WE need to be familiar with these two concepts that definitely would help us discern what truly was meant when Christ said certain things that would sound very inhuman and unchristian. One example is when Christ told a certain man who wanted to follow him but...
THAT’S what Christ told his disciples, James and John, who, feeling aghast that the Samaritans were not welcoming to Christ, suggested that fire come down from heaven to consume them. (cfr. Lk 9,51-56) Of course, Christ rebuked them, telling them straight that they did not...
ON the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, celebrated on September 29, we are reminded of this mostly overlooked world of spirits, mainly composed of angels and demons. What is even more disturbing is the personal impression that more people seem to be...
In 1994 Guo Way Fei from China’s Anhui province, was in a boat with his wife and mother. His wife and mother fell off the boat. He saved his wife first before reaching his mother who was already sinking. In the media interview, he said...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D. in his Homily during the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025 at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, Davao City.) Today, all the bishops all over the country are enjoined to give the homily with similar...
One of the current issues that the world is facing right now is the problem regarding migrants. Everyday many people decide to migrate to search for work or economic opportunity, to join family, or to study. Others move to escape conflict, persecution or large-scale human...
THAT gospel parable about the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus, reminds us of the danger of the so-called “good life” where due to our status, privileges and other endowments, we tend to live in our own world and can become indifferent and insensitive...
NO matter what happens, we should always continue hoping in God, since God never fails. His love for us remains constant in spite of our infidelities, failures and sins. In fact, it is in these predicaments that his love for us gets even more desirous...
WE have to be guarded against this danger that is becoming more common, especially considering that we are now having practically a bombardment of new things that can easily trigger our curiosity. We are reminded of this danger in that gospel episode where Herod was curious...
IF ever we wonder why Christ told his apostles to take nothing with them when they were sent out to preach the Kingdom of God (cfr. Lk 9,1-6), one plausible answer is that that was how Christ went about his redemptive mission. He took nothing...