IN SPITE of our desire to continue doing things, we cannot deny that there are times when for one reason or another we would just lose steam and somehow feeling trapped in a condition of inactivity. It’s a classic example of what Christ once said:...
ONE liturgical prayer I met sometime ago went this way: “Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies, transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage, may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.” I found that prayer very...
WHILE logic will always have an important role to play in our life, we should also realize that logic alone cannot cope with all the realities that we have to deal with in our life. Our logic can only work within the natural plane and...
AUGUST 4 being a Memorial of St. John Mary Vianney, patron saint of priests, is a good occasion to review who a priest is and how he should be. St. John Mary Vianney (1786-1859), also known as the Cure of Ars, can provide us with...
Davao is the most visited Mindanao City. The 3 main attractions are A. Sightseeing (Eden, Samal, Coastal Road), B. Shopping. Davao is the ukay center in Mindanao with big stores in Sta. Ana, San Pedro, Claveria Streets. We have the biggest number of big Malls:...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. in his Homily during the 10th FLA/PSKB Annual Gathering at St. Mary of the Perpetual Rosary Parish, Buhangin, July 26, 2025.) Niingon kita “journeying” naay puntarya, naay padulngan, together. Mao ni character, manag-uban kita, synodal. Mao...
The first Sunday of August is dedicated as St. John Baptiste Marie Vianney Sunday. Known as the “Cure de Ars”, St. John Vianney is the patron of priests both diocesan and religious. We might wonder why. He showed unequalled dedication in his journey to the priesthood....
YES, we have to learn the art of how to end our day well. That’s because it is our way also of how to end our life well, ready to meet God in judgment. We just have to be realistic about the real purpose of...
I SUPPOSE this condition is understandable. But we need to do something about it, because whether we like it or not, the reality that governs us goes far beyond the material and the sensible and even the intelligible. We have to deal with things spiritual...
CHRIST’S parable about the Kingdom of heaven being compared to a net thrown into the sea and catching all sorts of fish after which the good fishes were put into a bucket while the bad ones were thrown away certainly reminds us that at the...