By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s how true love is! It, of course, does not do away with natural and human justice, but it does not get stuck with it either. It goes further. Human and natural justice somehow involves self-interest that is of the good kind. But charity enables us to give our all even …
The Underpinning
‘Whoever is not against us is for us’
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We need to understand these words Christ addressed to the apostle John who complained that he saw someone casting out devils in Christ’s name but did not follow the apostles. (cfr. Mark 9:38) Of course, Christ forbade him, telling him that no one can do a miracle in Christ’s name and …
We are light-bearers
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be more aware of this great responsibility of ours if we are to be consistent with our Christian identity. We should not be shy or afraid to show our Christian identity to everyone. Let’s show it in such a way as to inspire others to follow and love …
God’s will should rule our life
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We should never get tired of reminding ourselves of this most basic and indispensable element in our life. It’s in God’s will where we can attain our true dignity and the fullness of our humanity. That’s when we truly become God’s image and likeness as God wants us to be, and …
When we just go through the motions
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be wary of this tendency of ours. We should not just follow rules and practices blindly and would just go through the motions for the sake of mere compliance. As much as possible, we should know the reason and motive behind our actions and mean them as sincerely …
To know Christ is to know ourselves properly
By Fr. Roy Cimagala The earlier we realize this, the better for us. And that’s simply because Christ is the very pattern of our humanity. How he is should also be how we should be not, of course, in terms of our physical appearance and other natural attributes that we have, but rather in terms …
Sharing Christ’s powers
By Fr. Roy Cimagala If Christ is the pattern of our humanity, if we truly are meant to be “alter Christus” (another Christ), then we can also conclude that we are meant to also share the very powers of Christ. This thought can come to our mind when we consider that gospel episode where the …
Why we can afford to be always confident
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Why? Because Christ is always around and is ever ready to help us in all our needs. Perhaps not always in the way we want it, but to be sure, he always cares for us even if we feel we do not deserve to be helped by him. We have to …
Always mindful of God’s primal will for us
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We should always keep in mind God’s original will for us and do everything we can to fulfill that will of his. We should help one another to be aware of this fundamental condition of our life and to be faithful in effectively living by that condition. We are reminded of …
Continuous adaptation without getting lost
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Given the rapid developments all over the world, we are faced with the big challenge of how to adapt ourselves to them without getting lost. Definitely, we are in for a very rough ride here, and we should just learn how to manage, not minding so much the unavoidable errors and …