WE all commit mistakes. That’s an undeniable fact of life. They can vary from small to big, minor to major, something just mechanical or typographical to something mortally spiritual and immoral. They can simply be accidental or maliciously intentional. This is not to mention that...
MANY economists and other analysts highly recommend that the youth of today must be convinced that their chances of being gainfully employed will increase significantly if they take less interest in diploma-oriented college courses in the traditional universities and colleges. They should rather take technical courses...
A TRULY prudent man would know how to practice both restraint and decisiveness in his judgments, reactions and actuations. He is not simply restrained and moderate if only to play safe. Neither is he just bold and decisive to make his point clear. Depending on the...
WE have to brace ourselves for the challenges of the world of growing diversity that we are living in. It’s not only growing diversity that we have to contend with. It is also a complicated one. That’s because aside from our natural differences which are already...
THE month of February usually evokes the theme of love since it’s when we mark Valentine’s Day. This event—quite embarrassing to admit, given our Christian identity—would even overshadow the spirit of Ash Wednesday that starts the Lenten season. Actually, these two events need not compete with...
The Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, released the Updated Pastoral Advisory On Ash Wednesday Celebration With Items From The Recently Released CBCP Guidelines. This advisory is for the Archdiocese of Davao. What is new is that this year, the...
(An excerpt of the Homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines President, last February 7, 2021, fourth Sunday of the Ordinary Time.) Ang kapait sa kinabuhi, ang kalisod sa kinabuhi, unsay giingon sa ebanghelyo...
Another year has passed and now we welcome the year 2021 full of hope. We should all be hopeful amidst Covid-19 that this year would be a better year for all of us. May it be in terms of our health that we will be...
YES, we have to learn how to handle praises and accolades that may come our way. Since we often are motivated to do our best in whatever task we do, it’s very likely that sooner or later, one way or another, we would be receiving...
February 14 is the so-called Valentine's Day, an imported holiday celebration from the USA. We have been Filipinizing it culturally with questionable results? You judge. Recently the UN honored Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayyeb of Cairo thru a decree on International Human Fraternity Day...