At senior years, the secret is moderation. One needs to eat a balance diet of healthy food, has enough rest as well as exercise and takes regularly the prescribed medicine. For food, the balanced diet and the eating of healthy food is emphasized. Taking in more than...
WE need to discover and appreciate the link between suffering and loving. The two need not go against each other. In fact, they have to go together if we want our suffering to be meaningful and fruitful. And we have a way to do that. By...
Nowadays it is very common to find a family where one of the parents or even both parents are Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Some of these OFWs were forced to work abroad to augment the income and needs of their family. Nonetheless, they are considered...
ONE sad thing that can be observed around is to see people, even young people, who have a very low self-esteem. They are usually shy and withdrawn, and if you get to know them better, you will most likely discover that they suffer a range...
ANNIVERSARIES of whatever kind, be it happy or sad, should elicit in us the impulse of gratitude and the resolve to be faithful. They are part of our past that involves a turning point or a landmark. As such they define our life to a...
Excerpts from his homily San Pablo Fiesta, February 19 Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, D.D. started his homily with great gratitude to God and the gift of faith to the parishioners of San Pablo Parish; a faith that is in decline in Europe save for the Filipino diaspora...
On March 1, three days from today, Catholics worldwide will receive the ashes on their foreheads as a reminder that "they are from dust and into dust they shall return." This day marks the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent. It is also a...
Ania ang ikatulo ug katapusang bahin sa pamahayag ni Padre Roland Sayman sa Diyosesis sa Mati. Daghan salamat Padre Roland sa imong pagpapaambit niini: Mamalandong kita karon sa panagna ni Propeta Isaias mahitungod sa pagpahimugso sa Ulay nga Birhen ngadto sa Emmanuel nga Mesiyas [Isaias 7:10-14]...
In the story of creation, God created his masterpiece on the sixth day “in the divine image” to have dominion over all other creatures. From the very beginning, God wanted man to cooperate with his plan of creation and salvation, and to be his instrument...
Many of us Catholics will go to church on Ash Wednesday, March 1, to have our foreheads marked with ashes. It is most important to be conscious of our reason for doing so. The blessed ashes on our foreheads signify our intention to repent for...