THAT’S what we are facing these days. We actually have been having them for quite a while now, but these days, with the advent of AI—and we can expect more advanced technologies in the coming years—things have become exponentially more complicated. How should we handle this...
WHAT these two sisters can tell us is that we will always have differences, and even conflicts, among ourselves, even if we belong to the same family or clan, the same neighborhood or group, etc. Martha was the active type, while Mary was the quiet...
THIS is the lesson we can draw from those parables where Christ compared the Kingdom of God with a mustard seed and a yeast. (cfr. Mt 13,31-35) We need to develop the urge to look and find God in the little ordinary things of our...
The 2020 COVID epidemic forced the world to go into electronic banking and commercial transactions to avoid human contamination. Technology, sensing that there is serious money in servicing all the business needs of all the people in all the nations expanded, improved and created new...
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles, D.D. in his Homily during the Holy Spirit Mass and Installation of Fr. Jeus Jardin as Rector of St. Francis Xavier College Seminary of Davao, Catalunan Grande, Davao City, July 17, 2025.) Why is this batasan of...
July 26 is the fiesta of San Joaquin and Sta. Ana, the Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They are the patron saints of grandparents, Senior Citizens and the elderly. By their prayers, love and humility, Sta. Maria became obedient, helpful and holy that the...
WHEN the disciples asked Christ to teach them how to pray, they were not only given what is now known as the Lord’s Prayer, or the Our Father, but also were egged to be insistent in their prayers. (cfr. Lk 11,1-13) “Ask, and it shall be...
CHRIST gave us the clear answer to this question. “Whoever will be the greater among you, let him be your minister. And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant. Even as the Son of Man is not come to be ministered...
WHILE we can consider our life under many different aspects and levels, we however can somehow distinguish three basic levels or stages that our life is subject to, without denying our basic identity as a human being or person. And that is that we are...
THAT’S how we have to understand our duty to pursue personal sanctity without let-up. It will always involve the apostolic duty because sanctity is not only about one’s own holiness. It is also concerned about the holiness of everyone else. The word “personal” should not be...