In 2017, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines declared that the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is also Basic Ecclesial Community Sunday. “We continue to deepen our conviction as a Church to work towards a stronger communion in faith as a Church draws...
THE Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity reminds us of the most important mystery of our faith, the source of all the other truths and mysteries of our faith, that we are supposed to reflect also in our own life. That is because as image and...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, DD., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, during the 6th Sunday of Easter Holy Mass, May 17, 2020. Part 2 of 3) Apan ang maayong balita nga akong i-particular nga akong underline karong Domingoha...
KNOWING that our life would always involve some struggle—in fact, it is often characterized as a warfare—we should always be on the alert, shoring up our defenses, sharpening our fighting skills, etc. We should know where our ultimate strength can come from and when we would...
PUNDITRY, of course, has its legitimate value and purpose in our life. It facilitates our knowledge of things in areas that are quite unfamiliar to us, since they are not our fields of specialization and yet they also are relevant to us. It clarifies things...
HOW important it is that we have a clear idea of the relationship between God and freedom, and between freedom and love. Given our very confusing times, when the distinction between truth and falsehood, good and evil, moral and immoral is blurred, it’s very urgent...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, DD., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, during the 6th Sunday of Easter Holy Mass, May 17, 2020. Part 1 of 3) Unsa may maayo kanang inig simba nato labi na ma-domingo, inig tapok...
For more than two months now we have been quarantined in our homes. Call it "enhanced", "general" or "risked area", the lockdown guidelines forcibly limit our personal freedom of movement for the sake of the common good. So okay let us put aside our human...
PENTECOST Sunday reminds us that God is always with us. It reminds us of a very wonderful truth of our faith as expressed by Christ himself: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit...
“Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth.” This is usually part of our prayer when we invoke the Holy Spirit. We believe that He, the Holy Spirit, the love of the Father and the Son, brings about renewal. He changes hearts. He...