On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi, we are reminded of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. “It is a presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is a substantial presence by which...
AS we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we are reminded that Christ has given us everything for us to be what God wants us to be. Christ is the living bread, and he offers it to us freely...
THESE, I believe, are the processes we have to undergo to pursue our lifelong duty of transforming ourselves into “another Christ,” having his spirit, his mind and heart, such that even in the level of our body, that spirit of Christ is lived and can...
IN the Gospel of St. Matthew (6,7-15), the Lord’s Prayer or what is commonly known as The Our Father is given after Christ warned the people to avoid babbling when praying. He offered the Lord’s Prayer as the proper way to pray. This is a good...
GIVEN our wounded human condition insofar as our spiritual and moral life is concerned, we really need to make the conscious effort to purify our intentions in everything that we do. We cannot deny that we are prone to give glory to ourselves instead of...
CHRIST described it very clearly. This is how he said it: “You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, and pray for...
THAT’S quite obvious if we would just consider these clear words of Christ. “I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him also the other. And if a man will contend with you in...
It would be nine years since my father passed away on June 16, 2025. How I wish he'd be here as we celebrate Father's Day today. I miss him, though I grew up with an absentee father because of his job and then later on...
The 1958 novel The Ugly American written by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick was a 1958-59 bestseller. It was a wake up call to U.S. to improve its relationship with the new Asian nations. Inserted in a series of chapters/side stories were flaws of U.S./Asian...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during his Pastoral Visit in San Francisco de Asis Parish, Tagakpan, Davao City, June 5-6, 2025.) Nakabantay kita sa Ebanghelyo, nagkita si Jesus ug ang Iyang mga tinun-an. Unya sa Iyang mga tinun-an,...