Basis for meekness
WE know that if we have to be like Christ, as we should since he is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity, we have to be meek. He himself said it in no unclear terms. “Learn from me for...
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Adlaw sa mga Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban
Niadtong tuig 2017, gideklara sa mga kaobispohan sa Pilipinas, kon Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), nga saulogon ang adlaw sa mga Gagmay’ng Kristohanong Katilingban, kon GKK, matag kasaulogan sa Solemnidad sa Santisima Trinidad. Pinaagi niini, ilang gipanghinaut nga mapalawman pa nato ang atong...
St. Peter Chanel and conversions
I don't know much of his life. I write here what I heard from others. They said Fr. Peter once made a humble rating of himself in his report to his superiors that he was a failure as a missionary. His reason? Very few natives wanted...
Upgrading our defenses
WITH all the powerful and engaging developments we are having these days that can truly give us a lot of advantages and convenience, we should also be aware that the same developments can easily gratify our weaknesses and plunge us into the pit of perdition....
Inspiration to Live, Gifted to Give
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, DD, Archbishop of Davao, May 16, 2021 during the live streamed mass of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Sunday and the World Communications Sunday in the Archbishop’s Residence Chapel.) Kaning Year of...
Accepting but moving
THIS should be the attitude to have in this life. We have to learn to be accepting of whatever fate, situation, condition and circumstance may fall on us, whether it is favorable or not, advantageous or not, but also having the mind of moving on...
Not to over-react
WE all commit mistakes in this life. We fall into sin from time to time. We suffer failures and misfortunes. Many other miseries can hound us in this life and they can form even some kind of perfect storm. We can even feel that God...
Preparing for death
EVERYTIME a dying person asks me about how to prepare for death, I would be both happy and nervous because I know the task is not easy at all to carry out. It’s a very delicate one, requiring me to be clear about what death...
From distraction to destruction
THE two words can look and sound almost the same, and the reality behind them are just as much. That’s why we need to be most careful. It’s very easy to slip from a passing distraction to a total wreck of a destruction in ourselves. There...
Giving due attention to the family
BECAUSE of our current condition where we are restricted in our movements and somehow forced to stay home most of the time, we can say that we have more time to spend with the family which is a good and welcome development. We should try...