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Both a deterrent and an incentive

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | 7 hours ago

One of Christianity’s most profound yet often forgotten truths is that no believer lives in isolation.

Freeman Opinion

Are our youth now influenced by online extremism?

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | 7 days ago

That’s a question we have to ask these days after that unfortunate incident in a Tacloban school some time ago.

Freeman Opinion

From knowing to believing

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | 14 days ago

We somehow can get that idea of how we can shift from simply knowing to what is more important, which is to believe, after considering that gospel episode about Christ meeting two men possessed by devils. (cfr. Mt...

Freeman Opinion

Serving without a spotlight

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | June 17, 2026 - 12:00am

That’s what Christ told his disciples, and now, us. “Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them; otherwise, you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.”...

Freeman Opinion

Christ wants us to be missionaries

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | June 14, 2026 - 12:00am

This we can gather from what Christ himself said, practically begging us. “The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few,” he said. “Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest that he sends...

Freeman Opinion

“Teach me your paths, my God”

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | June 10, 2026 - 12:00am

That’s a beautiful psalm (25,4b) that should remind us that we need to be aware that it is God’s continuing, loving, merciful and effective providence that guides us toward our ultimate and real goal...

Freeman Opinion

Pursuing the Trinitarian life

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | May 31, 2026 - 12:00am

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...

Freeman Opinion

“With great power comes great responsibility”

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | May 27, 2026 - 12:00am

That’s an aphorism from the movie, “Spider-Man”, which serves as a moral axiom. It highlights the need to use whatever power or capability one has, for a greater good, and not as a means of en...

Freeman Opinion

Insist and persist in prayer

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | May 20, 2026 - 12:00am

Whenever we find ourselves in some helpless situation due to a persistent weakness --like the weakness of the flesh-- or to some challenges and trials that are increasingly getting heavier each day, or to some misfortune...

Freeman Opinion

Harmonizing our life’s different dimensions

By Fr. Roy Cimagala | May 13, 2026 - 12:00am

It’s obvious that we have to contend with the many aspects and dimensions of our life --the natural and the supernatural, the temporal and the eternal, the material and the spiritual, etc.

Freeman Opinion