THIS is what we can learn from Christ who once said: “This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.” (Mt 13,13) He continued: “Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which...
THAT parable about the sower and the seed (cfr. Mt 13,1-9) that somehow encourages us, among other things, to sow God’s word as abundantly as possible should give us the reason to be actively involved in spreading God’s word in the digital world which is...
WE are reminded of this aspect of Christian life in that gospel episode where the mother of the apostles, James and John, requested Christ to have her sons sit beside him, one on his right and the other on his left, at the Kingdom. (cfr....
TO be guided by our Christian faith should always be an abiding thing for us. We should never just rely on our own intelligence and the many ways and forms of human estimation. These can only do so much, but without faith, they cannot reach...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 14th Sunday in Ordinary time at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, July 9.) “O God, who in the abasement of Your Son, have raised up a fallen world, fill your people with holy joy;...
Most grandparents do not know that July 23 is Grandparents Day. Their days are getting shorter so children, make their lives as pleasant, and as memorable as possible. Remember that 30 years from now you will be in the same spot your parents are in...
1. Observe If a parent talks about the same thing again and again or forgets conversations you recently had, investigate. Parents may have difficulty in making decisions, so tell all your brothers and sisters. Don’t involve in-laws. 2. Pointers Preserve the dignity of your parents. Don’t just barge...
WE are reminded of this peculiar character of our earthly condition in that parable Christ told his disciples about a man who sowed good seed in his farm but an enemy also sowed weeds in it. (cfr. Mt 13,24-43) Yes, in this life, we have...
IT’S obvious that we need laws. We should respect and follow them as faithfully as possible as long as they are just laws. But we have to understand that laws, which in the end come from God, are formulated and articulated by us and therefore...
WE have to know what true rest is and how we can have it. There are now many ideas about what and how it should be, all of them giving us some truth about rest, but there can only be one real definition of rest...