JANUARY 1 is, of course, New Year’s Day. We will be noisy on that day, heartily welcoming 2019, a new page in our book of life. But that day is first of all, in our liturgical calendar, the Solemnity of the Divine Motherhood of the...
WE have to be aware of this danger. With how things are now, it is quite easy and tempting for something that is good to be spoiled because of a rotten intention one has in carrying it out. Yes, one can give alms, do a...
Today, as so many in the world celebrates the beginning of a new year. The Church, likewise, celebrates the Solemnity of the Mother of God. This celebration, in no way admits the divinity of Mary. The Church has always affirmed that Mary is not divine,...
Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the Holy Mass of the Archdiocesan Launching of the Year of the Youth last December 1, 2018 at San Pedro Cathedral, San Pedro St., Davao City. “Year of the Youth o tuig sa mga batan-on nga dunay nindot...
The New Year 2019 has many meanings to many people. And regardless of race, religion and culture, it is basically about Time. The letters of the alphabet and the numbers do not define Time. They can only serve to describe Time. Even Science can only measure...
TO be more precise, suffer especially the babies. The other day, I had the misfortune—that in the end turned out actually as a great fortune—of being with two screaming babies on a one-hour plane ride. If there’s anything that I am most sensitive to and...
New Year is a time when many people around the world make promises. However, many of the promises made by people are rarely completed maybe because their resolution is hardly doable or impossible to achieve. The resolution to finish college in one year is impossible...
ASKED to give the homily at the Thanksgiving Mass of a newly ordained priest, I was wondering what to say to a person who I know must have received a deep and thorough formation for the priesthood. It’s like preaching to the choir, talking to...
WHILE it’s true that we have to give due, if not utmost, attention to our human economy in its different levels—local, national, global—it’s even more true that we have to give a most special attention to the divine economy or the economy of salvation. We...
THIS is a skill that is getting more and more relevant and indispensable these days. With all the waste matter and other forms of impurities and contaminants that now fill our environment, we have to make sure that we, for example, filter and purify our...