What is the difference between a resolution and a wish? Mr. Webster defines resolution as a firm decision to do or not to do something while the same Mr. Webster defines wish as a desire or hope for something to happen or something to be...
AS part of the 9-year plan of preparation of the 5th centennial of the Christianization of the Philippines in 2021, our bishops have declared 2018 as Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons. It’s a good year-long occasion to reflect and deepen our understanding of the...
(Message during the DADITAMA meeting at Tagum last December 5-6) “Dakong pasalamat nato sa diocese sa Tagum, magbaguod gyud ta with a smile,” says new CBCP President Archbishop Romulo G. Valles D.D. during the quarterly meeting of the Archdiocese of Davao, Dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and...
Kining duha nga tan-awonon nato niining MSPC XVI, nga sigurado ako, atong tukion usab sa umaabot sa 2019 ug 2020, kini mao ang apostolado nato sa Lumad ug sa Dialogo sa may laing tinuohan. Mahinungdanon kaayo kini alang kanato dinhi sa 21 ka simbahang lokal...
Christmas is indeed a Family get-together feast--a big “family day” with relatives joining in from near and far. Balikbayans or those living far within the country come home to celebrate Christmas with their families. The family host patiently crafts the scenario that will satisfy the...
Many of us who are quite media oriented know there is no real peace this Christmas, a peace that can only be the result of order. The reason is because there are a lot of disorders in our social, political, cultural and religious life. Martial law,...
The Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, reminds us of the “Belen” and “Parol”, which can be lighted, as primary symbols of Christmas. The “Belen” depicting the poor baby Jesus with His parents...
This novelty type of Christmas song entitled “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” was the very first Christmas song that I could sing with merriment especially that I heard it the first time when I was in Grade 1 with a...
THANKS be to God, we still celebrate Christmas in our country in a religious way. In an increasingly secularized world, our way of celebrating Christmas indeed stands out. And our fervent prayer should be that this way of celebration persists till the end of time and,...
LIFE cannot help but be marked if not filled with routine and banality. We do the same things everyday. We follow more or less the same schedule. Any change, especially for the better, seems to take an eternity to happen. If we are not careful,...