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The secret is simply to follow what Christ tells us. He is always around and is eager to help us especially in our needs and helplessness. This we can gather from that gospel episode about the third appearance of the resurrected Christ to his disciples. (cfr. Jn 21, 1-14)

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That’s how our attitude should be toward the cross, in whatever form it may come to us. It may be in matters of health, finances, family and business concerns, etc., we should just welcome the cross knowing that if we carry it together with Christ, it will surely work for the salvation of mankind, since that was the reason Christ embraced his cross.

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Thisis the highest point, the climax, of the redemptive work of Christ.

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That’s what we can conclude if we are to follow what Christ himself said:

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Christ said it very clearly! We need to be merciful and forgiving of everyone since that trait or attitude would liken as to God our Father who wants us precisely to be like him. (cfr. Lk 6,37)

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The secret is simply to follow what Christ tells us. He is always around and is eager to help us especially in our needs and helplessness. This we can gather from that gospel episode about the third appearance of the resurrected Christ to his disciples. (cfr. Jn 21, 1-14)

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2438067 [Title] => Be welcoming to the cross [Summary] =>

That’s how our attitude should be toward the cross, in whatever form it may come to us. It may be in matters of health, finances, family and business concerns, etc., we should just welcome the cross knowing that if we carry it together with Christ, it will surely work for the salvation of mankind, since that was the reason Christ embraced his cross.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2436711 [Title] => Finally, the Easter Triduum! [Summary] =>

Thisis the highest point, the climax, of the redemptive work of Christ.

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That’s what we can conclude if we are to follow what Christ himself said:

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2428941 [Title] => “Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful” [Summary] =>

Christ said it very clearly! We need to be merciful and forgiving of everyone since that trait or attitude would liken as to God our Father who wants us precisely to be like him. (cfr. Lk 6,37)

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2425059 [Title] => To be all things to all men [Summary] => THAT’S from a passage in 1 Corinthians 9,22. It’s the ideal condition for us to pursue. It’s what would truly identify us with Christ, the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity, who is the very embodiment of this ideal. [DatePublished] => 2025-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2423782 [Title] => “Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you” [Summary] => Why oh why did Christ command his disciples so? (cfr. Lk 6,27) The quick answer is that despite our unavoidable differences and conflicts, even the very serious ones, in the end we are all brothers and sisters, we are all children of God, and we just have to love one another irrespective of how we are with each other. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2420983 [Title] => “Thorn in the flesh” [Summary] => The phrase appears in St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians, describing St. Paul’s affliction that was meant to keep him from becoming arrogant. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2420124 [Title] => Let’s be bold and aggressive in our Christian life [Summary] => That gospel episode about Christ commanding Peter to “go to the deep and lower down your nets for a catch” (Lk 5,4) reminds us, among other things, that we should be bold and aggressive in our Christian life, stretching ourselves to the limits to do apostolate and actively cooperate in the continuing work of human redemption. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2419563 [Title] => Charity’s fine points and more challenging aspects [Summary] => That gospel episode about Christ’s townspeople finding it hard to believe that one of their own could speak the way Christ did (cfr. Mk 6,1-6) reminds us of the danger of overfamiliarity and self-satisfaction that would prevent us from recognizing the real Christ and the will and ways he has for us in every situation we may find ourselves in. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136299 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804805 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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