Of all the titles given to the Blessed Mother, the “Queen of All Saints”, is somehow not so popular among Filipinos. Nevertheless, our faith teaches us that because Mary made the most diligent use of the treasure of grace given to her by God she...
THAT gospel episode about 10 lepers who begged Christ to cure them teaches us the lesson that we should always go to God especially when we find ourselves in difficulties. It also reminds us that we should always be thankful to him because he always...
CHRIST said it very clear, in no unclear terms. “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” (Lk 11,23) There’s no ifs and buts about this ideal that is meant for us. We have to realize very deeply...
YES, there is such thing as the art of holy insistence. This was shown, for example, in that story Christ told his disciples about someone who went to his friend-store-owner in the middle of the night asking for bread because a friend of his just...
THIS is what we should aspire for. This is what we are meant to be. Unless we become contemplative souls, there’s no way we can be with God who is everything to us. Without him, we can only be at best a joke, no matter...
WE should do our best to overcome the usual tendency of ours to fall into some form of dichotomy, dividing our life mainly into 2 parts—one for prayer, our relation with God, and another for work, our involvement in the things of the world or...
THAT’S how love should be if it is true. That is to say, if it is the love that flows from the same love which is the very essence of God and that is also meant for us, since we are God’s image and likeness. We...
The most used supplements are 1. Multivitamins, 2. Fish Oil, 3. Calcium, 4. Probiotics, which are taken from the leaves, barks, roots, peelings, skins of plants/fruits. The Food and Drug Administration do not require supplement makers/suppliers to show that their products are safe or more...
October, our Holy Rosary month, is also known as cancer awareness month. Each month is assigned a certain cancer and an identifiable color. October is specifically Breast Cancer awareness month in pink, and Liver Cancer month in emerald green. Outside of its hopeful colors, cancer is...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the 18th Parochial Fiesta Celebration of San Miguel Parish, Marahan, Davao City, September 25, 2022) Kining adlawa atong gisaulog ang kapistahan sa atong mahal nga patron Sr. San Miguel, ug matag Dominggo gisaulog nato...