Most of us know that married life is never a bed of roses. Married couples undergo a lot of challenges every now and then. Since many couples tie the knot every month of June, let us hope and pray for a blissful married life for...
(An excerpt of the homily of the Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., during the 3rd day of his Pastoral Visit in Sta. Ana Shrine Parish, Sta. Ana Ave., Davao City, June 2, 2024.) Ang unang dimension sa atong pagkasimbahan, mao nga ang atong style, at...
On June 12, 2024, the Archdiocese of Davao will celebrate Social Communications Day (SoCCom Day), coinciding with Philippine Independence Day. This year’s theme, “Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Wisdom of the Heart: Journeying Together as a Synodal Church Towards One Nation,” emphasizes the harmonious blend of...
I was first a writer before I became a teacher. Both are my passions in life. But I know that I belong more in the classroom than in a newsroom. That is why I left writing after more than a year in a regular newsroom...
WE need to train our will to always be united with the will of God. That is the proper condition of our will and of our whole life. Outside of that system, the only thing to happen is for us to fall into sin. This was...
THESE are words of St. Paul in his Letter to the Ephesians which is the second reading on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (cfr. Eph 3,17) St. Paul fervently desires that Christ be truly in our heart so that we “may be...
INDEED, it is a big, if not overwhelming, challenge! But somehow Christ himself clearly told his disciples, and now us, about this. The way to love God is to love our neighbor, whoever and however he may be to us. We are reminded of this truth...
THAT may sound like an impossible and quixotic thing, but truth to tell, not only would it be possible and practicable, but also and more importantly, it is an indispensable duty of ours, failing in which would be tantamount to degrading ourselves to the animal...
WE have to be familiar with this truth of our faith, and develop the pertinent understanding and attitude towards it, as well as the due preparation for it. We are reminded of this truth in the first reading of the Mass on Tuesday of the...
LET’S not deny it. It’s a fact of life, as obvious as the noonday sun. We all have a strong tendency to be unfaithful to any commitment we make to others, and especially to God. If our first parents, still in the state of original justice...