Careful with the world
“YOU belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.” (Jn 8,23) Words of Christ addressed to those who did not believe him. With these words Christ is telling us that if we do not believe in him, we would be stuck...
Author: Fr. Roy Cimagala
Let’s be merciful to everyone
A WOMAN was caught in adultery. The scribes and Pharisees then dragged her to Christ to test him if he would follow the Mosaic law of stoning such woman. He just kept quiet, until after a time he told those around that anyone who has...
Death and our life everlasting
THE story of Christ raising Lazarus to life again (cfr Jn 11,1-45) is a poignant reminder that death does not have the last word for us. We are meant for life everlasting with God in heaven, or God forbid, eternal condemnation in hell if we...
The divinity and humanity of Christ
WE need to strengthen our belief in the divinity and humanity of Christ. That’s because there are sectors who consider Christ only as a man, a very special kind of man, but not as God. There also are those who consider Christ only as God...
Christ is everything to us
“IF I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.” (Jn 5, 31-32) These are words of Christ that express his effort...
Our objective self vs. our subjective self
YES, there is such thing as our objective self as contrasted to our subjective self. The former is who we truly are, while the latter is what we make of ourselves that may contain some truth, but it most likely will miss the most essential...
Taking care of our conscience
CONSIDERING that our conscience plays a very important role in our life, we have to see to it that we take utmost care of it. It is supposed to be where we hear the voice of God who tells us what is right and wrong,...
The importance of St. Joseph in our life
ON the Solemnity of St. Joseph which this year is celebrated on March 20 instead of the usual March 19, since the latter date falls on a Sunday that is always dedicated to the celebration of Christ’s life, we are reminded that this great and...
Christian joy
THE 4th Sunday of Lent is usually referred to as “Laetare Sunday.” That’s because the Entrance Antiphon of the Mass of that day starts with the word, “Laetare,” (Rejoice). It reminds us that despite the heavy spirit of penance during the Lenten season in preparation for...
Only with God can we love our enemies
CHRIST was once asked by a scribe what the first of the commandments was. And his answer was clear: to love God with everything one has got and, without being asked what the second and complementarily great commandment was, he also said, it was to...