Careful with the world
“YOU belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world.” (Jn 8,23) Words of Christ addressed to those who did not believe him. With these words Christ is telling us that if we do not believe in him, we would be stuck...
Category Archives: Opinion
Let’s be merciful to everyone
A WOMAN was caught in adultery. The scribes and Pharisees then dragged her to Christ to test him if he would follow the Mosaic law of stoning such woman. He just kept quiet, until after a time he told those around that anyone who has...
National Pride and Self-Respect
On March 7, 2023 the House of Representatives approved for final reading 8 bills which will go to Senate. When the senate approves them, they will be sent to the President. The 8 bills will become laws when the President signs them. One of the...
The Lord Will Be There
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Livestreaming Mass, March 19, 2023 - Laetare Sunday & 24th Fiesta Celebration of GKK San Jose, Esposo ni Maria, Elenita Heights, Catalunan Grande, Davao City) Karong adlawa mao ang...
Mary’s “Yes”… My “Yes”, too!
In the midst of our Lenten observance, we have another feast to celebrate, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast commemorates the Angel Gabriel appearing to the young virgin, Mary, that she will bear a son conceived by the Holy...
Death and our life everlasting
THE story of Christ raising Lazarus to life again (cfr Jn 11,1-45) is a poignant reminder that death does not have the last word for us. We are meant for life everlasting with God in heaven, or God forbid, eternal condemnation in hell if we...
The divinity and humanity of Christ
WE need to strengthen our belief in the divinity and humanity of Christ. That’s because there are sectors who consider Christ only as a man, a very special kind of man, but not as God. There also are those who consider Christ only as God...
Christ is everything to us
“IF I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.” (Jn 5, 31-32) These are words of Christ that express his effort...
Our objective self vs. our subjective self
YES, there is such thing as our objective self as contrasted to our subjective self. The former is who we truly are, while the latter is what we make of ourselves that may contain some truth, but it most likely will miss the most essential...
Taking care of our conscience
CONSIDERING that our conscience plays a very important role in our life, we have to see to it that we take utmost care of it. It is supposed to be where we hear the voice of God who tells us what is right and wrong,...