WE all have to be reminded of this basic truth of our Chistian faith. Our life here on earth is actually a journey toward our place of origin and our ultimate destination, which is heaven, where God is, from whom we came and to whom...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, San Miguel Parish Panacan, September 29, 2023.) Always be aware every minute of our lives, mao kini ang pagpili sa maayo ug daotan. It is a...
2023 is a very trying year. The world is facing problems that seem insurmountable. We have wars, drought, forest fires, hunger, floods, earthquakes, etc. It seems that all the bad things that can happen were lumped together and tied from January to December 2023. Some may...
IT’S the Advent Season again, the proximate preparation for the birth of Christ on Christmas Day. It also starts another liturgical year when we are made to go through the different stages of the life of Christ and of the whole economy of salvation that...
“HEAVEN and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Lk 21,33) With these words of Christ, we are told how we have to understand the word of God. It simply is not any ordinary word at all. It is the word of...
ON the Feast of St. Andrew, the Apostle, celebrated on November 30, we are reminded that Christ can call anyone to be his apostle. In the gospel of the day, (cfr. Mt 4,18-22) we see Christ just passing by and when he saw the brothers,...
ONCE again, since we are approaching the end of the liturgical year, the gospel readings these days remind us of the need for perseverance that is fueled with faith and hope despite all the severe trials we can meet along the way, since Christ will...
NOW that we are ending the liturgical year, we should not be surprised that the readings and the tenor of the prayers at Masses these days somehow refer to the end times. It’s a good occasion to remind ourselves of this reality, not to scare...
IN our liturgical celebrations, we can either be lavish or austere depending on the circumstances. What is important is what is in our heart—whether there is real love or not, whether there is a sincere effort to worship and please God or we are just...
Babylonian astrologers 3,000 years ago believe they could look into the future by analyzing the movements of planets, stars, spheres. Today’s futurologist using computers and AI think they have a better, simpler way of knowing what the fates have for us. The reality is what...