THAT’S right. The cross, given our human condition, is absolutely necessary in our life here on earth. We cannot even be human, much less, Christian, without the cross. Without the cross, we think that we can be absolutely on our own. Without the cross, the only...
(Excerpt of Archbishop Valles' homily during Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the San Pedro Cathedral Parish, Davao City) Brothers and sisters I'd like to thank you for coming. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and we begin the Season of Lent or Kwaresma. I’d like to invite...
WE have to remind everyone that when we suffer, we should see to it that we avoid suffering by our own lonesome. That would make our suffering, whatever may be its cause, whether it is self-inflicted or caused by others, a useless and purely negative...
THERE’S no doubt about it. We are meant to assume the identity of Christ, because he is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity. We can only be as we ought to be when we assume Christ’s identity. That is...
THAT’S how priests, and others in similar position, should be. They, we—me included—have to be tough and strong because aside from bearing our own personal burdens, from contending with our own personal demons, we also have to bear the burdens of the others. It is...
Almost every Filipino family has a member, at least a relative, who works or have worked abroad. The reason is simple: greener pastures. Whether their motivation is achieved or not, their experience of being away from their loved ones in a foreign culture and different...
(An excerpt from the program of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, on DXGN 89.9 Spirit FM, February 2, 2020.) Mangutana ta, niingon tong taga Cebu nga pari nga nangandam pud sa Cebu sa among last meeting, unsa may...
For Christian life to be authentic it must have the cross. The authentic Christian who lives in dialogue must therefore carry his/her cross daily (Lk 9:23). Where then in dialogue can we have the cross? There are four ways by which we engage in dialogue: by...
THAT’S the title of some pop songs, the most notable of which was the one written by Dennis Lambert and performed by the 5th Dimension in 1973. It was a top hit with a catchy tune, though the lyrics definitely are not mainly religious in...
IT’S love, of course. But the real one, not the fake ones that are proliferating around these days. It’s the love that comes from God, is a participation of God’s love for all of us, irrespective of who and how we are. It’s a love...