ONE clear characteristic of a true Christian is that of willingness to do everything with total self-giving. He avoids having any ulterior motives in all this actions. His intention is purely out of love—love for God and for everybody else. Even if his love is...
Every day, hundreds of ships arrive in China bringing coal, bauxite, iron ore, raw materials (imports) to make all things and leave to deliver the world, computers, cars, clothes, electronics, cell phones (exports). Except for Singapore, the world’s top container ports are in China; Shanghai’s...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 1st Day of his Pastoral Visit at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Sasa, Davao City, September 21, 2023) Ang pagtawag kay Mateo, unya natingala sila nga dili man angayan si San Mateo, sa...
While we can still observe saintly values among us, we are faced with the challenge, especially among the young, to continue to offer ourselves genuinely in true piety and witness of the faith. The influence of the Western culture, technology and the media is undeniably...
WE are reminded of this duty to pursue the ideal of unity of life in that gospel episode where Christ told the crowds and his disciples that while the leading Jews had taken their seat on the chair of Moses, they should do and observe...
IT’S a term we have to be familiar with, since we cannot avoid its use in some occasions when the letter of the law cannot cope with the reality on the ground. It’s a Greek term that means reasonableness or suitability. We are reminded of this...
ON the Commemoration of the All the Faithful Depart, or All Souls’ Day, celebrated on November 2, we are reminded of these very reassuring words of Christ: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes...
ON the Solemnity of All Saints, celebrated on November 1, we are reminded that we all are actually called to become saints for the simple reason that we are meant to be God’s image and likeness, sharers of his life and of his nature as...
IF we are guided by our Christian faith, we know that our life here on earth is not our definitive life. We are meant to pursue our ultimate definitive life with God in heaven. Thus, our life here on earth can only be marked by...
WE are reminded of our laws’ constant need for the proper spirit in that gospel episode where Christ was accused by the leader of a synagogue of violating the Sabbath law because he cured a woman of her crippled condition on a Sabbath. (cfr. Lk...