Only few days left and we will be celebrating Christmas. This year, we should be thankful that we survived Covid-19 and would be able to celebrate with our family and friends. Health protocols are more lenient these days where the use of face mask in...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the 57th Parochial Fiesta of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Tibungco, Davao City, December 3, 2022.) Ania ako uban kaninyo aron sa makausa pa niining adlawa magpadayag kita, magsaulog kita, we show, we manifest and...
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say rejoice" (Phil. 4:4). On this third Sunday of Advent that we call Gaudete Sunday, we rejoice in great anticipation for the certainty of Jesus Christ's coming. Indeed, the source of our great joy is the nearness of...
EVEN while in prison, St. John the Baptist told his disciples to go to Christ to see if Christ indeed was the expected messiah. (cfr. Mt 11,2-11) Obviously, St. John knew about who Christ really was. He just wanted to let his disciples to know...
THE liturgical season of Advent can be a good occasion for us to develop and strengthen our sense of religion, our life of piety, our intimacy with God. We have to remember that as human beings, we often are trapped in our human and natural...
THE Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary reminds us of a most basic and heartwarming truth about ourselves. It reminds us that like Mary, we are actually meant to be sinless. That was the original design of God for man, as...
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy,...
IF we have to be like Christ, as we should, we should learn how to deal with sinners who actually are all of us. Instead of being turned off by them, or by that state of affairs, like Christ we should have the interest to...
THAT gospel story of the paralytic brought by his friends with great effort to Christ for healing, (cfr. Lk 5,17-26) can tell us a number of things. One is that we need a strong faith when we need to ask God for some special favor. Another...
International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day are observed on December 9 and 10, respectively. There is a crucial link between the two observances. For one, corruption is found in both public and private organizations. It is carried out by human beings that will result...