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With the recent celebration of the Solemnity of the Holy Family, we are reminded that our families should be patterned after the one of Jesus, Mary and Joseph where not only the natural and material aspects of the family are attended to, but also and more importantly, the supernatural and spiritual aspects.

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Yes, Christ wants to be born in us.

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Christmas is here already and we have to think what it means.

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We have just ended a liturgical year with the celebration of the Solemnity of the Christ the King. We are now beginning a new one with the season of Advent, the proximate preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas.

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I asked a few friends this question: “What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Christmas?”

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Today’s feast of the Holy Family shows God’s recognition of the value and importance of the family.

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Yes, there's such a beautiful song entitled, "I'll be home for Christmas!" But I'm not going to sing that with the sentimentality it evokes so vividly. I'd like to render it in a different way, bringing it to another level.

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Let’s give due attention to this need of raising and training leaders.

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Jesus, the Light of the world.  In keeping with the Law of Moses that required parents to offer their first-born male forty days after his birth to the Lord (Lev. 12, Ex. 13), Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the great Temple in Jerusalem.  Thus we celebrate the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation on Feb. 2, forty days after his birth pegged on Dec 25.

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This column is mainly for Roman Catholics, who are supposed to believe in the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” (available in www.vatican.va).

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) ) )
MARY AND JOSEPH
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With the recent celebration of the Solemnity of the Holy Family, we are reminded that our families should be patterned after the one of Jesus, Mary and Joseph where not only the natural and material aspects of the family are attended to, but also and more importantly, the supernatural and spiritual aspects.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-30 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134343 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1535938 [Title] => Christ wants to be born in us [Summary] =>

Yes, Christ wants to be born in us.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-23 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134343 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1534659 [Title] => The injustice that causes poverty [Summary] =>

Christmas is here already and we have to think what it means.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135364 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1324247 [AuthorName] => Fr. Shay Cullen [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527164 [Title] => Meaning of Advent [Summary] =>

We have just ended a liturgical year with the celebration of the Solemnity of the Christ the King. We are now beginning a new one with the season of Advent, the proximate preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134343 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527189 [Title] => The true story of Christmas [Summary] =>

I asked a few friends this question: “What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Christmas?”

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133688 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1341377 [AuthorName] => Grace D. Chong [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1407246 [Title] => Real Treasure [Summary] =>

Today’s feast of the Holy Family shows God’s recognition of the value and importance of the family.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134282 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1679838 [AuthorName] => Rev. Fr. Benjamin Sim, Sj [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1396403 [Title] => Going home for Christmas [Summary] =>

Yes, there's such a beautiful song entitled, "I'll be home for Christmas!" But I'm not going to sing that with the sentimentality it evokes so vividly. I'd like to render it in a different way, bringing it to another level.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134343 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1356189 [Title] => Raising leaders [Summary] =>

Let’s give due attention to this need of raising and training leaders.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1285638 [Title] => The Light, the finitude of Jesus and the sword [Summary] =>

Jesus, the Light of the world.  In keeping with the Law of Moses that required parents to offer their first-born male forty days after his birth to the Lord (Lev. 12, Ex. 13), Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the great Temple in Jerusalem.  Thus we celebrate the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation on Feb. 2, forty days after his birth pegged on Dec 25.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134274 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1487805 [AuthorName] => Manoling Francisco, S.J. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1272119 [Title] => The Mass of Christ [Summary] =>

This column is mainly for Roman Catholics, who are supposed to believe in the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” (available in www.vatican.va).

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) ) )
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