THAT gospel episode about the multiplication of the loaves and fishes where Christ shocked his disciples when he told them to feed the big crowd with the very few things they had on hand (cfr. Mk 6,34-44) clearly reminds us that we should just give...
WE need to know the important relation between our temporal affairs in the world and our most important duty and responsibility of our own sanctification. We need to realize more deeply that our sanctification is done always in the world, which is the arena for...
(Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D. Excerpts last December 22, 2025 during the 7th day of Misa de Gallo at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Sasa.) Mao nay dakong lesson sa Pasko, dili 50-50, maningkamot ta motagbo ta niya, dili sayop kana. Ang Christmas na atong...
This Solemnity is a manifestation of our Lord in history. His visitation heralds His continuing love, not just to the chosen people, but to all the gentiles as already foretold by the prophets of old. The Magi or the Three Wise Men from the East,...
The 2014 Ebola pandemic offered many lessons but perhaps none more apparent than the need to shift responsibility for public health from nations to the cities within them. The outbreak became a pandemic when the virus gained a foothold in cities, including Monrovia, in Liberia, Conakry,...
(Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D. excerpts during the 2nd Day of Misa De Gallo 2025 at Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), Dec. 17, 2025.) In this second Dawn Mass, as we recall soon the birth of this Messiah who rose from the dead in His...
A large part of our Christian formation on virtues begins in the early years of our lives. This exposure happens in the family life. The growth is fastest when the parents practice the virtues themselves. Truly, the family is the seedbed of virtues. The process...
WE have to learn to distinguish between the two. And more than that, we have to learn how to take advantage, deriving a greater good from them. This is always possible as long as they are referred immediately to God through Christ in the Spirit...
Chemicals known to Davao City to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm are contained in and around oil fields, service stations, refineries, chemical plants, transport and storage operations, including pipelines, marine terminals and tank trucks other facilities and equipment that manufacture produce, process,...
(Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D. Excerpts during the 1st Day of Misa De Gallo 2025 at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, San Pedro Street, Davao City, Dec. 16, 2025.) Ang tinuod nga tono ning mga adlaw karon mao ang tono sa Advent, Adventus, tung tigsimba niining...