By Fr. Roy Cimagala How important to really set our heart right! And that’s because the heart in the end is where the true condition of our life can be found. Are we good or not so good? Are we properly focused or are we already going astray? These questions can be answered if we …
The Underpinning
Always thinking of heaven and our earthly duties
By Fr. Roy Cimagala On the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we are reminded that we should always have heaven in mind, for that is where we came from and where we are supposed to go as our ultimate destination and to have our definitive state of life for all eternity. But …
The works of mercy
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40) These are words of Christ that are worthy of engraving in our mind and heart. They spell out our duty to take care of the works of mercy, both …
Doing good attracts more customers
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is, of course, a common phenomenon. When we do good, we will attract more customers and favor-seekers. When we give some favors to some people, there is always a tendency that more people will come begging for the same favors. We need to be prepared to complicate our life. This …
Be a good influencer
By Fr. Roy Cimagala When Christ told his disciples to be the salt and light of the earth (cfr. Matthew 5:13-16), we too should feel addressed by such divine command and make ourselves good influencers in a world that is increasingly wracked by confusion and error despite the apparent lights it seems to enjoy due to …
Doing things well
1By Fr. Roy Cimagala “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” (Mark 7:37) We may not be able to make the deaf hear and the mute speak, but we should try our best that we can also gain the same reputation as that of Christ. We should …
Prudence while doing a lot of good
he unBy Fr. Roy Cimagala Some people brought a blind man to Christ, obviously so he could be cured of his blindness. (cfr. Mark 8:22-26) What Christ did was to bring the man to a certain place, and instead of curing him immediately, made him recover his sight after some steps. “Putting spittle on his …
Deception always boomerangs
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be duly warned about this fact of life. When we deceive others, we may succeed to a certain extent to attain the purpose of such deception. But never forget that deception will always come back will inflict a greater damage on the deceiver. A quote from St. Augustine’s …
Christian leaven and the Metaverse
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have a tremendous challenge with the coming of the new digital platform called the Metaverse. It is supposed to be the Internet’s next frontier focusing on virtual and augmented reality, which is really quite a development. Like any development in the world, Metaverse offers us tremendous advantages, but we should …
The little things as a way to God
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Make no mistake about this. The little, ordinary things of our daily life can and should be pathways to reach and be with God. This truth of our Christian faith has been amply proclaimed by Christ in many of the parables he used to describe how the kingdom of God is. …