(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during the Day 2 of Pastoral Visit and 61st Patronal Fiesta of San Vicente Ferrer GKK under Sto. Niño Parish, Kaputian, Island Garden City of Samal, Davao Del Norte, April 9, 2025.) Everytime...
AT Easter time when we celebrate the dawn of new life in the resurrection of Christ due to His obedience to the will of God the Father, can we translate this promise by obeying those in authority in our society? “The duty of obedience requires...
HAPPY EASTER to everyone! Once again, we celebrate the final victory of Christ over our sins and their consequences. That’s what his resurrection, achieved through the instrumentality of the cross, means. We should all be moved to correspond to this BEST NEWS we could ever...
THIS is the highest point, the climax, of the redemptive work of Christ. With the Easter Triduum which starts in the evening of Holy Thursday with the celebration of the Mass of the Last Supper, we are made to understand that Christ, whose idea of...
THAT Christ knew that he would be betrayed by one of those close to him and thus suffer the consequences—his passion and death on the cross (cfr. Mt 26,14-25)—should remind us that we too would be betrayed, if not by others then by our own...
THIS is a “caveat emptor” that will always be relevant in our whole life. We may already consider ourselves as good Christians because we pray, attend Mass, do some good works, etc. But if our relation with Christ is really not strong, deep and abiding,...
IF we really want to capture the heart of Christ, if we really want to have the same love he has for all of us, then we should train ourselves to get involved in the lives of others. That’s what Christ is showing us and...
Some national events bring heavy impact on us. The March 1957 P.AF. C-47 plane crash in Lahug, Cebu killing Pres. Magsaysay, the 1971 Liberal Party Plaza Miranda bombing, the 1982 Ninoy Aquino murder remind us of what an American wrote, “These are the times that...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during Pastoral Visit Day 3 in St. Jude Thadeus Shrine Parish, April 6, 2025.) Nasayod kita nga ang Kuwaresma preparatory ang iyang nature naay padulngan ba, asa kana? Ang last day sa Kuwaresma...
Palm Sunday is also World Youth Day. In 1975, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines conceived the Alay Kapwa inspired by the Gospel values of peace, justice and love. Ten years after, then Pope John Paul II wrote an Apostolic Exhortation to the young...