Among the many saints we remember during this month of November, we give thanks to St. Charles Borromeo as a gift to the Church. We owe it to him for the foundation of diocesan seminaries for the formation of priests. He inspired this kind of...
(Excerpt from the homily of Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the PSK and other GSLs Archdiocesan Gathering with the theme, GSLs Nagapanaw Uban sa Pundok sa Kabatan-onan sa Kinabuhi ug Misyon sa Simbahan Diha sa GKK, in Ateneo De Davao University, Jacinto Street, Davao...
WITH the celebration of the Solemnity of All Saints and the Commemoration of All Souls, we should be reminded of that beautiful, if very overwhelming, reality that all of us, from Adam to the last man still to be born, are meant to live in...
WE should not be surprised by this phenomenon. If we are more faithful to our vocation and mission, if we are more generous in our self-giving, we should not be surprised if we are also given more duties and responsibilities, and more tasks to perform. This...
WE have to learn when to get personal and when not to. Since we are all persons with a rational nature, we need to deal with each other properly as our nature and dignity demand. To ‘get personal,’ as an expression, has many connotations. But I...
WE need to realize more seriously that more than feeding our body, we actually need to feed our soul which, being the principle of our life, is more important than the body. We are not just a biological being, like the plants and animals. We...
Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the 3RD Parochial Fiesta of San Pedro Calungsod Parish, Baguio District, Davao City last October 21, 2018. My dear brothers and sisters, in a particular way, kanang maong pagpuyo sa pagtoo gisaulog nato karon niining fiesta dinhi sa...
It has become a tradition in the Catholic Church in the Philippines to observe the last Sunday of October as Prison Awareness Sunday to remind the faithful to be mindful of the plight of those in prison whether they are guilty or innocent of the...
It was in 2010 that I first started my apostolate in the female city jail. My first batch of students was 15 female inmates. I was tutoring them for their ALS (Alternative Learning System). It was a rewarding and fulfilling feeling when all of the...
On November 2, 2018, All Souls Day we will be remembering our beloved dead. Usually, we go to cemeteries, attend mass and offer prayers for our loved ones who have been gone before us. It is our hope that they are in heaven like all...