Straining a gnat while swallowing a camel
THIS was how Christ described the self-righteous scribes and Pharisees of his time. (cfr. Mt 23,23-26) This was a lamentation of Christ that can still...
Fr. Roy CimagalaAugust 27, 20243 min
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THIS was how Christ described the self-righteous scribes and Pharisees of his time. (cfr. Mt 23,23-26) This was a lamentation of Christ that can still...
WE are precisely reminded of these points in that gospel episode where Christ issued a series of “Woe to you’s” to some people of the time precisely f...
THAT is how we should be. Our life does not contend only with the things of nature. It has to contend with spiritual and supernatural realities that o...
WE can come to that conclusion when we consider what Christ’s answer was when he was asked what the greatest commandment of God was. “You shall love t...
THAT gospel parable about a king who gave a wedding feast for his son (cfr. Mt 22,1-14) reminds us that we should be ready when God calls us to himsel...
THIS is a common problem. To be blunt, it happens because one’s intentions are not pure. Rather they bear a lot of ulterior motives that only focus on...
WE have to be most aware of this basic truth about ourselves. We are all called by God, our Creator and Father, to be holy and to do apostolate for th...
THAT parable of the rich young man (cfr. Mt 19,16-22) clearly warns us that we have to be wary of our strong tendency to get attached and entrapped in...
CHRIST said that of himself. “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will g...