BEFORE we get carried away by the dynamics of our present life, it is good to remind ourselves that whatever we do or whatever situation we may find ourselves in any given moment, we are meant for communion with God and with one another and...
WE have to be wary of this possibility. In fact, given how we are, we have a strong tendency to hijack what is to be human and what is to be a Christian. In so many ways, we impose our own ideas of what is...
The preferential option for the poor is evident in the many programs we have in the local church of Davao, like the Caritas, care for human trafficking, the Sagop Kinabuhi Program 2, Interreligious Dialogue and dialogue with Indigenous Peoples. Among the many challenges that the Church...
Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Abel Apigo last April 24, 2018, 2018 at San Pedro Cathedral. After his ordination today, Bishop Abel will no longer be feeding seminarians but his new flock, the faithful of the Diocese of...
I left Davao City on August 26 for Fort Harcourt Diocese in Rivers State, Nigeria, in West Africa, with Marawi Bishop Edwin de la Peña and Secular Daughters of St. Anne local superior Ms. Lou Q. Solijon. We were invited by Fr. Emmanuel Edeh, CssP,...
THESE are words used by St. Paul to describe our relation with God. It is in his Letter to the Ephesians where he says: “One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (4,6) If would be good if...
NOW that the Church is buffeted by an ugly crisis of clerical sexual abuse and other related issues, we have to realize that now is also the time to love it even more. Instead of simply being carried away by the spiral of scandal and...
CHRIST has told us clearly: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” (Lk 6,36) There are no ifs and buts in these words. In fact, Christ continued to say: “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will...
In 1863, the Ottoman Turks were poised to march through Europe taking advantage of a disunity among the monarchs who could not put up a common front against the imminent invasion. Immediately, on its path, was the city of Vienna that survived a previous siege...
Excerpt from Archbishop Romulo G. Valles’ homily during the Holy Mass of the Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons of 6 Seminarians and launching of the Vocation Month last September 3, 2018 at San Pedro Cathedral, San Pedro St., Davao City. Pasalamat kita sa Diyos,...