THAT’S what God has practically given us. He has created us to be his image and likeness. And he has given us everything to reach that goal—our intelligence, will and his powerful grace, and everything else that is for our own good. In a sense, his...
THIS is a good advice for those who are trapped in a predicament that tempts them to plunge into hopelessness and despair. We should not delay in having to begin and begin again, no matter how many times we have to do it. We just...
WE need to be humble to attract and receive God’s grace that would enable us to do what we cannot do on our own—to be able to love everyone, including our enemies. Christ has told us, nay, commanded us to love our enemies, and that...
The Maryknoll Missionaries left an imprint of their spiritual leadership as the last of the Maryknoll Fathers in Davao, Fr. Jerry Burr, MM, is leaving for good. Thousands and thousands of our faithful in Davao Region were baptized, taught and inspired to live the Christian...
Excerpt of the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the investiture and installation of St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary last July 13, 2019. We are here to share the joy with our seminarians of the Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao...
This is just to clarify the meaning of the word, Dedication, used in reference to the parish church of Sta. Ana. The parish of Sta. Ana was dedicated not just blessed. The ceremony is presided by the Diocesan Bishop who was at that time Archbishop Antonio...
Are you planning to adopt a child? Is the child to become an addition to your present family or it could be that you are a childless couple and wants to have a child through adoption? Whatever the case may be, as long as you...
WE have to be familiar with the so-called pro-choice position that is now becoming the prevalent ideology affecting many countries and especially the young ones, the so-called millennials. We need to be familiar with it so that we can be better prepared to deal with...
WE need to realize that the entire span of time we have on earth as in the whole material universe is part of the eternity of God. Time is a property of material beings, including ourselves, that God created in his eternity. That is why...
WE cannot deny that in our life we will always have some good times and some bad times. We just have to make sure that the good times are really good and the bad times are really bad, because it can happen that what we...