God, the world and the cross
WE have to learn to be with God as we ought while we are in the world. We know very well how we can easily get entangled and attached to the world at the expense of our need to be with God always. No doubt...
Author: Fr. Roy Cimagala
A most recommended prayer
THE Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady to her cousin Elizabeth, celebrated on May 31, brings us to that wonderful prayer of the “Magnificat,” the response of our Lady after her cousin praised her to high heavens, describing her as the most blessed among...
Another problem, another chance to grow
“I HAVE told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world, you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.” (Jn 16,33) What very reassuring words of Christ for us! That’s why no matter what happens in our...
Our Lord’s Ascension and us
WITH the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, celebrated this year on May 29, we are reminded of our inherent desire for heaven and of how we can actualize that desire mainly through the carrying out of our ordinary duties here on earth, especially...
Let’s just be sport in life
“SO you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.” (Jn 16,22) With these words, Christ is reassuring us that everything will be all right even if in...
Joy in the cross
“AMEN, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.” (Jn 16,20) With these words, Christ is telling us not to be afraid of whatever evil, in any of its forms, that...
Christ reveals how Trinitarian mystery works
SOMEHOW the gospel of Wednesday of the 6th Week of Easter, taken from the Gospel of St. John 16,12-15, shows us how Christ talks about the Trinitarian mystery that has the most important relevance in our lives. And that’s because Christ is made alive and present...
Living the life in the Spirit
GIVEN the fact or the basic truth of faith about ourselves that our life is a life with God, and therefore, is not only natural and human life, but is also a supernatural life, we have to realize more deeply and abidingly that our life...
The reason for our hope
AS we approach the end of the Easter season when we celebrate the truth of our faith that Christ is alive and has gained victory over sin and death, we are reminded of the presence and crucial role of the Holy Spirit who continues Christ’s...
We always need the Holy Spirit
THAT’S right! If we want to understand Christ’s words properly, let alone, to live by them, we always need the help of the Holy Spirit who actually is constantly intervening in our lives. We just have to train ourselves how to recognize his voice and...