(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during the first national feast of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno at Our Lady of Peňafrancia GKK, DECA Esperanza Tigatto, Davao City, January 9, 2025.) “Salamat buhi kaayo ang Catholicism sa Pilipinas tungod kay...
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held annually from January 18 to 25, serves as a powerful reminder of Christ’s call in John 17:11, “...
WORDS of Mary to the servants at the wedding in Cana. (cfr. Jn 2,1-11) While the festive celebration was going on, the mother of Christ noticed that wine was running out. She approached him to inform him of the problem, but her request at first...
WE should aim at having our faith as strong as possible. This is the only way we can start and keep sharing the very life of God here on earth. That’s actually the ideal condition for us to be in. Otherwise, there’s no way but...
SINCE true Christian love will always ask for more and, in fact, endless things, we should not be surprised when at a certain point we will reach our limits. We know that we are supposed not to say enough in our self-giving, but given our...
THAT’S the very nature of love, if it’s true love, one that is a vital participation and reflection of the very essence of God which is also meant to be our own essence, since we are God’s image and likeness. It’s a love that never says...
THIS refers to Christ who, after preaching in a synagogue, left a deep impression on the people who compared the way he preached with the way the scribes preached. (cfr. Mk 1,22) This gospel episode somehow reminds us, especially priests, about how preaching should be properly...
SOON after John the Baptist was arrested, Christ told the people, “The time has been fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the Gospel,” (Mk 1,15) after which he chose 12 apostles from among the disciples he managed to gather at...
How can we reconcile our roles as priests, prophets, and kings in the modern world? Baptism imparts a thoughtful identity to believers, integrating them into the priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission of Christ. As priests, the baptized are called to offer their lives as spiritual sacrifices,...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Reverend Romulo G. Valles D.D. during the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord in San Pedro Cathedral Parish, January 5, 2024.) Epiphany comes from the Greek word, epiphaneia.. to make known, to reveal, to show, pagpakita, pagpadayag…...