THE gospel reading for Monday of Holy Week, taken from the gospel of St. John 12,1-11, reminds us that we should not make God and the poor to compete with each other for our attention, care and love. Our attention, care and love for them...
The long weekend, as many expect, is only so short compared to the everlasting life that Christ accomplished for us in the last days of his earthly life. When we truly enter into the celebration of the Holy Week and reach its peak at the...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Livestreaming Mass, March 26, 2023 – 5th Sunday of Lent, San Pedro Catheral, San Pedro St., Davao City) This Sunday is the 5th Sunday of Lent, and next Sunday...
ON Palm Sunday, we will be having a very long gospel reading that narrates the very passion and death of Christ, our Redeemer. (cfr. Mt 26,14-27-66) Our human reaction to this day may be different from what should be expected from us. That’s understandable. But we...
THAT’S what Christ told those Jews who could not believe that he was the Son of God. “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy,” those Jews said. “You, a man, are making yourself God.” (Jn 10,33) That’s when Christ told them...
“AMEN, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.” (Jn 8,58) Words of Christ that so confounded the Jews of that time that they started throwing stones at him. These are words Christ said to show that only with him can we...
OF course, we can find true freedom only in Christ. He said so in very explicit terms. “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (Jn 8,31-32) We have...
“YOU belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.” (Jn 8,23) Words of Christ addressed to those who did not believe him. With these words Christ is telling us that if we do not believe in him, we would be stuck...
A WOMAN was caught in adultery. The scribes and Pharisees then dragged her to Christ to test him if he would follow the Mosaic law of stoning such woman. He just kept quiet, until after a time he told those around that anyone who has...
On March 7, 2023 the House of Representatives approved for final reading 8 bills which will go to Senate. When the senate approves them, they will be sent to the President. The 8 bills will become laws when the President signs them. One of the...