Why do we sin?
I suppose the most direct answer is because we misuse or abuse our freedom. Instead of using it to love God and others as we are clearly commanded to do, we use it to love our own selves or to do our own will. Obviously, there...
Author: Fr. Roy Cimagala
Our greatest gift
CHRISTMAS, of course, is unavoidably associated with gift-giving. And that’s simply because Christmas is a season of love—the very love of God who in redeeming us has given us his Son as a gift. We could have no greater gift than God giving his Son...
Maranatha!
It means "Come, Lord Jesus" or "the Lord is coming." This Aramaic word appears in the Book of Revelation (22,20) to express the desire for the speedy coming for the second time of Christ, our Savior and King. It also appears in the first letter of...
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
There in the States, they make a big stir over which is more proper to say: Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? It stems from what they call as the “war on Christmas” that to my mind has religious, political and ideological undertones. Apparently there are...
The sacredness of our work
That's true. Our work, any kind of work as long as it is an honest work, can and should be considered as sacred. And the reason is simple. Given the way we are-that we are creatures of God made in his image and likeness and...
The scope of Christian love
To be sure, the scope of Christian love is universal and inclusive. It covers all men, irrespective of who and how they are. It is at least offered to all, irrespective of whether it is reciprocated or not. That is why Christ offered his life on...
Home and family
THE other day, I was asked to bless a store by the name of Homemaker. The occasion, of course, reminded me of the indispensable need to take care of, and in fact, to increasingly develop, enrich and protect our home and family life. Our times are...
Bishop Javier Echevarria
Death came to our beloved Opus Dei prelate, Bishop Javier Echevarria, 84, on December 12, feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, to whom, together with the founder, St. Josemaria Escriva, and predecessor, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, he was most devoted. When the news was conveyed to...
Piety with our senses
Given our nature and our condition, we have to understand that our piety should not just be a purely spiritual affair. It should also be expressed in the flesh, with our senses — eyes, ears, touch — helping in developing and sustaining it. We can readily...
Good News and the fake news
There's a new scourge in the media today. It's called the fake news. It had its most devastating display during the last US presidential election where one candidate was touted practically by all the major news sources to be the winner, hands down. The outcome was,...