WHAT criteria to use in choosing our leaders and public officials? Definitely, we should hold integrity and competence as indispensable requirements. We need to look into the background of each candidate for public office whether these criteria are met. Integrity ensures ethical decision-making, transparency and accountability...
TO be like Christ, as we should, we have to develop an abiding compassion toward everyone, especially the lost ones. We are reminded of this Christian duty in the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. (cfr. Lk 15,1-10) Compassion should have a...
WE should not be surprised if Christ used what we may consider as harsh words to make us follow him. With all our weaknesses and limitations, there is no way but for him to use these strong words to keep us on the right track...
THAT gospel parable where Christ talked about a certain man who invited many persons to a great supper (cfr. Lk 14,15-24) can lead us to ask the question of how to balance the forcefulness of love and our freedom. As the parable narrates, all those invited...
THIS is an attempt to describe the increasingly sharp differences between the so-called Gen Z people (those born roughly between 1997 and 2012 who grew up with widespread access to the internet, smartphones and social media, and often described as digital natives) and the senior...
Love of God between husbands and wives, between parents and children are the most important parts of the culture and beliefs of all people worldwide. Honoring and remembering our dead ancestors, relatives and friends is a beautiful aspect of human life. The TAJ Mahal mausoleum was...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D. in his Homily during the Archdiocesan Penitential Walk & Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at San Pedro Square, City Hall Drive, San Pedro St., Davao City | October 25, 2025.) Ang atong pagpundok karon kabahin, sumala...
November 1 and November 2 are the days we commemorate for the saints and the departed souls. The two days are connected, representing the “communion of saints” that includes the living, those in purgatory, and those in heaven. Both days are in celebration of our...
IT’S good that in our country we have this very popular tradition called “undas” when families go to cemeteries to visit, clean and decorate graves of loved ones. There they offer prayers, light candles and leave flowers and even food for the departed. It’s also...
PERHAPS that’s what we can learn from the readings of Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time. (cfr. Rom 9,1-5; Lk 14,1-6) There we can see how St. Paul expressed his deep sorrow and anguish for his unbelieving people and was willing to be...