SINCE life is like a game, where we play hard to achieve something, we should not be surprised that there will be times when we win and succeed, and times when we lose. We should not be surprised and be unduly affected by this fact...
THESE are words of Christ. (cfr. Mk 9,49) What he wants to tell us is that to keep our true Christian identity and dignity as we go through the drama of life here on earth, we should be willing to lose a hand, a foot...
IT’S, of course, a given. Prayer is basic in our life of piety because that is our personal effort to get in touch with God. All other acts of piety would be of no value if they are not done as prayer or, at least,...
I SAW that phrase in one of the daily prayers for priests, the Liturgy of the Hours, or the Breviary. It struck me immediately since it reminded me of how charity should be. It should be ardent, never cold, and blazing, never like a dying...
CHRIST himself made such description and definition of a true Christian. They strike us as something strange from a purely human point of view. But given our wounded condition and our ideal status as children of God whose essence is pure love, the Beatitudes give...
Last week, I was at the hospital for a doctor's appointment. While waiting, I observed patients and their loved ones, and one elderly couple caught my attention. After receiving their lab results, they sat beside me and began comparing their cholesterol, sugar, and uric acid...
THE SACRED CHARACTER OF THE ALTAR, PRIESTHOOD AND OF THE EUCHARIST “Beginning with the Upper Room, the celebration of the Eucharist has a long history, a history as long as that of the Church. In the course of history, there has been changes as to secondary...
[gallery size="full" ids="47542,47543,47544"] "Let us draw close to the young, for they are the joy and hope of the Church and of the world!" (Spes non Confundit, 12). This message serves as a powerful reminder from Pope Francis—an invitation to see the youth as a source of...
In Samal, there’s a clan that carries the surname Uyanguren. The family name, however, has no genealogic relations to Don Jose Oyanguren, the conqueror of Davao City but ac-quired as a result of baptism assigned and entered in church records as official surname of the...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D. during the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 16, 2025 @ San Pedro Cathedral.) Woe to you who are rich, meaning ang atong kalipay pangkalibutan lang or kung mao na imong paglaom you...