Yes, there is beauty when Mark describes Jesus with his clothes becoming "dazzling white, such as no fuller or earth could bleach them." But this beauty is awesome and was caused by Jesus' sheer physical power as God. When Jesus was crucified there was beauty too, the...
THAT’S right! Truth can only be found where charity is. We should bury the myth that we can only be truthful when we manage to cite as foolproof evidence some cold facts and data alone, and use logic, etc. These latter, without the animation of charity,...
WE cannot deny that we are in for some confusing albeit exciting times, and we just have to learn how to cruise in the tricky waves they produce. We have to contend not only with many but also contradicting ideas, views, opinions, and not only...
WITH the wall of difficulties we are facing these days because of COVID, we have to see to it that we are quick on the rebound. We cannot simply be complacent, much less, defeatist or fatalist in our attitude toward our current predicament. There is...
THAT’S one of the FAQs in life—frequently asked questions many people, even among pious folks, make when they are made to suffer one way or the other. It only reveals that their faith is not yet that strong and deep, since the obvious answer is...
THIS is the challenge I am having at the moment, what with a surge of people coming with problems of worries, fears, doubts, sadness and the like eating them up. Yes, the Covid pandemic plays a big part in this disturbing development. And so how...
Today, we end the month-long celebration of Pro-life month spearheaded by the Family and Life Apostolate of each diocese in the country. We hope to continue to savor the values of the sacredness and importance of family life throughout the year. In his apostolic letter “Patris...
(Excerpts from the Homily of Archbishop Romulo Valles during the Ash Wednesday Livestreaming Mass last February 17, 2021 at the Archbishop’s Residence Chapel, F. Torres St., Davao City.) Una, niingon dinhi righteous deeds, when you give alms, when you manggihatagon – when you are giving, ayaw...
His Eminence, Charles Maund Bo, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Yangon, has addressed the present group of Myanmar military generals, led by General Wlain, who staged a coup d'etat, a power grab of State power, last February 01, 2021, appealing strongly for dialogue with the...
THAT’S what is ideal for us. Our life should have some structure, some routine to follow, some schedule kept, all for the purpose of seeing to it that our life gives due attention to all our needs—physical, mental, spiritual, social, etc. Such structure would insure...