BAD days do happen! Let’s hope they will just be few and far between. But there certainly are days when we will have a perfect storm, when everything seems to conspire against us. Physically we can be a wreck. Emotionally we are shattered. Mentally we seem...
Every country in this world has its own heroes. These are the men and women who displayed the virtues of courage, perseverance, audacity, fortitude and most of all, the love for their people and their very homeland. Many of them paid with their lives if...
This question, which is addressed not only to the young but also to the adults and elderly, begs more questions. *What does following Jesus mean these days? *What does "following" mean? *What does it entail or demand? *Does "these days" or "nowadays" refer to specific time and place of...
“One, two, three, four and five,” Sheila counted her steps. Then she sat down and meticulously jotted it down in a piece of paper. “One, two, three, … fifteen!” She exhaled with apparent exhaustion from counting and jotting down her steps. “One, two, three, … twenty-three and...
WE need to be familiar with the Spirit of truth. He is the one who will show us the whole truth and not just some aspects of it. If we really want to be in the truth and not confused and lost in the many...
Excerpt of the Homily of the Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 60th Founding Anniversary and Parochial Fiesta of the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, F. Torres St., Davao City. Last Sunday, as I was saying the Mass, the Cathedral was...
OF course, St. Paul himself said so: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thes 5,16-18) And in that episode of Christ visiting the house of the sisters Martha and...
ONE very gratifying task I do is talking with young people, usually those in the school where I work, and being given the chance to help them in some way. It’s amazing that just by inviting them for a short chat, they would already feel...
SINCE we have been created in the image and likeness of God, we should put all our energy in becoming like God. To be like God is not some kind of mental disorder that some people stereotype such effort to be. In fact, that is...
On my 7-hour flight from Brisbane to Manila, two particular movies caught my attention. After watching these two — “Troy” and “Doctor Strange” — I could not help but be struck by similar thoughts, which I shall quote here. The first from “Troy”: “I tell you...