THIS is again an incredible thing we have to learn to handle. Christ wants us to have him in our flesh! He should be the flesh of our flesh. We are reminded of this truth of our faith in that gospel episode where Christ told the...
YES, indeed! If we only believe in God, we would be assured of our salvation, of the fullness of our dignity as persons and children of God. Yes, we would be saints, sharers in the very life and nature of God himself, as we are...
THE ideal condition for us with regard to our own will is that it should unite itself with God’s will. It should identify itself with God’s will and channel it as faithfully as possible all throughout our earthly sojourn. This should come as a no-brainer if...
ON the Feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist, we are reminded that all of us, like St. Mark, are asked by Christ to also “go into the whole world and to proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” (Mk 16,15) That is simply the effect and consequence...
GIVEN our fickle and fragile human condition here on earth, we have to feel the need to feed our desire for God. We know all too well that such desire, when we have it, would not last long unless we do something to keep it...
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to till it and keep it” (Gen. 2:15) We are called to be stewards, caretakers of God’s creation—our earth and its environs. As Catholics, beginning in our home, parish and communities, we...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Celebration of the Divine Mercy Sunday - April 16, 2023 at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, San Pedro Street.) What is Divine Mercy? Pamalandongi ang Byernes Santo, Sabado Santo ug...
THE story of the 2 disciples on their Emmaus (cfr. Lk 24,13-35) tells us that we can always count on God to help us, intervening in our lives in a most crucial way, whenever for one reason or another we find ourselves depressed and demoralized....
IT’S something we should expect. It should be considered a given in our life, a fact of life. God can test us. He can seem to ask us to do something not only difficult but also impossible. We are reminded of this aspect of our life...
WE should try our best that our belief in Christ is strong and abiding, so much so that he is always in our mind and heart, and is the spirit behind every thought, word and deed that we do. This is actually what is ideal...