WHEN Christ told his disciples that he would send the Holy Spirit to them (cfr. Jn 15,16-16,4) after he shall have died, resurrected and ascended into heaven, he was reassuring them—and us—that despite whatever we experience in this world, we can have hope to reach our final destination, which is to
May 15, 2023
WE need to know the intimate relation among this triad. Christ said it very clearly, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (Jn 14,15) And more than that, he also said that it is when we love him by following his commandments that the Spirit of truth would be
May 13, 2023
IN the gospel, there is a part where Christ tells us, practically defining for us, what is to be a lover and a friend. This is a crucial point to note, since sad to say, nowadays many people often say they are just lovers but not friends, or vice-versa, that they
May 12, 2023
The relation between the two has been defined by Christ himself. “If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love.” Then later on, he said, “I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete.” (Jn 15,10-11) It’s clear that
May 11, 2023
KNOWING who we really are—that is, that we are image and likeness of God, sharers of his divine life and nature, having been patterned after Christ—we need to realize that we are meant to be united with God always through Christ in the Holy Spirit. We are reminded of this truth
May 10, 2023
IT’S important that we understand the kind of peace that Christ gives us. As he said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” (Jn 14,27) Very heartwarming
May 9, 2023
THE occasion this promise was made was when Judas, not the Iscariot, told Christ, “Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” (Jn 14,22) That was when Christ told him and the others with him that “the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the
May 8, 2023
YES, we can! Christ said it clearly. “Amen, amen I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do; and greater than these shall he do.” (Jn 14,12) Incredible, indeed! But that’s just how it is. If we would just bother to consider
May 6, 2023
“DO not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me.” (Jn 14,1) These words tell us clearly that Christ and God are one. Christ, we may argue, is just the Son in the Trinitarian God. He is just one person in three. But we
May 5, 2023
AS we all know, Christ knew that he was going to be betrayed by one of his apostles but did not do anything to stop it or even just to avoid it. He went ahead with it because as he said, “I am telling you before it happens, so that when
May 4, 2023
IT is Christ who tells us very clearly who we really are. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn 14,6) Again, if we have to take these words of Christ in faith as we should, then there is
May 3, 2023
By Fr. Roy Cimagala IN the gospel, there is an episode where Christ told some unbelieving Jews the reason they could not know who Christ really was. “How long are you going to keep us in suspense?” they asked. “If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (Jn 10,24) And so, Christ had to tell
May 2, 2023
