(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the Day 2nd Day of the Pastoral Visit of at San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish: GKK Christ the King, Kaliraya & Mega Homes, Bago Aplaya, Davao City) Busa kining Bisita Pastoral labi kanang...
THIS is the law we should follow in our life here on earth. It is Christ who shapes and leads the way for us, and we should just follow. Why? Precisely because Christ is the pattern of our humanity, the savior of our damaged humanity....
WE have to realize that we need the cross. Whether we like it or not, the cross will be unavoidable in our life due to our wounded human condition. We should, therefore, develop the proper attitude toward it, and that can only be the attitude...
WE have to be wary of this danger and do everything we can to avoid falling into it. We cannot deny that we are all prone to be unfaithful to whatever commitment we have with God and with others. Our first parents, for example, started this...
THAT passage from the Book of Isaiah that has become very popular among many people deserves to be indelibly printed in our mind and heart, especially when we are going through some rough times in our life. “Can a woman forget her infant, so as...
WE, of course, need laws. Otherwise, our world would be in chaos. But we have to learn the different kinds of laws and know the importance, coverage and effectiveness of these laws. Offhand, we can distinguish between divine law and human law, the natural law, which...
SINCE God takes care of everything, even in our worst conditions, we have no reason to worry for long and every reason to be happy instead. While we cannot avoid pains and sorrows, we also know, if we truly have God in our heart and...
I was one of the few parish coordinators who created and designed the first LCCP in 2008 which was held in SOS Bajada. Fr. Joel Caasi was our ALC director. Back then, LCCP stood for Lectors, Commentators, Cantors, and Psalmists. Ate Elena Cunanan of St....
March is National Women’s Month and this year’s theme is, "Lipunang Patas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Kakayahan ng Kababaihan, Patutunayan!" As cited in the web page of Philippine Commission on Women, this year’s celebration aims to capitalize on the recurring theme “WE for gender equality and...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the Day 1st Day of the Pastoral Visit of St. Alfonso Ma. De Liguori Parish, Mandug, Davao City, February 29, 2024.) Ang tuyo sa Parokya to connect to the season of Lent,...