Excerpts of Homily Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15, 2016 Sa Assumption Parish Fiesta Mass niadtong Lunes, Agosto 15, gipasabot ni Yanong Muloy ang mga basahon sama na lamang sa framework sa unang pagbasa gikan sa Revelation diin duha ka signs ang nakita...
Santa Maria is the most honored, revered and influential woman in the history of the world. Magnificent cathedrals have been built around the world in her name like Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore and our Lady of Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Women and men have dedicated...
Upon entering the majestic and awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Rome, one’s celestial reverie is abruptly interrupted by a nearby security officer whose static voice crackles through a megaphone: No Photos! No Videos! Silence! And to further emphasize this admonition, he hushes the entire chapel with...
In this column I use the word "dialogue" as a process of interaction among religious leaders. We call this verbal sharing with the words "interfaith dialogue". Now, when these religious leaders engaged in dialogue are followers of Christian faith, be it Catholic or Protestant, we call...
The famous quote of William Shakespeare: ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ – continues to muddle the modern mind. So in our muddled situation today what confuses are the wrong, misleading, contradictory ideas. For as the ancients say: ‘It is ideas that rule...
Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption, was born free of original sin. Her answer to the angel “may it be done unto me according to thy word” was a faith borne from a critical and wise mind in constant communion with her God. While she was...
"Be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks." (Lk 12,36) With these words, it's clear that Christ wants us to be on the watch for the second coming of Christ at the end...
Nagpasalamat si Abp. Valles una sa kura paroko sa The Most Sacred Heart Parish tungod sa pag-imbita kaniya sa mga GKK diha sa Calinan nga nagsaulog sa ilang ika-50, 60 o 75 ka tuig. Dayon gitimbaya niya ang mga parokyano sa pagtambong sa ika-66 nga...
How is God’s love and mercy and justice being lived in our world today? Perhaps some false misconceptions regarding human dignity and social analysis have injected deceptive mistaken ideas that suffocate one’s being a true disciple of mercy that sees with the eyes of Jesus the...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="11878,11879,11880,11881,11882"] EXCERPTS FROM THE HOMILY St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Fiesta Mass Mandug, Davao City August 1, 2016 In today’s Gospel (Matt. 14: 13-21), the multiplication of the bread/fishes was a miracle, and it really was. It’s a showcase of God’s mercy and power over everything,...