(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the Commemoration of the World and National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims last November 20, 2022 at Coastal Road, Talomo, Davao City.) Today, we have Christ the King and this is a...
THE season of Advent, which this year starts on November 27, marks another beginning of the liturgical year or the Church year. The immediate thought that comes to mind in this transition of the old and new liturgical years is that while we should have...
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Lk 21,33) We need to understand very well the significance of God’s word to us. It can mean the teachings of God as revealed to us by Christ and now handed down to...
THIS is not meant to scare anyone, but the fact is that the end of time, the end of the world can come anytime. If we have some common sense, we should know that the natural thing for us to do is to be always...
CHRIST warned us about what to expect in life if we are to take our Christianity seriously. “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because...
IF we want to have a truly global picture of our life, we should develop a sense of time that is connected to eternity. We need to remind ourselves of this basic truth about this human condition of ours since we tend to ignore it...
THAT gospel episode where Christ commended a poor widow for putting in two small coins into the treasury over the wealthy who put in their lavish offerings (cfr. Lk 21,1-4) clearly tells us that it is worthwhile to give our all if we truly want...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, San Pedro Street, Davao City, November 6, 2022.) ...
As we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King, we are reminded of our aspiration to obey Him. The yearly liturgical cycle helps us live in His ways. While the king that this world experiences ought to be followed because of fear, Jesus’ kingship draws out...
In 1998 U.S. Congress passed the International Freedom Act to promote religious freedom as part of American Foreign Policy and to fight religious persecution globally. The law listed many economic and diplomatic tools to encourage all nations to accept freedom of religion and conscience as...