WE should not be surprised anymore by this fact of life and truth of our faith. If we truly are in love with the love of God, the love of Christ who gave us the new commandment to love our neighbor as he himself has...
WE have to learn to be both active and contemplative in our life. Active in the sense that we immerse ourselves as deeply as possible in the dynamic of earthly and temporal affairs, while also contemplative in the sense that in all these affairs, we...
Someone asked me once how he could better appreciate and take advantage of the sacrament of confession. At that very moment we were both enjoying some brewed coffee and doughnuts. It then occurred to me to relate confession with coffee. Well, not exactly to the excellent...
[caption id="attachment_23221" align="alignright" width="263"] Black Nazarene at Quiapo Church, Manila. (Photo: Constantine Agustin | Flickr)[/caption]The Black Nazarene is a life-sized, dark, wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ carrying the cross while representing his passion and suffering and is believed to be miraculous by many Filipino Catholics....
Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the Holy Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and 59th Parochial Fiesta last December 8, 2018 @ Immaculate Conception Parish, Mintal, Davao City Happy fiesta sa inyong tanan! Viva Maria! Viva...
Most priests want to give homilies that wake people up and inspire them to be more faithful and effective Catholics in everyday life. When I talk with friends who have left the Catholic church, the number one reason I get that they left was poor...
For my work in promoting good and peaceful Christian-Muslim relations the Government of Iran through its embassy in Manila honored me with a State-sponsored visit to Teheran. That was in January 2006. I just finished my term as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of...
THE joy of Christmas springs from the fact that Jesus Christ, our savior, is born. “Puer natus est nobis,” says the entrance prayer in the Christmas Mass. A child is born for us, he is Christ the Lord, our Savior. This good news should give us...
Pope Francis recently encouraged the faithful to recite what is probably the oldest prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Studies show that this invocation to Mary was composed before the 3rd century A.D. The prayer’s earliest form reads: “Under your mercy we take refuge, Mother of...
IF it is for a good cause, we should not be afraid to complicate our life. This is what Christ in effect told us when he talked about that shepherd who left behind the ninety-nine sheep of his flock to look for the one that...