THAT’S what we can get from the gospel story about the two sisters, Martha and Mary. (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) If love is pure, we would not show off the things we do, baiting for praises; we would not compare ourselves with others to see if...
THAT gospel episode where some Pharisees complained against Christ’s disciples who were plucking ears of corn on a Sabbath to appease their hunger (cfr. Mt 12,1-8) again brings out the issue of our human laws and how they have to be made, understood and applied. While...
PERHAPS we can get an idea about that secret from what Christ himself said. “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” (Mt 11, 29) It’s when we are meek and humble, like Christ, that we...
WE need to be very clear about this point. We often contrast charity with truth, mercy with justice. And that’s because we consider these values and virtues more from our own point of view, based only on our experiences, observations, sciences, etc., that while giving...
“THEN began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for they had not done penance. ‘Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in...
IT’S, of course, intriguing that while Christ is known to often greet his disciples with peace, as in “Peace be with you” (cfr. Jn 20,19; Jn 20,21), he also said at one time: “Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth; I...
From 1969 to 2010 we were Asia’s no. 1 and only saging exporter. There was no 2, 3, 4, etc. Davao City boomed. About 80,000 plus hectares were saging. Two laborers per hectare times 80,000 hectares equals 160,000 Laborers. Add the office staff, the packing...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. in his Homily during the Feast Day of Sts. Peter and Paul and San Pedro Cathedral Parish, 177th Parochial Fiesta, June 29, 2025.) Kining pyesta karon, ang Archdiocese sa Davao, very special, kita ang host sa...
A mother of a two-year-old girl approached a Consecrated Person or a madre and asked: “Sister, do you think that God will answer my prayers that my daughter will be healed of her sickness? The sister answered, “How do you see this situation in the...
THE obvious lesson we can immediately gather from the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10,25,37) is that we should have true empathy and compassion with everyone, irrespective of how those involved are, whether they are friendly or not, of our type or kind or...