LET us always keep in mind that mandate Christ gave to his apostles before he ascended into heaven. “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them...
THAT’S right! Let’s play with the Child Jesus. In fact, we can dance with and for him, just like what we do when we are with a little child. We can make faces and do many other cutesy things so that he and us will...
Duc in altum means “go out into the deep” or “draw into the deep”. Tomorrow, January 28, the Church honors St. Thomas Aquinas who is known to be the Patron of Catholic schools, colleges and universities, philosophers, theologians and booksellers. Having written a lot of books,...
Excerpt from the homily of Abp. Romulo G. Valles on the occasion of the 36th Parochial Fiesta of Sto. Niño Parish, Kaputian, January 20. Dili lang kita ang nagpyesta karon. Tibuok Pilipinas official, nagsaulog sa fiesta karon. Pinoy na pinoy ang fiesta karon, Sto. Niño de...
I have heard this before but I cannot remember the source. Can a public dance contain a spiritual message? The Santo Niño devotees say, “Yes, that’s what 'two steps forward and one step backward' means.” The call to holiness is for everyone to obey as much...
Two weeks ago, my daughter introduced me to the Marie Kondo way of tidying up my closet. As 2019 starts, my daughter who was on semestral break from college has been tidying up her room and closet. She was inspired by Marie Kondo who is...
WITH the way things are nowadays, we need to be keen in distinguishing between real self-giving and a fake one that masks what actually is self-indulgence. This is because we can now easily make use of many good things and yet our intentions are not...
I AM referring to the two apostles, St. Peter and St. John. The former was much older than the latter who, tradition says, was practically a lad only at the time of Christ. They both can represent the tension that usually arises between two different...
WE need to examine our attitude towards the unavoidable struggles we have in life. These struggles can be in all fronts—spiritual, moral, material, social, personal, etc. We need to ask ourselves whether we know why we have these struggles and whether they have some meaning...
THAT’S right. Sex is sacred. We should not play around with it. It is serious business, infused with a very serious mission. We should not trivialize it. Of course, it is easier said than done. The naked truth is that given our wounded condition and the...