A really good rest
THERE are, of course, different ways and kinds of rest. But we should try to have a really good one that is fit to our dignity as persons and children of God. And this kind of rest can only be found in Christ who precisely...
Category Archives: Opinion
Heaven is the destination
Excerpts of the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao, during the fiesta of Birhen sa Kasilak, New Loon, Mintal, September 8, 2019. Our faith is part of who we are. To our young people, keep the faith. And our faith to God is...
Honoring the PME’s
The abbreviation PME is a word in the French language which stands for Pretres de Missions Etrangeres. In the English language it is translated as Priests of the Foreign Missions. It was founded in Montreal, Canada. They came to Davao region sometime in 1938. They...
Sanctifying friendships (Part 2)
In last week’s reflection, we said that human friendship can sanctify us and must be sanctified. However, one must strive to avoid falling into false friendships as these can be a real obstacle to sanctification. * * * * * * The author of the book, The...
The O.F.W.’s
The world’s biggest group of seafarers are Filipinos. There are 5 reasons for this. 1. They speak, read and write in English. 2. 95% are graduates of nautical schools. 3. All know how to use computers and are easy to teach the latest electronic machines....
Our freedom needs temperance
THE reason is simple. Freedom is such a tricky thing to handle. It can easily be abused and ruin us. If not handled properly, its comeuppance is much graver than whatever pleasure its so-called perks and privileges can give us. So, caveat emptor! That’s why St....
Be practical also
WHILE it is true that to be prudent in our actuations, we need to come up with some theories and hypothesis, we also need to realize that we should not stop only in the speculative level. We have to go all the way to the...
An apt description of today’s troubles?
SOME words of St. Paul in his letter to the Romans appear to be a good description of today’s trouble in the world. In that letter, he describes the troubles and identifies the cause. It’s in Chapter 1,18-32 of said letter, and I think it is...
Virtues most needed today
FAR from falling into irrelevance, and much less, into obsolescence, as some people claim, virtues are actually most needed today. And that’s simply because with the fast-moving and more complicated developments of the times, virtues actually help us greatly in properly tackling the challenges of...
“Mao kini ang atong Bokasyon”
“Mao kini ang atong bokasyon,” miingon si Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, D.D. sa iyang homiliya didto sa kabataan niadtong National Youth Day. Siya naghisgot sa bokasyon sa tanang binunyagan, ilabina sa iyang pag-ingon “kamo ang kahayag sa kalibutan”. Kita ang kahayag sa kalibutan ilabina alang niadtong nag-antus...