AS we enter the Lenten Season, let us remind ourselves of the need to have the proper priorities in our life. Nowadays, with so many things we have to deal with, it’s important that we are clear regarding this duty. Truth to tell, this need...
IT happens once in a blue moon. I’m referring to the fact that this year, both the Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day of February 14. We might find it both intriguing and ironic since both events do not seem to...
WE get this happy assurance from the Letter of St. James. “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.” (1,12) Besides, we are also told...
THE simple reason is that by over-reacting, evil can get worse and can have a greater chance to have a stronger hold on us. We should stay calm and focus our attention on who can best handle any form of evil. And that can only...
I will be 83 years old this 2024. I accept that my days are getting shorter, my eyes are getting hazy, can hardly hear and talk, can barely move. I easily forget and easily get tired. I am a Jurassic body of aches and pains....
February 14 is an important day for us Catholics since it’s Ash Wednesday and it signifies the start of the Lenten Season. We are obliged to attend the Holy Mass on that day. The imposition of ashes on our foreheads will remind us that from...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the Wake Mass in loving Memory of Most Rev. Nereo P. Odchimar, D.D., San Pedro Cathedral Parish, February 3, 2024) So I think, exactly one month, 4 bishops in Mindanao died. When...
Commemorating the World Day of the Sick in 2024, with the theme, “Healing the Sick by Healing Relationships,” delves into the interconnectedness of our physical well-being and human connections. True healing extends beyond physical ailments; it necessitates mending fractures within relationships. By extending empathy, understanding, and...
WHEN we find ourselves in some trouble, let’s be quick to cut the drama and with faith-filled dispatch, let’s just go to Christ asking for his help which he will always give, though in ways that may not be in accordance to our expectations. This is...
WE have to accept this fact of life. In spite of how we are endowed by God to live our life with him, we always tend to be indifferent to him. We play deaf, dumb and blind to his will and ways that are actually...