IN the gospel, many instances are recorded where some leading Jews would make many rash judgments on Christ and his disciples. One such instance was when Christ cured a man with a withered hand. (cfr. Lk 6,6-11) These leading Jews were quick to observe if Christ...
We became independent in 1946. Filipino history books of the 40s to the 60s were made by Filipino historians (ages 30 to 60) who grew up mentally conditioned by 2 foreign cultures: Spanish and American. Instead of writing from the eyes of a Filipino, their...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 39th Parochial Fiesta of San Roque Parish, Malabog, August 16, 2023) Atong giproklama karon, diha sa atong Ginoo pinaagi sa atong patron, puno sa bahandi sa Ginoo. Nobody is so poor nga wa...
It is not by human will that one is born a male or a female. It is solely by the Holy Will of GOD that each person is created according to HIS image. So it is by GOD’s Hand that each woman is formed. Her womb...
CHRIST describes for us what true fraternity among ourselves should be. It’s in that gospel episode were Christ told his disciples what they should do when one of them would sin against another. (cfr. Mt 18,15-20) “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him...
ON the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated on September 8, we are reminded of the unique place Mary occupies in the history of human salvation. The entire household of God in heaven definitely rejoices at her birth. She carried out...
“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” (Lk 5,4) Famous words of Christ addressed to Simon Peter which should also be addressed to each one of us. These are words that tell us to be bold, creative and zealous in...
LIKE those who went to Christ for healing, (cfr. Lk 4,38-44) we too should immediately go to our Lord especially when we find ourselves in some form of suffering, be it a matter of sickness or some difficulty in the different aspects of our life,...
THAT’S right! God shares his power with us. If we are truly God’s image and likeness, sharers of his divine life and nature, then it should come as a no-brainer that we too can share in his tremendous power. We are somehow reminded of this wonderful...
WE need to be clear about this very fundamental truth of our Christian faith. We are meant to be like Christ for the simple reason that he is the very pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity. Everything in our life...