(An excerpt of the homily of Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, D.D., archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, on the Third Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2020.) Brothers and sisters, I am happy that again, I have this chance to be with you even only through this...
My mother after eating breakfast every morning goes out of our house to feed her 3 domestic cats and 4 outdoor cats. She does it for years already even before Covid-19 came. My mom makes it a point that the cats ate two times a...
This title is in quotation marks because it is not mine but Bishop Robert Barron's simple way of explaining the mysterious change of the substances of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus during the Holy Mass. This changed-reality is called Transubstantiation...
In our Ordo, the guide for liturgical celebrations in the Philippines, we are reminded to provide recognition to the celebration of “Mothers’ Day” without diminishing the primary focus of this Sunday as the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. It is also encouraged that there will...
I SUPPOSE that’s what everyone wants. We want to be credible when we speak, preach or teach. In all forms of communication, we want everyone to at least take us seriously. They may not believe everything that we say, but at least we are given...
THE expressions are part of the lyrics of a pop rock song entitled, Best of both worlds, as performed by Miley Cyrus. It talks of a small town girl who enjoys privacy and the status of an ordinary girl in her school but is a...
I’M referring to that episode in the gospel where Christ was accosted by a man possessed by many devils who called themselves, Legion, precisely because they were many. (cfr. Mk 5,1-20) It is said that the possessed man was so unwieldy that no chain nor fetters...
THAT is how it should be in our life. We should always keep the centrality of Christ in our life. He is everything to us. In the readings of the 4th Sunday of Easter (May 3), this truth of our faith is highlighted. “The Lord is...
Divine Mercy Sunday Homily of Archbishop Valles, Bishop’s Residence, F. Torres Street, Davao City (April 19, 2020) Ikatulo nga pamalandong, kon ingon ana, malig-on ang atong pagtoo, makaila kita sa Dios kon motutok kita, maghatag og pagtagad, to realize, to be there sa sufferings sa mga...
This is the English of "Quien a Dios tiene nada le falta". This was forgotten in last week's Shalom where St. Teresa's Spanish six-line poem "Nada te turbe" was reproduced. There are many similar translations in our tradition of spirituality. To St. Teresa of Avila...