THE story of the 2 disciples on their Emmaus (cfr. Lk 24,13-35) tells us that we can always count on God to help us, intervening in our lives in a most crucial way, whenever for one reason or another we find ourselves depressed and demoralized....
IT’S something we should expect. It should be considered a given in our life, a fact of life. God can test us. He can seem to ask us to do something not only difficult but also impossible. We are reminded of this aspect of our life...
WE should try our best that our belief in Christ is strong and abiding, so much so that he is always in our mind and heart, and is the spirit behind every thought, word and deed that we do. This is actually what is ideal...
THIS is the attitude to develop and to have if we are to be like God as we should, since we have been created in his image and likeness. We should not be reactive in extending help to others, waiting for them to give us...
THAT gospel episode where a leading Jew, Nicodemus by name, asked Christ about what was to be born again (cfr. Jn 3,7-15) tells us that we need to give due attention and care for our doctrinal formation. And that’s simply because our Christian faith, supernatural...
BORN again! That is very popular expression these days, thank God. But I believe we have to know what truly it is and what it involves. The expression can come from that gospel episode where Christ told a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, Nicodemus...
The business section of the March 1 issue Philippine Star had a news item entitled “Phil urged hasten airport upgrades.” It cited Malaysia’s Air Asia Chief Executive Request for the Phil. to hurry up the completion, remodeling and improving of all airports so that more...
People who are not churchgoers always think that Easter is all about the Easter Bunny, vacation, bonding time, and rest. However, for us Catholics, Easter has an intimate meaning. It is a reminder of Jesus' victory through His death, which freed us from the grip...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during Easter Vigil in the Holy Night, April 8, 2023 at San Pedro Cathedral Parish) Mga igsoon sayod kita, kini ang pinaka original, the first ancient big feast, the mother of...
THE gospel reading of the 2nd Sunday of Easter which is also called the Divine Mercy Sunday (cfr. Jn 20,19-31) can very well tell us about what Easter life is all about, what life after Christ’s resurrection is all about insofar as we are concerned. The...