THOSE are words that come from the Book of Isaiah. (35,4) Those words are most worthwhile to be repeated as often as possible to reassure us that whatever happens in our life, with all the heavy drama that it brings, God, our Father, will surely come to save us. We should
December 11, 2023
THAT’S right. All our human faculties, both spiritual and corporal, should have God as the primary object. As of now, it is clear that this truth of our Christian faith is still unknown or, at best, some breaking news yet, for which many of us still have to make the appropriate
December 9, 2023
THE celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8 reminds us that like our heavenly Mother, we are meant to be sinless in our definitive state of life in heaven. Our Father God wants it that way since we are his image and
December 8, 2023
WE should always feel this need of strengthening our belief in Christ who is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity. We cannot deny that even if we are baptized Catholics, and have gone through the usual practices of Christian life, our belief in Christ may
December 7, 2023
WE have to be familiar with this particular aspect of Christian life. There is such thing as the mountain of the Lord where we can expect some special moments with the Lord. A number of times this mountain is mentioned in the Bible, like in the Book of Isaiah. (cfr. Is
December 6, 2023
ONLY in Christ, of course, can we find true justice and peace. Outside of him, forget it. We can only have, at best, some appearance of justice and peace, but not the real ones. In time, the consequences of the counterfeit justice and peace will surely be exposed. We are reminded
December 5, 2023
WE all have to be reminded of this basic truth of our Chistian faith. Our life here on earth is actually a journey toward our place of origin and our ultimate destination, which is heaven, where God is, from whom we came and to whom we belong in the most intimate
December 4, 2023
IT’S the Advent Season again, the proximate preparation for the birth of Christ on Christmas Day. It also starts another liturgical year when we are made to go through the different stages of the life of Christ and of the whole economy of salvation that is designed by God. With this
December 2, 2023
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “HEAVEN and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Lk 21,33) With these words of Christ, we are told how we have to understand the word of God. It simply is not any ordinary word at all. It is the word of eternal life, the word that
December 1, 2023
ON the Feast of St. Andrew, the Apostle, celebrated on November 30, we are reminded that Christ can call anyone to be his apostle. In the gospel of the day, (cfr. Mt 4,18-22) we see Christ just passing by and when he saw the brothers, Peter and Andrew, he told them
November 30, 2023
ONCE again, since we are approaching the end of the liturgical year, the gospel readings these days remind us of the need for perseverance that is fueled with faith and hope despite all the severe trials we can meet along the way, since Christ will take care of everything as long
November 29, 2023
By Fr. Roy Cimagala NOW that we are ending the liturgical year, we should not be surprised that the readings and the tenor of the prayers at Masses these days somehow refer to the end times. It’s a good occasion to remind ourselves of this reality, not to scare us but rather for us to
November 28, 2023
