DURING the time of the apostles as they started to carry out the mission given to them by Christ, there, of course, were some problems and issues that needed to be resolved. One was when there were disturbances among the Gentile believers who were imposed...
THAT’S how true love is. Without sacrifice, love at best can only be apparent. For love to be true, it will always involve sacrifice and great effort, considering the way we really are as God’s children as well as the way we are now in...
WORDS of Christ, addressed to his disciples and now to all of us, that clearly spell out how our ideal condition of our life here on earth should be. (cfr. Jn 15,4) They practically tell us how we can be truly fruitful in this life,...
THAT’S the peace that Christ gives to his disciples, distinct from the peace that the world may give. It’s a peace that serves as a constant consolation, amid understandable fears, to those who follow Christ on earth and continue with his redemptive mission. “Peace I leave...
LET’S hope that more and more people, especially the young ones, feel the need to have a daily agenda or a to-do list. This will assure us that, among many other things, we would be making good use of time, that we have a clear...
No mother would want her children to be fighting against each other. She always wishes her children to be in good terms with one another, helping each other, and with sincere concern for each other. How much more for our heavenly Mother Mary in this...
(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) and Rite of Investiture to Candidacy for Holy Orders, San Pedro Cathedral Parish, April 26, 2026.) This is the 4th Sunday of the Joyous Season of...
WE have to be careful with those truths in quotation marks. They may cite data and facts, they may even invoke some words of the Bible, but if they do not come from Christ himself, they can only give some appearance of truth, or some...
IT’S kind of amazing that in the gospel reading for the Mass of the Memorial of St. Joseph, the Worker, (cfr. Mt 13,54-58) celebrated on May 1, the figure of the foster father of Christ is just mentioned in passing, giving us the impression that...
A BROTHER of mine once gifted me with a gyro ball. It’s a device used for exercise and rehabilitation that strengthens wrists, forearms and hands, and improves grip strength and dexterity. I was amazed at how it works since with a certain movement of the...