Q: Chinese currency replace American dollar as the world currency. EXPLAIN. A: There is no agreement among nations that the currency of one nation will be the world currency. From 100 B.C. (Before Christ) up to the 10th century, the places slowly growing into European nations...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and 64th Parochial Fiesta of the Our Lady of Assumption Parish, F. Torres St., Davao City; August 15, 2023) Our destiny is the destiny...
We have been forewarned decades ago, by scientists, that human activities have been contributing to the acceleration of the warming of the planet. What was supposed to be a slow-motion warming-up of the earth as we are coming from an ice age, now has turned...
WE have to be clear about this aspect of our Christian life. Yes, we need to suffer and die, just like Christ, who is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity, suffered and died for us, for our sins. In other...
THE parable of the 10 virgins, 5 wise and 5 foolish, (cfr. Mt 25,1-13) reminds us that we should seriously take our duty to be always prepared to meet our Lord who can call us anytime. Let’s be wary of our tendency to be easily...
CHRIST told his disciples to stay awake, that is, to be vigilant, and at the same time to be fruitful and productive, not idle and lazy. (cfr. Mt 24,42-51) It’s a call that is most relevant these days, given the very confusing times we are...
IN the gospel, there is a part where Christ addressed some harsh words at some leading Jews who misled others with their false doctrine and their inconsistency between their words and actions—in other words, their hypocrisy. (cfr. Mt 23,27-32) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you...
ON the Memorial of the Passion of the St. John the Baptist, celebrated on August 29, we are reminded that we should be willing to suffer and even to be martyred for Christ. In this regard, we should learn to lose the fear of suffering...
THAT series of “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites,” (cfr. Mt 23,13-22) that Christ heaped on some of the leading Jews remind us of the sad and common phenomenon nowadays where we can be doing some good and yet miss the real and...
April 27 should be declared by all Asian nations as an Asian National Holiday. On April 27, 1521 Datu Lapu-lapu killed Magellan in a battle on the shores of Mactan Island. This battle created a first which unfortunately the world do not know. In the 15th...