(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, May 3, 2022 during the live streamed mass of the celebration of the 6th Parochial Fiesta of Sta. Cruz Parish at the Talicud Island, Island Garden City of Samal) Busa ang...
Some say the 1949 Presidential election was the worst ever. The 1950-51 Senate hearings about the 1949 election showed that in some Mindanao barrios, there were more voters than number of residents and that some registered voters did vote even when they had died before...
CHRIST said it very clearly. “This is how all will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another,” he said. (Jn 13,35) And in another instance, he described how this love for one another should be. “This is my commandment,...
THE gospel of Friday of the 4th Week of Easter has that interesting passage where Christ tells in no unclear terms: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn 14,6) What should immediately come...
“AMEN, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him….Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent...
INCREDIBLE as it may sound, we truly have been created by God to be like him, patterned after his son who became man, Christ, so that we would have “the way, the truth and the life” to attain our ultimate goal of sharing the very...
“HOW long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (Jn 10,24) Perhaps we too can ask the same question. In spite of what we already know about Christ, we may still be harboring doubts as to whether...
IF we are truly to be like Christ, we also have to be a good shepherd to the others as well as a sacrificial lamb for the others. Not only that. We also need to be both a shepherd and a sheep, one that takes...
There are about 120 million Filipinos and around 67 million are registered voters. About 45% of these voters are above 18 years old but below 30. They belong to the youth vote. However, many more belonging to the youth vote are not registered voters for...
Today, May 8, 2022 we are honoring our mothers as we celebrate Mother's Day. Usually mothers’ are nurturers who will give everything and sacrifice for the sake of their children. We all long for a considerate, caring and a loving mother. But we are in...