THE gospel reading for the Mass on the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B, talks about Christ telling his disciples that he is the true vine and God is the vine grower. Every branch that does not bear fruit, he said, would be taken away...
THE readings of the Mass on Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter (cfr. Act 13,26-33; Jn 14,1-6) remind us of our duty to really know who Christ is since he is the very pattern of our humanity, the savior of our damaged humanity. How...
THAT’S “Go forth, the Mass is ended” in Latin. With these words, we are reminded that all of us who attend Mass are being sent forth the way Christ sent his apostles to “go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”...
THE readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter (cfr. Acts 12,24-13,5; Jn 12,44-50) somehow remind us of the need to spread the word of God, which is another way of saying that we have to make God not only known...
WE should not be too surprised and bothered by this phenomenon. Given our human limitations and weaknesses, this predicament can take place anytime and often. What we need to do is to go immediately to God, ask for pardon and the grace to begin again....
WE have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if not purifies and corrects our...
The World Health Organization said that 2023 was this century’s hottest year. Now they’re saying something is wrong with their algorithm guesstimates because the January to March 2024 temperatures are hotter than those from January to March 2023. People, animals and plants are badly affected...
"The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want." This verse in Psalm 23 is a reminder for us to depend on God in every circumstance in our life. We know that life is uncertain, there are good times as well as bad...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the 1st Day of the DADITAMA Clergy Convention at Mergrande Ocean Resort, April 16, 2024.) Just to see one another, that’s already a beautiful sacramental. I call it a sacramental taking time,...
In today’s world, embodying the qualities of a good shepherd is both a challenge and a calling. Inspired by Psalm 23, which reminds us of God’s unwavering care, we are called to emulate Jesus, the epitome of a Good Shepherd, who laid down His life...