NEW Year’s Day, of course, liturgically coincides with the Solemnity of the divine maternity of our Lady. We should be reminded that we have to make ourselves new again spiritually and morally under the guidance of the Mother of God and our Mother also. Every New...
A NEWS item recently from the US reported that many American priests are stressed out, burned out due to the load they carry, and that many of them feel isolated. To top it all, they are assailed now by a lot of scandals ranging from...
Christmas is here as celebrations here and there show. Gifts are received and given but many are not mindful of why gift-giving has been the norm. In the Philippines, Christmas begins as early as the first day of September as evident in the playing of Christmas...
Excerpts of the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and Fiesta of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Penaplata, IGACoS, December 8, 2019. Mga igsoon, Malipayong fiesta kaninyong tanan, Happy Fiesta! Viva Immaculada Conception, Viva! Viva Maria....
As a young boy, my teachers and elders often reminded us with these enigmatic words: “You are the hope and the future of our country!” We simply returned this hopeful invitation with a brimming smile that perfectly hid our inability to fully grasp what exactly...
WITH the Feast of the Holy Family, we should take time to examine how our own families conform to the model family of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. We should never take this occasion and duty for granted. Our families, like each...
THAT amusing episode about St. Joseph thinking of quietly separating from Our Lady because he found her already with child in her womb before they lived together (cfr. 1,18-25) is a good lesson and reminder that we just have to chill out when faced with...
FEELING helpless in our prayer can come to us anytime. We can experience such dryness that we would not feel the slightest need for God nor the need to pray, to go and talk to him. Many times, we would not know how to relate...
CHRISTMAS is, of course, about the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. It is such a beautiful event that, thanks to God, we still like to romanticize to the hilt. But no matter how much romance and fantasy we put in there, we know that...
Pope Francis issued his APOSTOLIC LETTER, ADMIRABILE SIGNUM, ON THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVITY SCENE. He wishes that families, schools, public squares and work places prepare the so called “Belen” as a beautiful custom in the Christian tradition. He says, “The depiction of Jesus’...