REMEMBER Christ telling his disciples, “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me.” (Mt 10,40) These words clearly show that we are meant to be so identified with Christ that anyone who receives us receives Christ. In...
I am sure Santacruzan, a popular and colorful annual procession in our parishes during the month of May is known by many of our devout parishioners. It might help to deepen our Catholic faith to retell the story. Our religion began to be publicly recognized and...
An excerpt from the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President during the Vocation Month Launching of the Archdiocese of Davao in St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao, Catalunan Grande, Davao City, September 12, 2020....
Many of us observed that in this trying and difficult time, a lot of us are into planting. This is the time when there is a high demand on pots, plants and places for planting. This is the time when the so called “macho-looking” guys...
CHASTITY, especially when lived in celibacy, can be difficult. Some people have regarded it as an impossible virtue, especially these days when the world is so soaked with all sorts of impure elements. Wherever you turn, they say, even in a crowd and especially when...
LET’S count the endless sad possibilities we can fall into if we dare to simply be by ourselves instead of being with God always. This obsession of saying, “Without you…” need not only be expressed when thinking of missing a loved one or of being...
IT’S painful to learn that even now, despite the progress we have in the area of culture, knowledge and technology, we still can witness massive cases of primitive misunderstanding and barbaric brutality in some parts of the world. In the US, for example, this brutality is...
An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President during the 61st Foundation Anniversary and Parochial Fiesta Celebration of Our Lady of Assumption Parish, F. Torres St., Davao City, August 15, 2020. (Part 1 of...
Today, September 13, is National Catechists’ Day, the culmination of the National Catechetical Week. In all churches, we offer prayers and material contribution for our catechists. In this time of the pandemic, when there are no face to face classes, our catechists are challenged like our...
SOMETIME ago, I wrote an article about the close relationship between faith and works, citing that famous passage from the Letter of St. James: “Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.” (2,18) And yet, in...