(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the 25th Fiesta Celebration at GKK Sta. Cruz, Phase 1 and 2, Talomo Teacher's Village, Davao City, September 16, 2022.) Ang Sta. Cruz timaan ug naglarawan sa atong pagtoo isip katolikong binunyagan. Diha sa...
WE have to understand this point very well. We need to be truly poor so we can be truly rich in God, attaining the fullness of our dignity as God’s image and likeness, children of his, sharers of his divine life and nature. This is...
“THE Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” (Lk 9,22) These words of Christ show us the general trajectory of our life here on earth....
DESPITE whatever, we cannot deny that there is in us an inherent desire for what is good, and ultimately for God and for heaven. This truth about ourselves is dramatized in that gospel episode where Herod was so intrigued about Christ that he longed to...
THE Feast of St. Matthew, one of the apostles, celebrated on September 21, reminds us that all of us has a vocation. We are all called by God, which is what vocation means, since we come from God and we are meant to belong to...
WHEN Christ was told that his mother and relatives were around and would like to see him, he said it very clearly that his mother and brothers and sisters are those who do the will of his heavenly Father. (cfr. Lk 8,19-21) The response of Christ...
“NO one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.” (Lk 8,16) These are words of Christ that clearly tell us that we...
Our Nation is hit by 5 to 12 typhoons every year which destroy food crops, buildings, roads and delivery of goods delays. This means we buy more hardware goods for roofing, glass windows, cement to repair the damaged and washed roads, bridges, houses, telephone lines,...
Creation includes the human being. God, the creator of everything, created human persons to be his collaborators in taking care of all his creation. Caring for creation then, is a call for everyone. We can have so many concrete expressions to care for creation. Everyone must...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D., on the Blessing of the Replica Image of Maria Bambinella during the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Sta. Ana Shrine Parish, Sta. Ana Ave., Davao City.) I don’t remember...