IF we truly want to be like Christ, full of love and mercy, we should be very strict with ourselves but very lenient with the others. Yes, we have to be very demanding on ourselves but very understanding, forgiving and welcoming of the others even...
(Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and CBCP President, during his Mass on the Feast of the Santo Nino of Prague in Santo Nino Shrine, Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City on...
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you.” (Jer. 1:5) There is never a mistake among us. No matter how unplanned some were born, each one has a purpose that only God knows. Therefore, each...
Last week's Shalom was about ecumenism as basically a prayer movement. Before He died Jesus prayed for His disciples and followers that "they all may be one...
THIS is a big, tremendous challenge to priests especially when they—we, me included, of course—give homilies in the Mass which is a very privileged occasion for us to preach in the name of Christ as head of the Church. At this point, it may good to...
AM happy to know that our bishops have declared Year 2020 as the Year of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous People. It’s part of the preparation for the 5th centennial of the Christianization of our country that will take place in 2021. It is definitely a...
WITH the many and rapid developments going around, we should see to it that we are always on the alert, lest we can easily get lost, lulled with all sorts of nice things down the road to perdition. This is not to be a wet...
WE really have to learn how to refer everything to God. This should be like an instinct, an urge that needs to be corresponded. We should always remember that the constant and ultimate parameter of our life is God, since he is the one who...
It was during His prayer to the Father for His disciples and other would-be believers that Jesus uttered the famous words, "Father, ...
This year’s theme for the celebration in January for the Bible month is special in the sense that we also celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in the Year of Ecumenical and Inter-religious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples. This is also the first year...