THE spectacle of Christ’s Transfiguration (cfr. Lk 9,28b-36) teaches us, among other things, that we are meant for a supernatural life, that we need to develop the art of transcending the material and temporal dimensions of our life to enter into the world of the...
THAT gold standard is nothing other than the way God loves us. It’s a love that has a universal scope, that can include enemies. It continues to burn whatever the situation and condition may be. It takes the initiative to love, not waiting for some...
LET’S never forget that God is always with us, eager to help us in all our needs. We cannot doubt this truth of our faith since as St. Paul once said, “He (God) who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for...
WE need to be clear about the relation among truth, freedom and faith. Unless we know this relation and live by it, we cannot really keep the dignity that is meant for us. That is why Christ lamented over the unbelief of the people of...
AN anecdote I heard sometime ago taught me the lesson that charity should never be dry and cold, but rather warm, full of affection. It was about a nun who got sick and stayed in bed for days in the convent. When asked how she...
THAT’S the attitude to develop and to have in this life where we can expect undesirable things to come our way. Yes, there are options we make that in spite of our best efforts, turn out to be wrong in the end. And there will...
Ash Wednesday (March 5) marks the beginning of the Lenten season, which continues until April 17 (Holy Thursday) before the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. This leads us into the Easter Triduum, commemorating three key events: 1. The Passion and Death, 2. The Burial,...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during during Misa Pasasalamat for the 88th Araw ng Dabaw last March 1, 2025 at the San Pedro Cathedral Parish.) We have so much blessings in Davao that every opportunity like today, as...
OBVIOUSLY, the thing to do is to immediately go to Christ who will show us and empower us with the proper way to deal with the many temptations in our life. We should never just be by ourselves when these temptations come, thinking that we...
THIS danger is illustrated in that gospel episode where “the disciples of John approached Jesus and said, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” (Mt 9,14) And Christ simply responded: “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the...