THAT’S how priests, and others in similar position, should be. They, we—me included—have to be tough and strong because aside from bearing our own personal burdens, from contending with our own personal demons, we also have to bear the burdens of the others. It is...
Almost every Filipino family has a member, at least a relative, who works or have worked abroad. The reason is simple: greener pastures. Whether their motivation is achieved or not, their experience of being away from their loved ones in a foreign culture and different...
(An excerpt from the program of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, on DXGN 89.9 Spirit FM, February 2, 2020.) Mangutana ta, niingon tong taga Cebu nga pari nga nangandam pud sa Cebu sa among last meeting, unsa may...
For Christian life to be authentic it must have the cross. The authentic Christian who lives in dialogue must therefore carry his/her cross daily (Lk 9:23). Where then in dialogue can we have the cross? There are four ways by which we engage in dialogue: by...
THAT’S the title of some pop songs, the most notable of which was the one written by Dennis Lambert and performed by the 5th Dimension in 1973. It was a top hit with a catchy tune, though the lyrics definitely are not mainly religious in...
IT’S love, of course. But the real one, not the fake ones that are proliferating around these days. It’s the love that comes from God, is a participation of God’s love for all of us, irrespective of who and how we are. It’s a love...
TO be realistic about the concrete conditions of our life here on earth, we need to know how to be tolerant of certain unavoidable evils without condoning them. The distinction may be difficult to make, but we simply have to learn it if we want...
Why would we sacrifice something we used to do? Or why should we fast and abstain from things we habitually do? Our fasting and abstinence during the designated days of Lent – fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and abstinence from eating meat during Fridays...
(An excerpt from the program of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, DXGN 89.9 Spirit FM, February 2, 2020.) Maayong buntag kaninyong tanan! Sa mga listeners ug sa mga nagtan-aw karon niining special coverage niining atong programa, Tingog Sa...
The title of this article enclosed in quotation marks refers to the so-called atheists who in the past did not believe in God but now have been converted and believe in God. Without the quotation marks the expression, Conversion to God, generally refers to those who...