HERE we go again! These words may be spoken either in cynicism or with much hope, expectation and excitement as we begin another liturgical year with the celebration of the Advent season. Of course, we should try our best that we speak these words with joy...
THIS is none other than the celebration or participation in the Holy Mass. And that is simply because in the Holy Mass, we have the sacramental renewal of the supreme act of love that Christ has done for us. Such sacramental renewal is practically an...
WE often think of heaven or of the kingdom of God as so inaccessible here on earth that we think it only exists in our dreams, in our fantasies or in our desires. It cannot be here and now. And because of that, we often fail...
The term advent is a version of the Latin word which means “coming” in English. That is why, we Catholics celebrate the season of advent as a preparation for the commemoration of the birth of Jesus or the “coming” of Jesus. But this coming does not...
(Excerpt of Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the opening Mass of the 4th BEC National Assembly in San Pedro Cathedral on November 11, 2019 at 5:00 P.M.) These days the diocese of Mati, Tagum and Davao are continuing our campaign for help that we bring...
As promised in last week's Shalom, I will now share in this column another lesson we have learned in our engagements with Muslim ulama and Protestant bishops and pastors through our 23 years of interreligious and ecumenical dialogue. This learning is the title of this column....
We have a female cat at home whom we named Lee and sometimes we call her Batgirl for the color (black and white) of her face resembles of that movie hero Batman. Lee has been with us for 8 years now. Growing up, Lee is not...
WE need to be more familiar with what are known as ejaculatory prayers, otherwise known also as aspirations. They are short prayers that spring rather quite spontaneously from the heart that is going through the different situations in life—happy, sad, tense, tired, excited, bored, etc....
IF we are really good citizens of our country, truly concerned about how things are, then we should be, one way or another, a good activist pursuing advocacies that can make authentic improvements in the different fields of our social and political life. We cannot deny...
CASES like this are unfortunately getting plenty. I am referring to those individuals who have succeeded in converting from their colorful past but are still being assailed, almost constantly, by the bad thoughts and images of the past, with matching feelings. Especially in their weak moments,...