“HE said to them, ‘There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.’ But they said to him, ‘Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.’ Then he said, ‘Bring them here to me,’ and he ordered the...
One religious tradition has placed no limits on the greatness of God or on God’s ability to fulfill our dreams, the Judeo-Christian tradition. It begins with Abram, a native of Ur, an ancient city north of the Persian Gulf. In about 1900 B.C., Abram’s family migrated...
(An excerpt from the homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D. during the World Day for Grandparents at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, San Pedro Street, Davao City on July 25, 2022.) This Sunday, the 17th Sunday this year, July 24 today is also designated as...
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." – Mark Twain. Deep joy is what we feel when we have finally resolved, discovered and committed to our purpose in life. Not many of...
“‘YOU fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.” (Lk...
THE story of Martha complaining to Christ about her sister, Mary, whom she accused of not helping her in some household chores (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) reminds us that there can be this tricky situation when we feel we are right but are actually wrong. And...
“THE Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will...
CHRIST said it clearly. To pursue the kingdom of God, we should be willing to rid ourselves of things that can cause us some drag in that effort, or to sell off what we have at the moment to get the real thing. Thus, he said:...
THE explanation Christ gave about the parable of the good seed and the weeds in the field (cfr. Mt 13,36-43) is a lesson for us to be realistic in our life that will always have the mixture of good and evil, but at the same...
THAT’S how we should behave. We may be quite privileged in life because of the many gifts and other endowments God and others may have given us, but we should never feel entitled to anything. Instead, our attitude toward these privileges should be one of...