By: Fr. Roy Cimagala IT’S always a happy occasion or, at least, one that is full of emotions. And even if we have mixed feelings about it, we would still look forward to homecoming, since it reminds us of the past, of a sense of togetherness and shared experiences, of our origins. Homecomings are actually
August 29, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala AN intriguing statement, indeed! It’s part of the spiritual consideration that Opus Dei founder, St. Josemaria Escriva, made on the fourth sorrowful mystery of the holy rosary. The pertinent point goes as follows: “But don’t drag the Cross…Carry it squarely on your shoulder, because your Cross, if you carry it so,
August 28, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala I MEAN it’s God’s work, first of all, before it is ours. This business of our creation and redemption is begun by God and he also will be the one to complete and perfect it. On our own, we cannot. Neither did we begin it nor will we be able by
August 27, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala THE story of Moses receiving complaints from his fellow Israelites as he led them out of the bondage of Egypt (cfr. Ex 14,5-18) reminds us of the hardness of our heart to resist conversion and return to God from our state of sin. Like those complaining Israelites, we prefer to continue
August 26, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WE need to realize more deeply that every time we participate in any liturgical act, we are actually stepping into the supernatural world of God. We are made contemporaries with Christ as he continues his work of human redemption until the end of time. And that’s simply because in the liturgy,
August 24, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala WHAT is the ultimate and constant purpose of our life? It is to be like God as God wants us to be. We have been created in his image and likeness. He wants us to be like him, full of love. We are meant to share his very own life. To
August 23, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala Email: roycimagala@gmail.com WE need to be familiar with the Spirit of truth. He is the one who will show us the whole truth and not just some aspects of it. If we really want to be in the truth and not confused and lost in the many appearances of truth, we
August 21, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala One very gratifying task I do is talking with young people, usually those in the school where I work, and being given the chance to help them in some way. It’s amazing that just by inviting them for a short chat, they would already feel very happy and grateful. And that’s
August 20, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala OF COURSE, St. Paul himself said so: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thes 5,16-18) And in that episode of Christ visiting the house of the sisters Martha and Mary, the primacy of prayer
August 19, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala BAD days do happen! Let’s hope they will just be few and far between. But there certainly are days when we will have a perfect storm when everything seems to conspire against us. Physically we can be a wreck. Emotionally we are shattered. Mentally we seem to be numb and frozen.
August 17, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala THIS may be the favorite pastime of many people, but it is never good to gossip. To gossip is at least bad manners. If ever we have to talk about somebody with some of our friends, only nice, edifying things should be said. We actually have no right to say negative
August 16, 2019
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala I’M referring to the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. That is where we get in direct contact with the living and redeeming Christ. We become contemporaries of his and join him in his redemptive work, sanctifying ourselves in the process and helping in the sanctification of everybody else. In the Holy
August 14, 2019