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,...
As Jesus manifested His glory to His disciples, we also get a glimpse of our future when we possess Him fully in heaven. Here on earth, by means of grace, also a gesture of encouragement by the Holy Spirit, we can already possess Him in...
A Philippine Star columnist, Chit Pedrosa, reacting to the statement of Pope Francis that the commandment "Thou shall not kill" is "an absolute value", wrote that the Pope's statement is "confusing". She quoted some bishops who were reported to have said that it is not...
Speaking on the Theology of the Body, St. Pope John Paul II revealed that by means of the body, man and woman are uniquely endowed by the Creator with the particular capacity of expressing love as chosen by eternal love. “Whoever accepts the ethos of Matthew...