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God’s mysterious will and ways

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 23, 2024 - 12:00am

That otherwise amusing story of how the baby of Elizabeth and Zechariah was to be called John instead of Zechariah as their neighbors expected (cfr. Lk 1,57-66) somehow tells us that in our life we have to contend...

“Hail, full of grace…”

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 20, 2024 - 12:00am

That was how the Archangel Gabriel addressed Mary. And after a few exchanges of words, the very Son of God was conceived in Mary’s womb after she said that famous response: “Fiat mihi secundum verbum...

God’s will and ways should always prevail

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 18, 2024 - 12:00am

That gospel episode where Joseph thought of separating from Mary because the latter was found already with child in her womb before they lived together (cfr. Mt 1,18-25) teaches us that despite the big sacrifice...

The search for truth in today’s world

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 16, 2024 - 12:00am

Amid all the obvious overload we have today in terms of facts and data, opinions and views, ideologies and philosophies, fiction stories, and narratives, rapidly evolving innovations, etc., we cannot deny that the...

Let’s always be welcoming to Christ

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 11, 2024 - 12:00am

The days before Christmas usually see us frenziedly preparing for the birth of Christ.

Holiness is personal but meant to be shared

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 9, 2024 - 12:00am

That’s right!

Faith gives us the real 20-20 vision

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 6, 2024 - 12:00am

“He touched their eyes, saying, ‘According to your faith, be it done unto you.’ And their eyes were opened.” (Mt 9,29-30) That’s what Christ told the blind men who begged him to cure...

God always provides

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 4, 2024 - 12:00am

Indeed, God always provides for all our needs, foremost of which is our own salvation, our own sanctification, the achievement of our ultimate goal which is to be like him, sharers of his life and nature.

The pursuit of creativity and innovation

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - December 2, 2024 - 12:00am

Everyone should be encouraged to be as creative and innovative as he can be.

“My words will not pass away”

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 29, 2024 - 12:00am

Christ explicitly said these words.

Unafraid to face the world’s end

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 27, 2024 - 12:00am

That’s what Christ practically told the crowd as he described how the end of the world would be. (cfr. Lk 21,12-19) “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to...

Christian poverty more than just detachment from things

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 25, 2024 - 12:00am

That gospel episode where Christ praised a poor widow for giving all that she had to live on to the treasury of the temple (cfr. Lk 21,1-4) graphically reminds us that Christian poverty, which is what is required...

“My kingdom is not of this world”

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 24, 2024 - 12:00am

Words of Christ in response to Pilate’s question, “Art thou the king of the Jews?” (Jn 18,33) That was when Christ clarified who he really was, and yet the poor Pilate and many of the Jews of that...

Open to all

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 22, 2024 - 12:00am

“All the people were hanging on his words.” (Lk 19,48) Because of that, those leading Jews who wanted to put Christ to death could not carry out their plan. Let’s hope that we too can get so close...

Emotivism

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 20, 2024 - 12:00am

We have to be aware of this way of looking and reacting to things in general that is actually ruling the lives of many people, especially the young ones, who do not know yet how to properly handle their emotions,...

Keeping a purposive life

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 18, 2024 - 12:00am

That’s what we should maintain in life. We need to develop a keen sense of the purpose of our life and keep it in play in every circumstance and situation of our life.

Strengthening our sense of purpose in life

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 15, 2024 - 12:00am

In the gospel of St. Luke (17,26-37), we hear Christ lamenting over how people in the long history of humanity were entangled in their earthly affairs while practically ignoring the real purpose of life.

We need to be grateful always

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 13, 2024 - 12:00am

This is the lesson we can learn from that gospel episode where Christ cured 10 lepers but only one of them came back to Christ to thank him. (cfr. Lk 17,11-19) We should never forget to thank God, first of all, and...

Beware of secularism

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 12, 2024 - 12:00am

The problem of secularism is that it promotes a social order that is neither connected to religion nor critical of it.

The duty to give good example

by Fr. Roy Cimagala - November 11, 2024 - 12:00am

Once again, we are reminded of our duty to always give good example to others in that gospel reading of Monday of the 32nd week in Ordinary Time.

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