Why is it that the image of the Santo Niño is often times seen in some stores and business establishments? Upon entrance and near the cashier is where sometimes this statue is displayed, be it a restaurant, a sari-sari store or a business firm. Some...
ON this Feast of the Sto. Niño, we are reminded that irrespective of whatever status we have in this life, it is always necessary that we be like children. Why? Christ told his disciples clearly: “Unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter...
REMEMBER that episode when a paralytic was presented to Christ for curing under great effort? (cfr. Mk 2,1-12) Christ was so amazed at their faith that he not only cured the man of his illness but also forgave his sins, which was the more important...
IT’S quite intriguing that Christ would often tell the beneficiaries of his miracles to tell no one about them except to those who need to know. And in these cases, they were often told to go home or to the report to the priests. Obviously,...
IT’S quite clear that when we do some good, we should expect that our life can get more complicated. We are reminded of this fact of life in that gospel episode where Christ went to Peter’s house and cured his mother-in-law. Because of that, many...
WE should be clear about this. The best teacher we can have, the ultimate one, the one that teaches us everything and in the proper way is Christ. When we have to carry out the task of teaching, we should see to it that we...
THE Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ marks the end of the Christmas Season and opens the beginning of the Ordinary Time in our liturgical calendar. There are a few things we need to consider to savor the significance of this feast. One is that...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God December 31, 2022 at San Pedro Cathedral Parish.) Kahibalo na ta sa ngalang Hesus, “He who saves.” Sa ato pa pagbutang sa ngalan, labi na...
Epiphany is the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles. The Magi, as they were called, must have been searching and longing for the Lord who is the King of all Kings. The Holy Spirit must have touched the very depths of their being and made...
Fr. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born in Bavaria, Germany on April 16, 1927. He became a priest in 1951. The church in Germany recognized his brilliance in Theology that he was appointed Theology professor in several German universities and seminaries. On March 1977 he was...