As human beings we do crave for inclusivity. We want to be invited, included and appreciated. Thus this act of coming and journeying together in this synod on synodality is something we didn’t realize we wanted, needed especially inside the Church. Many Catholics have felt for...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, May 15, 2022 during the live streamed mass of the 28th Parochial Fiesta Celebration of San Isidro Labrador Parish, Lumondao) Adlaw nga Dominggo long long long tradition sa atong Simbahan ang...
THAT’S right! If we want to understand Christ’s words properly, let alone, to live by them, we always need the help of the Holy Spirit who actually is constantly intervening in our lives. We just have to train ourselves how to recognize his voice and...
CHRIST said it very clearly. He who is not only the fullness of the revelation of God but is also the embodiment of what true love is said: “Love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down...
“AS the Father loves me, so I also love you.” (Jn 15,9) Words of Christ that are worth engraving indelibly in our mind and heart. They clearly show us how much God loves us. Imagine, the love that God the Father lavishes on God the...
ONCE again, we are reminded in the gospel of Wednesday of the 5th Week of Easter that Christ is the vine and we are the branches. In short, we need to be united to Christ if we want to continue living and bearing fruit as...
THAT’S right. Whatever be the situation and condition of our life, we can still manage to have peace. Why? Because Christ himself reassured us of it. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you,” he said. (Jn 14,27) If we truly have faith...
WE need to see the intimate relation and connection between Christ’s word and our need to be with God. Also we need to realize the role of the Holy Spirit in this business of how to understand, obey and live Christ’s word so we can...
We are all called to sainthood. As a matter of fact, we are all holy, we believe that we are pieced with some bits of God Himself and that we are all His children. However, as we age, we realize that staying holy is a...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, May 3, 2022 during the live streamed mass of the celebration of the 6th Parochial Fiesta of Sta. Cruz Parish at the Talicud Island, Island Garden City of Samal) Busa ang...