Today is St. John Vianney Sunday. He is known for his pastoral zeal in his parish in Ars. His dedication, especially in hearing confessions for hours, led to the radical transformation of the faithful from and outside his parish. That is why he is honored...
IT’S a skill we all need to learn. And given the current conditions of the world where many people are trapped in their earthly and temporal affairs, this skill is urgently needed. Converting the perishable condition of our earthly life into the imperishable quality of...
IF we want to avoid falling into complacency and familiarity in our relation with God, we need to continually deepen our faith and piety. We are reminded of this need in that gospel episode where the townmates of Christ failed to recognize him properly. (cfr....
WHEN Christ told his disciples that the Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind, after which the good fishes are separated from the bad ones, (cfr. Mt 13,47-53) we are clearly reminded that there is...
IN that gospel parable describing the Kingdom of Heaven as a treasure buried in a field and as a merchant searching for fine pearls for which the main characters would be willing to sell everything they had just to get that treasure and those fine...
THE clear lesson we can learn from the parable about the wheat and the weeds (cfr. Mt 13,24-43) is that we should just have hope amid all the trials and challenges in our earthly life, since God will take care of everything. We should avoid...
WHAT lesson can we learn from that rather amusing gospel episode of the two sisters, Martha and Mary, welcoming Christ to their home? (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) Martha was doing well in busying herself welcoming their special guest. But when she complained about her sister, Mary,...
How time flies! The first time I joined in the fiesta of Sta. Ana Parish was in 1983, and I was only 16 years old at that time. Together with some charismatic youth, we presented a dance number to the tune of Flashdance in the...
All opera composers are men. Their perception of women as weak, naïve, and inferior is evident in many of their works. For example, the aria “La donna è mobile” (Women are fickle) in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera *Rigoletto* is very popular. George Bizet’s opera *Carmen* portrays...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the National Anniversary Celebration of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals, SMX Lanang Priemier, Davao City, July 20, 2024.) This is important for you which has the letter C in your...