Children are gifts and parents become co-creators of God as stewards. Being stewards, parents are tasked to extend moral education and spiritual formation (CCC, 2221). “The role of parents in education is of such importance that it is almost impossible to provide an adequate substitute.” The...
THAT gospel parable about the 10 virgins (cfr. Mt 25,1-13) obviously reminds us of our serious duty to be vigilant at all times because God can call us anytime and we should be ready for it. We should also be very vigilant because all kinds...
WE have to be realistic in this life. There are unavoidable evils in this world and we should just learn how to deal with them properly without compromising what is essential in our Christian morality. We are reminded of this fact of life in that gospel...
ON the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, celebrated on November 9, we are reminded of that gospel episode where Christ visited a temple area and was angered to see it turned into a market place. (cfr. Jn 2,13-22) He, of course,...
IT’S definitely no joke to be a disciple of Christ. It demands of us everything. This is how Christ himself described what to be his disciple requires: “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even...
INDEED, God invites all of us to be with him in heaven which is meant to be our definitive home for all eternity. We should just be prepared to accept that invitation promptly and to be in the proper condition to enter there. We are reminded...
ONE clear characteristic of a true Christian is that of willingness to do everything with total self-giving. He avoids having any ulterior motives in all this actions. His intention is purely out of love—love for God and for everybody else. Even if his love is...
Every day, hundreds of ships arrive in China bringing coal, bauxite, iron ore, raw materials (imports) to make all things and leave to deliver the world, computers, cars, clothes, electronics, cell phones (exports). Except for Singapore, the world’s top container ports are in China; Shanghai’s...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 1st Day of his Pastoral Visit at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Sasa, Davao City, September 21, 2023) Ang pagtawag kay Mateo, unya natingala sila nga dili man angayan si San Mateo, sa...
While we can still observe saintly values among us, we are faced with the challenge, especially among the young, to continue to offer ourselves genuinely in true piety and witness of the faith. The influence of the Western culture, technology and the media is undeniably...