DECEMBER 12 is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe whose image was miraculously imprinted on a simple cloak of a Mexican of Aztec descent, now saint, Juan Diego, back in 1591. The image has become so famous that it now is a national symbol...
THOSE are words that come from the Book of Isaiah. (35,4) Those words are most worthwhile to be repeated as often as possible to reassure us that whatever happens in our life, with all the heavy drama that it brings, God, our Father, will surely...
Misa de Gallo is the most celebrated advent season traditions in the Philippines. The Misa De Gallo was brought-in by the Spaniards during their time of colonization. The most notable part of attending a Misa De Gallo is the churchgoers buying Christmas delicacies from the vendors...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Region XI World Teachers’ Day Celebration at SMX Convention Center, October 3, 2023.) St. Paul says, “I thank the Lord because of you,” that thought today comes to mind, simply because we thank...
The Misa De Gallo is one of the beautiful Filipino traditions, we Filipinos, have practiced since the time of the Spaniards. On these novena masses at early dawn, “the liturgical texts of Advent are more directly concerned with the immediate preparation for the Christmas feast”...
THAT’S right. All our human faculties, both spiritual and corporal, should have God as the primary object. As of now, it is clear that this truth of our Christian faith is still unknown or, at best, some breaking news yet, for which many of us...
THE celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8 reminds us that like our heavenly Mother, we are meant to be sinless in our definitive state of life in heaven. Our Father God wants it that way...
WE should always feel this need of strengthening our belief in Christ who is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity. We cannot deny that even if we are baptized Catholics, and have gone through the usual practices of Christian...
WE have to be familiar with this particular aspect of Christian life. There is such thing as the mountain of the Lord where we can expect some special moments with the Lord. A number of times this mountain is mentioned in the Bible, like in...
ONLY in Christ, of course, can we find true justice and peace. Outside of him, forget it. We can only have, at best, some appearance of justice and peace, but not the real ones. In time, the consequences of the counterfeit justice and peace will...