The Order of Deacons is part of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church and an integral part of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Deacons has three essential functions: the proclamation of the Gospel, the service of the liturgy, and the administration of charitable works. Permanent deacons are especially helpful in missionary areas where a shortage
Listening with the ear of the heart Dear brothers and sisters, Last year we reflected on the need to “Come and See” in order to discover reality and be able to recount it beginning with experiencing events and meeting people. Continuing in this vein, I would now like to draw attention to another word ,
How addicted are you to social media? Likes, follows, and emojis are jargons that are so ingrained in our daily speech because of the rise of social media. Almost everyone nowadays is either on their phones or tablets all the time connecting to friends or families, playing games, posting or commenting on their favorite platforms
Mount Carmel School learned that its latest entry in the “We Drank Our Tears” series, the stories of Visitacion Camacho, Henry Indalecio, and David “Uncle Dave” Sablan, were accepted into two more film festivals. The films will be screened at the 2022 Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival and as part of the 2nd Māsima Pacific Islands
Founded in 1850 in France, the Confraternity of Christian Mothers help combat the forces undermining family life through prayer and works of charity. This is true even more so in today’s world where a lot of factors contribute to the deterioration of a family unit or a person’s faith. We need an abundance of Grace
Our diocese is blessed to have priests belonging to the Order of Clerics Regular Minor (Adorno Fathers) helping us in our missionary work of spreading the Good News in our islands. Founded by Saint Francis Caracciolo, Venerable Augustine Adorno, and Father Fabrizio Caracciolo in the 16th century, the order professes the vows of poverty, chastity,
Recently, the National College Board recognized Mount Carmel School senior Richard Jesus Mafnas Villagomez as an awardee for the College Board National Recognition Program. The College Board shared that Richard received the Indigenous Recognition Award and the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award based on his exemplary examination scores for the PSAT and Advanced
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Lent is a time in the church liturgical calendar when we focus on growing closer to God. Over a period of 40 days, we pray more, do acts of penance, and share our blessings to others. It is the time when even those who are not very active in the church in other times of the year
In a special collection taken at Sunday Masses on 20 March, the people of the Chalan Kanoa Diocese offered $12,289 as a response to the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine. All churches participated after Bishop Ryan Jimenez indicated that the local church could, indeed should, be helpful. He said,” … Yes, there are always problems in the CNMI,
