The Chinese having an unbroken line of civilizations and dynasties for 5,000 years treat the Mid-autumn festival as its second most important holiday of the year. All civilizations after the yearly harvests have festivals to thank their Gods for the blessings they have received shown...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. in his Homily during the Installation of Rev. Fr. Maximo Bahingtin as the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Tacunan, September 7, 2025.) Unsa may akong mensahe ninyo? Akong gibati gyud nga paspasan nako...
On May 10, 2021 Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter, Motu Proprio, “ANTIQUUM MINISTERIUM”, instituting the ministry of catechist. This is to remind us of the vital role catechists play in the pastoral life of the Church. “The history of evangelization over the past two...
ON the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Christ, which falls on September 14, we are given an occasion to consider once again the importance and indispensability of the cross in our life. Let’s savor some words of the readings used on...
“CAN the blind lead the blind?” Christ asked. (Lk 6,36) Obviously not. Sooner or later, both would fall into a ditch. We may find many ways of how to deal with this predicament, since it cannot be denied that one way or another, in one...
CHRIST clearly said, nay, commanded us to do so. (cfr. Lk 6,27) We, of course, could not help but be incredulous by these words of Christ. Why oh why should we love our enemies when our very basic common sense would tell us the opposite? We...
IT would be good if all the time we have it clear in our mind who we really are, what our true identity and dignity are, in the eyes, in the mind and heart of God. It would help us to stay calm, confident and...
THIS is the lesson we can draw from that gospel episode where people with all kinds of sicknesses went to see Christ for healing. (cfr. Lk 6,12-19) But for us, we should not wait for some serious illness or difficulty to beset us before going...
YES, indeed, we have great reason to rejoice as we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It’s on this day that we are somehow assured that God and man share the same life and nature! That God can become man...
This is the usual background of a legal separation case. Juan and Ana were in love, got married, had two children. Juan had a good job in a corporation. He later had a mistress. Ana felt bad she had to stretch the family budget because...