(Excerpt from the Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) and Rite of Investiture to Candidacy for Holy Orders, San Pedro Cathedral Parish, April 26, 2026.) This is the 4th Sunday of the Joyous Season of...
WE have to be careful with those truths in quotation marks. They may cite data and facts, they may even invoke some words of the Bible, but if they do not come from Christ himself, they can only give some appearance of truth, or some...
IT’S kind of amazing that in the gospel reading for the Mass of the Memorial of St. Joseph, the Worker, (cfr. Mt 13,54-58) celebrated on May 1, the figure of the foster father of Christ is just mentioned in passing, giving us the impression that...
A BROTHER of mine once gifted me with a gyro ball. It’s a device used for exercise and rehabilitation that strengthens wrists, forearms and hands, and improves grip strength and dexterity. I was amazed at how it works since with a certain movement of the...
WITH the very toxic air we have in the arena of public opinion, we need some saint as patron or intercessor who can help us in talking especially about hot-button issues related not so much in politics or business as in matters of faith and...
WE have to be more familiar with this Christian doctrine about our divine filiation. Simply said it means that through God’s grace which he gives us, we become adopted children of his, sharers of his life and nature, without erasing the distinction between God who...
THAT is the proper condition of our life. Everything we do should have love as its principle and end. We should not just be contented with some worldly motives and goals which, by the way, are also important to be taken care of. But we...
The first glorious mystery encapsulates a wealth of resurrection scenes which shows Jesus as the Good Shepherd. He knew that His followers were still weak in many ways, lacking in courage and also humility, as they were just arguing about who was the greatest among...
(Excerpt from the message of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during his 50th Sacerdotal Anniversary Mass at San Pedro Cathedral April 10, 2026.) With Archbishop Garcera are Msgr. Bernie Pantin, the CBCP Secretary General, and Fr. Bryand Restituto, the CBCP Assistant Treasurer, and Sr. Rory...
(Excerpt from the message of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during his 50th Sacerdotal Anniversary Mass at San Pedro Cathedral, April 10, 2026.) Good morning! We are about to conclude this Holy Eucharist which I am presiding, my thanksgiving to the Lord for the gift...