SWF is surplus money that accrues overtime mainly from a nation’s foreign reserves (dollars). The SWF’s purposes are: 1. Stabilize national budgets, 2. Create savings for the people, 3. Promote economic development. The monthly family expenses are: 1. Electricity, 2. Water, 3. Food, 4. Gasoline (for...
When we work, we strive to put God’s imprint on creation. We make God present in all the affairs of the world. This responsibility is not just for the clergy but for all of us who have been baptized and have thus acquired the priestly...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Archdiocesan Marian Procession, May 27, 2023 at Martinez Hall, ADDU. ) Today, in this wonderful gathering and in this Eucharist, I would like to highlight three things about the blessed Mother. Three things...
I was a June bride 25 years ago. If my husband did not pass away, we would be celebrating our silver wedding anniversary this year. What I could do now is celebrate it with my children and reminisce the good old days. It was my dream...
Bishop Ruperto Santos will be installed as the new shepherd of the Diocese of Antipolo on July 22. As bishop, he will oversee one of the Church’s fast-growing diocese in the country, covering not just the city of Antipolo but the entire province of Rizal and...
Ang kaminyoon usa ka gasa sa bokasyon ug kini dunay duyog nga responsibilidad. Ang Genesis 2:24 nag-ingon, “tungod niini ang lalaki mobiya sa iyang amahan ug inahan ug motipon sa iyang asawa ug mausa sila.” Ang sakramento sa kaminyoon, maghiusa sa babaye’g lalake pinaagi sa...
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="40232,40233,40234,40235"] GKK leaders of the Archdiocese of Davao convened to celebrate the 5th Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC) Sunday on June 3, 2023, at the San Pedro Cathedral. Hundreds of GKK Servant Leaders (GSL) came to the Cathedral in their finest Filipiniana attire to...
It is already June, and many couples are preparing to marry. It is so common during this month to be plotting weddings as there is the term “June Bride”. Weddings in June is a common culture in the West because of the belief that Juno...
WE cannot deny that we too can somehow share the disbelief of the Jews when Christ declared himself as the “Bread of Life.” We can echo in ourselves their reaction: “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” (cfr. Jn 6,51-58) It is once...
WITH all the antagonistic questionings Christ received from some of the leading Jews, he instead offered some clarification about who really was. “How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?” he asked those around him. (Mk 12,35) And so, he himself...