WHAT wonderful and consoling words of Christ! We have to keep these words always in mind especially when we encounter overwhelming problems and difficulties that would leave us with the sensation that we sinking and drowning. Christ reassures us he will take care of everything. “Come...
ESPECIALLY to those of my generation, we have to realize more deeply that we need to be open to the new things that are coming our way at an accelerating rate. In fact, we should be open to anything if we want ourselves to be...
“The divine fatherhood is the source of human fatherhood” (CCC 2214). As we celebrate “Fathers’ Day” today, let us help our human fathers imitate St. Joseph. “He was head of the divine household on earth with, as it were, fatherly authority; he has the church dedicated...
(An excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, June 13, 2021 during the live streamed mass during the 11th Sunday in the Ordinary Time in Archbishop’s Residence Chapel.) Karon nga Sunday dunay nindot kaayo nga dating, nindot nga touching...
In last week's Shalom article I showed how our clenched fist acquired new meanings. FIFTY-ONE fishermen's clenched fist and mine made a mutual but gentle knuckle strike after saying, "I bless you, your family and SMC pump boat in the name of the Father and of...
THAT’S how things should be. Instead of responding to evil with evil, hatred with hatred, we should rather respond to evil with good, hatred with love. That way we turn things around, rather than plunge into the spiral of evil and hatred. This was specifically articulated...
WE need to realize that each one of us has to make some kind of game plan for his life. And the simple reason is that our life has a purpose to achieve, a goal to attain, and all these can be in different levels...
WE have to be clear about this point. Our Christian life here on earth will always involve some war, some struggle and effort, some combat. But all of this would be done in peace and for peace. The combination may sound incredible, but that is...
This year's Father's Day will be on the 20th day of June. Have you thought of a gift or a gesture to give to your father? You still have some time to think and organize a surprise for him. Fathers play an important role in our...
In last week’s Shalom article on blessing fishermen and SMC pump boats, I wrote that it was an interfaith experience which was characterized by acceptable words and gestures of the hand. I forgot to mention Clenched Fist. Why clenched fist? Actually, this was not explained as...