Infidelity a fact of life
WE, of course, should try our best, without giving up, to be faithful all the way to the end. No matter how many times we fall, we should just get up as many times as necessary, and just move on. We might arrive at our...
Category Archives: Opinion
Never tempt God
WITH all the assurances that God will take care of everything, especially when we are in most need of help and mercy, etc., we might be tempted to think that we can do anything, including intentionally doing bad things, since God will forgive us anyway. This...
The proper accepting attitude
IN our life, in all our relations with others, in all situations and conditions that we can encounter, we have to learn how to be properly accepting of things without forgetting what needs to be done for everything to be how it should be. It’s...
“Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum”
THAT’S “Be it done to me according to your word,” the response of Mary to the Archangel Gabriel who told her that she was going to conceive the very Son of God in her womb. (cfr. Lk 1,26-38) She at first asked, “How shall this...
Making Christ relevant to our times
THANKS be to God, we can still be considered as a strongly Christian country. Especially in this Lenten season we can see churches filled with people praying and doing all kinds of penitential practices. Yes, there are also those who take advantage of the Lenten...
Quick to accuse vs. quick to forgive
THESE are the two opposing attitudes that can be seen in God and in us. We are quick to blame and accuse others for whatever fault, defect, mistake others may commit, including those that we make up simply because of our biases and differences. But...
My Davao City
I am now 85 years old. This is my unexpurgated version of how Davao became a City. In the 1850s trade between Asia and Europe increased because of the palm oil, rubber, TIN, tea plantations in India, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, (UK) Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos (French),...
Rejoice in the Journey of Lent
(An excerpt of the Homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D. during the 4th Sunday of Lent and Rite of Investiture & Admission of Pontifical Servers at San Pedro Cathedral.) Karong Dominggoha mao ang ikaupat nga Dominggo sa Kuwaresma, kon dili ako masayop adunay...
Semana Santa: Panahon sa Bakasyon ug Panahon sa Pagbag-o
Sa matag tuig nga nagkaduol ang Semana Santa, makita nato diha sa mga balita nga nga nagkadaghan ang mga tawo sa mga terminal kay mouli sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka lugar, ang uban gani matanggong kay kay tungod mahutdan ug bus nga mobyahe ug maghulat pa...
Our resurrection to eternal life
THE readings on the Third Sunday of Lent remind us that we are meant for eternal life. In the first reading, from the Book of Ezekiel 37,12-14, we see how God promises to raise his people from their graves and fill them with his Spirit. The...