(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, December 3, 2021 during the live streamed mass of the Canonical Establishment of San Pedro Poveda Parish and Installation of Parish Priest - Rev. Fr. Elneri Meñez, Catalunan Pequeño, Davao...
If we remember, last year’s health protocol was tighter than this year. That is why no matter how many of our faithful wished to celebrate Misa De Gallo in person, many of our church goers just afforded to have on line mass or virtual masses. Thanks...
Our dialogue and peacemaking partner, the pastors and members of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Davao City group, also celebrated the 2021 Mindanao Week of Peace by holding a Peace Forum on December 6 at their local church where about 50 persons,...
THAT’S what the main theme of the 3rd Sunday of Advent reminds us of. There is joy in this season of Advent even as we prepare ourselves for the birth of Christ with practices of penance that are proper to this season. The 3rd Sunday of...
THOUGH man is at bottom a religious being, always looking for a deity to worship and to run to, that natural religiosity can also be stifled for a number of reasons. On a number of occasions, Christ himself lamented over this sad tendency of ours. One...
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.” (Mt 11,12) With these words, Christ is actually telling us that we have to be forceful and determined in following the will of...
THE Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on December 8, reminds us of that most wonderful truth of our faith that we all are actually meant to be immaculate, that is, sinless, completely holy which means we are truly...
WHEN Christ talked about the lost sheep and how the good shepherd would do everything to find it (cfr. Mt 18,12-14), he must be telling us that we should be tough in our love and care for one another, such that even if someone is...
THAT beautiful gospel episode about a man with palsy who was brought to Christ by his friends for a cure in a very dramatic way (cfr. Lk 5,17-26) teaches us the lessons that a strong faith is needed for miracles to happen, that miracles are...
Synod is a Greek word meaning a council. It is associated with a church activity like a consultative council of the clergy. There had been more than 21 synods. The first was held in 325 in Nicaea which made a formula of faith called the...