The Underpinning

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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. …

  By Fr. Roy Cimagala One clear sign that we are truly Christians is when we have an abiding apostolic concern. It can only mean that we are sharing in the very mission of Christ who came here to save all men. And that’s what being an apostle is. We have to realize then that we …

  By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s true! Love and all its different manifestations always work for unity among ourselves, irrespective of our unavoidable differences and conflicts. In fact, these latter conditions can occasion a greater and purer brand of love. At the same time, hatred and all its cohorts do nothing other than divide us. They …

  By Dr. Joseph D. Lim Tissue regeneration may be an alternative to root canal procedures someday. Scientists at the Forsyth Institute are testing a new treatment to treat diseases of the dental pulp more effectively through tissue regeneration instead of root canal therapy. The dental pulp of each tooth contains the nerves, blood vessels and …

  By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to train ourselves to look for Christ always, beginning in the little ordinary things of our daily routine. By so doing, we can find him and start to enter into the dynamic of his love for us, which is what is proper to us. It is important that we …