MANY things can be said about what the Easter spirit is. In fact, I don’t think we can ever exhaust them. The implications we can derive from the consideration of what the Easter spirit is would be endless. But what we already can say about...
THAT’S how we should be with respect to ourselves and to the others. We need to be strict with ourselves but always accommodating with the others. First, because the person we would know best would simply be ourselves, while with the others we ought to...
You might ask how can we rejoice this Easter as we face the reality of the pandemic. In the midst of people losing their loved one due to COVID-19, of businesses in bankruptcy, and of limited mobility, how can we rejoice? Christians cannot find that joy...
This question appeared in US media. After the pandemic, will the Mass be the same?, some people ask. Yes, my initial reaction was a shocking, "what an ignorant and stupid question"! Google reported it from one of the Catholic newspapers in the United States. It really means...
Sa sulat-sirkular numero 14 nga gipagula niadtong milabay nga Marso 17 ni Arsobispo Romulo G. Valles, D.D., arsobispo sa Davao ug CBCP President, siya nag-awhag sa tanan alang sa pagkampanya ug pag-ampo sa tibuok tuig alang sa bokasyon sa pagkapari. Siya nagkanayon nga ang Saint Francis...
IF we want to be like Christ as we should, since he is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity, and since he has declared himself to be “the way, the truth and the life” for us, then we should...
I MEAN the victory of Christ’s redemptive mission that takes care of everything in our life, no matter how things turn out to be. All our affairs, whether they are considered a success or a failure, done in the proper way or in the wrong...
AS priest, I, of course, receive frequent requests to bless different items—tokens of devotion like rosary beads, stampitas, or bikes and cars, and of course, houses. I always welcome these occasions because they can only show that people still have some traces of piety despite...
WE have to remember that this is our ideal condition to be in. We may have to do some battling, we may feel angered and agitated for a number of reasons, we may be hounded by fears, doubts and worries, but let’s see to it...
RECENT reports have it that cases of mental health issues are increasing. That should not be a surprise, given the current situation we are in. I can imagine that there must be quite a number of people sinking in states of frustration, disappointment, sadness, depression,...