The Underpinning

By Fr. Roy Cimagala With the celebration of the Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity, we are reminded of the most important mystery of our faith, the fount of all the other truths and mysteries of our faith, since it shows us the inmost and intimate life of God in himself, even before being the Creator …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is what Christ is proposing to us. It is quite intriguing, but to be sure it is what truly is proper to us. We need to somehow lose ourselves to win what is truly necessary for us. We cannot deny that we are notorious for sticking to our own will …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala That gospel episode about some Pharisees who dared to tell Christ that his disciples did not observe the Sabbath law since they were plucking corn in a field during Sabbath (cfr. Matthew 12:1-8) somehow reminds us that if we are not truly with Christ, who is the way, the truth and …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala The gospel of the Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost reminds us of that part where Christ breathed on the apostles and gave them the breath of God in a way that was new and was greater than the breath God gave Adam during the Creation. “Peace be to you,” Christ …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala When Christ chose 12 apostles to work closely with him in his mission of human redemption, (cfr. Matthew 10:1-7) we are reminded that Christ actually wants all of us to continue with his work of human redemption, imparting the true life meant for us to everyone. This can be gleaned from …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala Given the obvious fact that the Church has to carry out its spiritual and supernatural mission in an earthly and temporal setting, it behooves everyone of us in the Church, both clerics and lay who should work in the spirit of coordinated and synergized synodality, to see to it that we …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala A number of very meaningful considerations can be drawn from the Ascension of Our Lord into heaven. One is that, with it, we are reminded that, like Christ, who is the pattern of our humanity and the redeemer of our damaged humanity, we actually came from heaven and are meant to …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is very fundamental and indispensable for us to know. Otherwise, we would have a wrong idea of what our life is all about. God loves us first before we learn to love him and everybody and everything else in return. Thus, we need to know what that divine love involves …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala That lamentation of Christ because some people did not ask for forgiveness for their sins in spite of the many blessings given to them (cfr. Matthew 11:20-24) should strongly remind us that no matter how sinful and helplessly wretched we feel we are, God is always eager to forgive us if …

By Fr. Roy Cimagala With Christ telling his disciples not to give what is holy to dogs, or throw one’s pearls before swine, (cfr. Matthew 7:6) we are somehow reminded that in our worldly affairs, no matter how technical they are or physically straining and dirty, we should never forget that God is always there, …