With or without the pandemic, the Church always exhorts the faithful to do “Alay Kapwa” during the season of Lent. This is a program spearheaded by the Social Action ministry which is not primarily a fund-raising but an action of charity to the least, last...
WE have to learn this art of constant and abiding prayer since that is indispensable to us. We are meant to be praying always, just like what St. Paul told us that we pray without ceasing. (cfr. 1 Thes 5,17) That’s simply because it is when...
In Mandalay, Myanmar, we gave a seminar on dialogue. That was a couple of days between February 3 and February 10, 2010. Mandalay, is a city in northern Myanmar. Our audience was a group of priests and religious. We were invited by then archbishop Paul Grawng who...
WE all commit mistakes. That’s an undeniable fact of life. They can vary from small to big, minor to major, something just mechanical or typographical to something mortally spiritual and immoral. They can simply be accidental or maliciously intentional. This is not to mention that...
MANY economists and other analysts highly recommend that the youth of today must be convinced that their chances of being gainfully employed will increase significantly if they take less interest in diploma-oriented college courses in the traditional universities and colleges. They should rather take technical courses...
A TRULY prudent man would know how to practice both restraint and decisiveness in his judgments, reactions and actuations. He is not simply restrained and moderate if only to play safe. Neither is he just bold and decisive to make his point clear. Depending on the...
WE have to brace ourselves for the challenges of the world of growing diversity that we are living in. It’s not only growing diversity that we have to contend with. It is also a complicated one. That’s because aside from our natural differences which are already...
THE month of February usually evokes the theme of love since it’s when we mark Valentine’s Day. This event—quite embarrassing to admit, given our Christian identity—would even overshadow the spirit of Ash Wednesday that starts the Lenten season. Actually, these two events need not compete with...
The Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, released the Updated Pastoral Advisory On Ash Wednesday Celebration With Items From The Recently Released CBCP Guidelines. This advisory is for the Archdiocese of Davao. What is new is that this year, the...
(An excerpt of the Homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines President, last February 7, 2021, fourth Sunday of the Ordinary Time.) Ang kapait sa kinabuhi, ang kalisod sa kinabuhi, unsay giingon sa ebanghelyo...