One Day at a Time
For the past few days I've been feeling anxious and overwhelmed about what things to do as we are about to go back living in our old home. This time it will only be me and my daughters who are on their mid-twenties. We left...
Category Archives: Opinion
Making a Davao Visit (Part 2 of 2)
The city should post in prominent premises the following notices 1. Maintain Environmental Hygiene Smoking, including electronic cigarettes is prohibited in No Smoking areas. Offenders are liable to maximum fine of P1,500 Keep all areas clean and do not litter. Offenders are liable to a fine...
Grabe ang imong tawag
(An excerpt of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. in his Homily during the Priestly Ordination of Rev. Fr. Francis Flores, August 4, 2025 at San Pedro Cathedral Parish.) Brothers and sisters, Rev. Francis, it is a bit of a surprise that we are here...
Vigilance in these tricky times
ONCE again, we are reminded of this need for vigilance in that gospel episode where Christ reminded his disciples to be like the servants who “await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.” (Mt 12,36) He prefaced this...
How to follow Christ
CHRIST said it clearly. “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For he that will save his life, shall lose it; and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find...
Dealing with our downtime
IN SPITE of our desire to continue doing things, we cannot deny that there are times when for one reason or another we would just lose steam and somehow feeling trapped in a condition of inactivity. It’s a classic example of what Christ once said:...
From our earthly to our heavenly image
ONE liturgical prayer I met sometime ago went this way: “Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who have been renewed by paschal remedies, transcending the likeness of our earthly parentage, may be transformed in the image of our heavenly maker.” I found that prayer very...
Logic alone cannot hack it
WHILE logic will always have an important role to play in our life, we should also realize that logic alone cannot cope with all the realities that we have to deal with in our life. Our logic can only work within the natural plane and...
The priesthood
AUGUST 4 being a Memorial of St. John Mary Vianney, patron saint of priests, is a good occasion to review who a priest is and how he should be. St. John Mary Vianney (1786-1859), also known as the Cure of Ars, can provide us with...
Making a Davao Visit (Part 1 of 2)
Davao is the most visited Mindanao City. The 3 main attractions are A. Sightseeing (Eden, Samal, Coastal Road), B. Shopping. Davao is the ukay center in Mindanao with big stores in Sta. Ana, San Pedro, Claveria Streets. We have the biggest number of big Malls:...