The smallest political body of our country is the barangay in the same way that the smallest religious unit of the church is the family with Fr. Peyton’s reminder that the family that prays together stays together. The more than 5,000 barangays all over the...
ALL sorts of trials can come to us anytime. They are unavoidable. In fact, it would be good if we can already expect them, so we can prepare ourselves for them. We have to learn how to deal with them effectively. There definitely are human and...
Excerpt from the homily of Archbishop Valles during the 54th Parochial Fiesta of St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Sasa, Davao City last May 1, 2018. “Karong adlawa, niining atong fiesta, siguro ang dakong hagit mao ang maampoon nga pamalandong niining dimension, niining kabahin sa atong kinabuhi,...
The Church moves on as She has been doing for the past two thousand years. One significant happening in the so-called history of salvation is the ordination of new bishops as successors of the apostles and heads of local churches or dioceses. This year 2018 the...
CHRIST told us very clearly that we should refrain from judging others. “Do not judge, or you will be judged,” he said. “For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you...
I WAS happy to read an article recently about why we are increasingly unaware of our ignorance and why it is a big problem. It caught my attention because that is also my observation. In fact, in many of my columns, I have expressed that...
ANOTHER form of fake holiness mentioned in Pope Francis’ “Gaudete et exsultate” is what is known as Pelagianism that also includes its mitigated but still erroneous idea of holiness that is labeled as semi-Pelagianism. It is a heretical doctrine attributed to a British theologian, Pelagius,...
WE all can be and should be saints even if we are not canonized, that is, to be officially declared as saint by the Church after a long process of verifying the holy life of a person that definitely should show how heroic he lived...
One Saturday afternoon, I was trying to have my siesta but I cannot sleep and feel restless due to severe allergic rhinitis (a type of inflammation in the nose which occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air. Signs and symptoms include...
Again, starting May 1, we see children going to our GKKs bringing with them flowers, rosaries, fruits and other things they can offer to Mama Mary. With excitement and wonder, they listen to the basic teachings of our faith, especially on Marian doctrines, learn how...