everybody else is concerned. Our best can always be made better. This should not surprise us, much less, cause
November 1, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala YES, we have to be watchful with our tongue. It many times can be like a loose cannon, spewing all of kinds of inconsiderate and reckless comments. We have to have a good grip on it because it tends to be simply guided by emotions and passions and to be largely
October 31, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala We know that the Church is both hierarchical and charismatic in nature. As charismatic, the Church continues to receive from God through Christ in the Holy Spirit special gifts and charisms to keep the Church strong, vibrant and faithful. These gifts and charisms are first given to certain persons who have
October 30, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala IF we truly want to follow Christ, we should always feel the urge and the passion for reaching out to those who are lost, separated from him and his Church, those who are confused and in error, those in the peripheries in whatever sense “peripheries” can be understood, whether in terms
October 29, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS should be no surprise to us, no breaking news. We just have to acknowledge this very obvious fact and avoid falling into two extremes. One is that of perfectionism, when we think everything will just be rigidly perfect, and anything that stains and distorts it should be rejected at all
October 26, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala I WAS amused to read recently an article that claimed that we might be living now in an age of pseudo-profound nonsense. It was referring to supposedly inspirational quotes now proliferating in the social media and expressed by all kinds of people who try to define what “living fully” is. I
October 25, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala A POPULAR consideration that many people nowadays make when they try to understand someone who has a different view from theirs is to try to figure out “where that person is coming from.” I hear that expression very often these days. It’s a laudable gesture that is meant to keep a
October 24, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala ONCE AGAIN we need to reiterate this basic truth. We can never be truthful unless we refer things to God. In fact, what would really assure us that we would be fully in the truth despite truth’s many levels, aspects, angles, etc., is when we are with God through Christ in
October 23, 2019