The Church document uses a technical expression; “mystery of communion in Christ in the Spirit” provokes another question, what does “communion in Christ” mean? Why “in” and not “with” Christ? The word “in” means, part of something internal. The word “with” is just an external accompaniment,...
“Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Spirit.” (Jn 20,21-22) Though addressed to his apostles, these words can also be addressed...
“IT is the Lord!” (Jn 21,7) That was the excited reaction of the disciple, who the gospel described as the one Jesus loved, when Christ’s disciples made an abundant catch of fish after being told by Christ, who at first the disciples did not recognize,...
AFTER the two disciples who were on their way to Emmaus recognized Christ at the breaking of bread, they hastily went back to Jerusalem to report what they experienced to the apostles and the others with them. You can just imagine how these people felt when...
WE should have that kind of conviction. No matter what kind of difficulties we can find ourselves in, we should always remember that God never abandons us. He is always around to help us. We are somehow reminded of this truth of our Christian faith when...
IF we really know who we are and who we are supposed to be, it should be kind of instinctive to us to always look for Christ. After all, Christ is the pattern of our humanity, the savior of our damaged humanity. We are supposed...
WE have to be duly warned about this fact of life. When we deceive others, we may succeed to a certain extent to attain the purpose of such deception. But never forget that deception will always come back will inflict a greater damage on the...
I was eleven years old in 1952 (70 years ago) when I first noticed that Holy Week activities are different from the daily church services. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends 40 days later on Palm Sunday. The 40-day period is a reminder of...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, April 5, 2022 during the live streamed mass of the 4th Fiesta of San Vicente as an Archdiocesan Shrine, Mulig, Toril, Davao City) Kadali nato mubagulbol, diba korek? Naa gyod na...
We may have been buried in the problems we face these days. With hope of the post-pandemic days, Davao region has been threatened by the flood and landslide brought about by the rainy season. In some parts of the region, families have found refuge in...