I am a writer
I was first a writer before I became a teacher. Both are my passions in life. But I know that I belong more in the classroom than in a newsroom. That is why I left writing after more than a year in a regular newsroom...
Category Archives: Opinion
Our will needs to unite with God’s will
WE need to train our will to always be united with the will of God. That is the proper condition of our will and of our whole life. Outside of that system, the only thing to happen is for us to fall into sin. This was...
“That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts”
THESE are words of St. Paul in his Letter to the Ephesians which is the second reading on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (cfr. Eph 3,17) St. Paul fervently desires that Christ be truly in our heart so that we “may be...
A big challenge: loving God by loving our neighbor
INDEED, it is a big, if not overwhelming, challenge! But somehow Christ himself clearly told his disciples, and now us, about this. The way to love God is to love our neighbor, whoever and however he may be to us. We are reminded of this truth...
Sanctifying sex
THAT may sound like an impossible and quixotic thing, but truth to tell, not only would it be possible and practicable, but also and more importantly, it is an indispensable duty of ours, failing in which would be tantamount to degrading ourselves to the animal...
New heavens and a new earth
WE have to be familiar with this truth of our faith, and develop the pertinent understanding and attitude towards it, as well as the due preparation for it. We are reminded of this truth in the first reading of the Mass on Tuesday of the...
Guarding against infidelity
LET’S not deny it. It’s a fact of life, as obvious as the noonday sun. We all have a strong tendency to be unfaithful to any commitment we make to others, and especially to God. If our first parents, still in the state of original justice...
EMCEE/Moderator Guidelines
EMCEE means masters of ceremonies. I was a government worker for 20 years. Sometimes I am asked to be the MC/Moderator. Most of the time I get lost and confused during the meeting/conference because I am unprepared so this list of reminders is for you. ...
Pray for more Laborers
Davao City’s population is 2 million. About 1,400,000 are Catholics. We have about 100 diocesan priests and more that 20 priests belonging to congregations like the Jesuits, Redemptorists, Blessed Sacrament, Apostles of Christ, Society of Divine Vocation, Societas Verbi Divini, etc. Every Sunday, the 42 parishes...
Presensyang makapalig-on sa pagtoo
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the 3rd day of his Pastoral Visit in San Pedro Calungsod Parish, Baguio, Davao City, May 22, 2024.) “Dako ang akong kalipay na makaanhi sa inyong GKK sa Lower Carmen sa GKK...