“Filipino: Wikang Mapagpalaya”. Ito ang tema ng ating pagdiriwang ngayong taong 2024. Ipinapakita ng tema ang mahalagang papel ng ating sariling wika sa iba’t ibang aspeto ng ating buhay. Ito ay hindi lang ginagamit upang makipag-usap, ito ay isa ring instrumento ng kalayaan, pagbabago, at...
THAT is how we should be. Our life does not contend only with the things of nature. It has to contend with spiritual and supernatural realities that often are shrouded in so deep and thick mysteries that no matter how much we try, we can...
WE can come to that conclusion when we consider what Christ’s answer was when he was asked what the greatest commandment of God was. “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This...
THAT gospel parable about a king who gave a wedding feast for his son (cfr. Mt 22,1-14) reminds us that we should be ready when God calls us to himself. In that parable, the king was frustrated because all those whom he invited refused to...
THIS is a common problem. To be blunt, it happens because one’s intentions are not pure. Rather they bear a lot of ulterior motives that only focus on one’s self-interest. We have to be wary of envy. And to protect ourselves from it, we need to...
WE have to be most aware of this basic truth about ourselves. We are all called by God, our Creator and Father, to be holy and to do apostolate for the simple reason that we have been created by God in his image and likeness....
THAT parable of the rich young man (cfr. Mt 19,16-22) clearly warns us that we have to be wary of our strong tendency to get attached and entrapped in our worldly things to the extent that we would be willing to unfollow Christ in order...
A bright boy from the highlands stayed in a city as a working college student; sometimes he gets confused reading/listening to medical terms. Bacteria – backdoor to cafeteria Benign – what you be after you be eight Section – a neighborhood in Rome where Julius...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during his Pastoral Visit Mass at San Antonio de Padua Parish, Agdao, August 7, 2024.) Maminaw ko sa inyong mga isturya, mga komentarya, mga kasinatian sa pagtuo. Tell your life kung mahimo, your...
Time flies so fast. It was only in 1985 when the City first celebrated the 1st Kadayawan Festival. Today, it is now the 39th yearly-celebration of culture and indigenous heritage. It was first named as Apo Duwaling Festival, to represent the three icons of Davao City:...