THE readings of the Mass on Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter (cfr. Acts 14,19-28; Jn 14,27-31) happily show us that we can have peace even amid the most terrible predicaments in our earthly life as long as we follow Christ. In the first reading,...
WE have to be clear about the intimate relation between the virtues of humility, magnanimity and magnificence. Often these virtues are understood as somehow opposed to each other. Humility is often understood as projecting a low profile, hidden, passive and kind of indifferent to the things...
The Saint Joseph the Worker Parish started its nine-day programs in line with its preparation for the 60th celebration of the establishment of the parish last April 22, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. The program, entitled Halad Pasundayag kang San Jose, kicked off featuring the talents...
The GKK San Vicente Ferrer celebrated its 25th Patronal Fiesta at St. Vincent Heights Subdivision, Mamay Road, Davao City displaying the faith of the community. The highlight of the celebration was the Holy Mass presided by the Archbishop of Davao, Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles D.D.,...
[gallery columns="2" link="file" size="full" ids="44036,44037"] Whenever the month of May arrives, I, as a child, eagerly anticipate going to the chapel for the daily class during the month-long Flores de Mayo celebration. This event holds a special place in my heart as it involves afternoon classes,...
[gallery columns="2" link="file" size="full" ids="44031,44032"] As part of the commemoration of the 75th Diamond Jubilee of the Archdiocese of Davao, themed "Pastoral Care of People with Need of Special Attention" for the month of March, St. Mary of the Perpetual Rosary Parish has chosen CO SU...
In May of 1979, the summer following the end of our kindergarten class, my maternal grandmother took my younger sister and me under her wing to participate in the Flores de Mayo at the GKK Sagrada Familia Chapel of DDF Village in Mandug, where we...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the rite of Dedication of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish, Indangan, Davao City - April 18, 2024.) Ang first signal sa rite, the water to remind us that this church, this...
In the beginning, the earth, created by God, was as good as heaven. But it was exploited by sinful human activities, and now cries like a poor person. Mary’s YES to become the Mother of God granted her a crucial role in renewing the earth....
Ika-6 Dominggo sa Pagkabanhaw sa Ginoo (May 5, 2024) Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 / Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 / 1 Jn 4:7-10 / Jn 15:9-17 Siya nga nahiguma mohatag sa kaugalingon ngadto sa uban nga iyang nabati diha sa paghigugma sa Dios sa iyang kinabuhi. Ang sugo...