The modern world embraces multi-cultures yet the varied creeds and outlooks clamor for decent and dignified living for the deprived or poorer sectors. Amidst the situations of poverty, the call remains to work hard, earn one’s living, live simply and not be dominated by possessions....
Gikalipay nako ang bag-o pa lamang nga gikauyunan sa upat ka diyosesis sa Davao, Digos, Tagum ug Mati nga magnetwork sa among mga social communications apostolate. Kini nahitabo niadtong Pre-DADITAMA meeting nga gitambongan sa mga nangulo sa apostolado sa matag diyosesis, niadtong Nobiyembre 3, 2016 didto...
The closing of the Jubilee Door of Mercy in Rome will be done today by Pope Francis while here in the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Davao will be done by Archbishop Romulo Valles with a Mass tomorrow, November 14, Monday at 5:30 in the...
Part 2 of 2 How can one overcome addiction to pornography? Addiction, according to Webster’s Dictionary is “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming”. The key word here is enslaved. It means something that impedes...
YES, of course, where there is love, there is generosity. The two cannot be separated. It's in the very essence of love to give oneself without measure, without calculation, without expecting any return. It just gives and gives, even if along the way it encounters difficulties,...
Excerpts from the homily November 2, San Pedro Cathedral “We remember the dead today.” Abp. Valles started his homily with the reflection on why the readings all year round lead us to the same theme. “Resurrection. Life eternal. The offer of salvation.” Comparing salvation to a diamond, he added,...
In last week's Shalom we ended up our reflection that Jesus Christ cut the spiral of violence by offering Himself as victim. Yes, He did so out of love for the victim of the victimiser and for the victimiser himself/herself. In other words, the only way...
Many commercials flaunt the slogan that if you become someone or do something, you get to see the world. "Be a flight stewardess and see the world," is an example. "Be an IT expert or a caregiver, and see the world," is another. Many young people...
One shout-out students of the school where I work like to make during special events is "We do ordinary things extraordinarily well!" I feel good everytime they do that. But I also realize I have a tremendous task of explaining to them why it has...
The air is jubilantly triumphant when we recall and celebrate the feast of All Saints. It is as if the whole creation as one Communion of Saints is grandly assembled before the throne of victory of the Lamb who saved all humankind by His sacrificial...