SEPTEMBER 15 celebrates the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, a most relevant memorial that tells us that the best way to handle our unavoidable sorrows in this life is to go to Mary. She is not only the best teacher of how to handle our...
THE quick answer to that question is because the cross, that is, Christ’s cross, constitutes the supreme act of love Christ has for us. And if we love Christ as we should, and he clearly said that we have to love one another as he...
ONE of the most intriguing teachings of Christ are the Beatitudes. (cfr. Lk 6,20-26) They make us wonder why it is blessed to go through all kinds of suffering here on earth—to be poor, hungry, persecuted, etc. The answer, of course, is that the Beatitudes clearly...
INDEED, everyone has a vocation! The idea of a vocation is not meant only for a few who may feel that they are called to the priesthood or to a consecrated religious life. It is not meant for those who may be generally regarded as...
IN the gospel, many instances are recorded where some leading Jews would make many rash judgments on Christ and his disciples. One such instance was when Christ cured a man with a withered hand. (cfr. Lk 6,6-11) These leading Jews were quick to observe if Christ...
We became independent in 1946. Filipino history books of the 40s to the 60s were made by Filipino historians (ages 30 to 60) who grew up mentally conditioned by 2 foreign cultures: Spanish and American. Instead of writing from the eyes of a Filipino, their...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 39th Parochial Fiesta of San Roque Parish, Malabog, August 16, 2023) Atong giproklama karon, diha sa atong Ginoo pinaagi sa atong patron, puno sa bahandi sa Ginoo. Nobody is so poor nga wa...
It is not by human will that one is born a male or a female. It is solely by the Holy Will of GOD that each person is created according to HIS image. So it is by GOD’s Hand that each woman is formed. Her womb...
CHRIST describes for us what true fraternity among ourselves should be. It’s in that gospel episode were Christ told his disciples what they should do when one of them would sin against another. (cfr. Mt 18,15-20) “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him...
ON the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated on September 8, we are reminded of the unique place Mary occupies in the history of human salvation. The entire household of God in heaven definitely rejoices at her birth. She carried out...