The Underpinning

By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to accept this fact of life. In spite of how we are endowed by God to live our life with him, we always tend to be indifferent to him. We play deaf, dumb and blind to his will and ways that are actually proper for us also. We cannot …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala There’s an interesting thing that St. Peter told the people who were amazed at his being able to make a lame man walk. After reproaching them for killing the very man who is the “author of life,” referring of course to Christ, (cfr. Acts 11:15), he told them, “Brethren, I know …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala We should do everything to be able to readily welcome God in our life. When we manage to do so, we would be apt to share his power too, and like him we can do great things, even miraculous things. We are reminded of this truth of our Christian faith in …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala We have to be most careful with this danger which can easily afflict especially those who desire to be good, holy and a firm believer of God. The devil, who can appear to be an angel of light, can with a most subtle deception trip us in our pursuit for holiness. …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala The simple reason is that by overreacting, evil can get worse and can have a greater chance to have a stronger hold on us. We should stay calm and focus our attention on who can best handle any form of evil. And that can only be God. We are somehow reminded of …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala Let us remind ourselves of the need to have the proper priorities in our life. Nowadays, with so many things we have to deal with, it’s important that we are clear regarding this duty. Truth to tell, this need to have the proper priorities has become an urgent need. We cannot …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala “The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:11-12) Words of Christ, addressed to his disciples and now to us, that clearly tell us about the crucial role of humility in our life. It’s the virtue that …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala Yes, when one is driven by unbelief and hatred, he is likely to fall into self-contradiction. This was illustrated in that gospel episode where some of the crowd reacted to Christ’s driving away a demon from a possessed person in this way: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala When we find ourselves in some trouble, let’s be quick to cut the drama and with faith-filled dispatch, let’s just go to Christ asking for his help which he will always give, though in ways that may not be in accordance to our expectations. This is the lesson we can learn from …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala This business of seeking holiness is something that is commanded of us by God. That is what we can clearly see in first reading of the Mass from the Book of Leviticus. “Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy.” (Leviticus 19:2) That is why God proceeded to …