WE have to be ready to react properly when some praises and honors come our way. We should remain humble, knowing that all those praises and honors belong to God. “Deo omnis gloria!” This is the lesson Christ wants to impart when he talked about the...
THAT’S simply because our life will always be in some warfare. And it is not so much in the outside or the visible world as in the inside or the invisible aspects of our life. Our war will be more in our mind, heart and...
THAT gospel episode about the blind man whose vision was restored because of his great faith gives us a good lesson to learn. (cfr Lk 18,35-43) And that is that we have to be like that blind man eager to ask Christ for a cure. Regardless...
This Sunday the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King which is also known as Feast of Christ the King. The Church would want to make it clear that Christ kingship is not a political figure because His kingdom is not of this world...
Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the Holy Mass of the 53rd KSP & PSL Gathering of the Archdiocese of Davao last November 18, 2018 at University of Immaculate Conception, Bajada, Davao City. Diha sa gasa sa pagtoo, si Kristo ang haligi, unsay ingon...
When we were studying Sacred Liturgy in the Major Seminary in Jaro, Iloilo, our Spanish professor, a good liturgist and a good spiritual guide, used to advise us future priests that whenever there was no requested intention for Mass, we should offer our Masses for...
When Our Lady appeared in Fatima in 1917, the Miraculous Medal was well-established in the Church, having been revealed at the 19th century apparition to St. Catherine Labouré in the chapel at the Rue du Bac convent in Paris. The medal was given in this way:...
THE expression is taken from the Acts of the Apostles (4,32). It means “one heart and one soul.” It was used to describe the way the early Christian believers lived. The full text is as follows: “Now the full number of those who believed were...
I WAS struck by a quotation used in Pope Francis’ “Gaudete et exsultate,” which is about the call to holiness in today’s world. He quoted a French essayist, Leon Bloy, who said, “the only great tragedy in life is not to become a saint.” (GE...
THIS refers to the devil, actually the smartest of all conspirators. A pure spirit, he has the great advantage of knowing things instantaneously and can have the power to organize and orchestrate things according to his evil purposes. He can do this so well that...