Food For The Soul

I remember when I was still a college seminarian, Msgr. Ping Molina was the Vicar General of the Diocese and at the same time, he was the parish priest of the Virac Cathedral. He was famous in the country because, during the time of...

By: Rev. Fr. Orlando MendozaFEAST OF THE STO. NIÑO /(White) Cycle B/Year II (January 21, 2024) /Is 9:1-6/Eph 1:3-6/Mk 10:13-16It is a common practice in our country, the Philippines, especially during the past decades that the children are brought by their parents to the...

By: Rev. Fr. Orlando MendozaWe are in the age of modern technologies when the phase of change is very fast, the world becomes small, the information is overloaded, jobs become easy, and knowledge is available at hand. As a result, young people called...

BY; REV. FR. ORLY MENDOZAMary was born into a poor Jewish family in Galilee. Her father Joaquim and mother Ann were poor, simple, but devout Jewish parents and she became a devout and prayerful simple girl in the town. She was praying when the...

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle A/Year I (October 22, 2023)Is 45:1, 4-6/1 Thes 1:1-5/Mt 22:15-21The Pharisees, who were enemies of Jesus Christ, sent their representatives to ask Him some tricky questions and to trap Him in His words. However, it was clear in...

By: Rev. Fr. Orly MendozaTWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle C/Year II (September 4, 2023)Wis 9:13-18/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33The family is the basic cell of society. This is true not only for any nation or country but even with our Catholic Church. In fact,...

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME(Green) Cycle B/Year IJer 23:1-6/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30-34In the gospel, Jesus invited His Apostles to get some rest. This is after they arrived from a long journey for which He sent them two by two days before. Jesus knew that His...

Throughout the history of humanity, the heart has been considered a very important part of the human body if not the most important one. Many religions and philosophers taught that the heart, being one of the vital organs, is the center of the human...

Jesus Christ and His Apostles were tired from preaching and serving the multitude of people and so Jesus told His Apostles that they would be going to a far place where they could be alone themselves to take their rest and also pray. The...

Among the three persons of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit is the least known. We know God the Father who is the first person of the Holy Trinity as He has been known since the Old Testament times. Even until now, our liturgical...