Month: May 2018

Mt. Carmel Class of 1968 Chairperson Rita Cabrera Guerrero announces that the class is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from their Alma Mater

Posted by - May 19, 2018

MT. CARMEL Class of 1968 Chairperson Rita Cabrera Guerrero announces that the class is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from their Alma Mater. The Golden Jubilee Celebration is scheduled for June 3, the day of their graduation, with a Thanksgiving Mass by His Excellency Bishop Ryan A. Jimenez, at Mt. Carmel

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The official 2018 National High School Mock Trial Championship team photo of Mount Carmel School’s Mock Trial Knights, who represented the Northern Marianas at the national competition.

TEAM NMI’S MOCK TRIAL KNIGHTS WIN MAJOR AWARD AT NATIONAL COMPETITION

Posted by - May 19, 2018

“Kind, generous, and genuine.” These were just some of the words used by judges and competitors to describe Mount Carmel School’s Mock Trial Knights as they represented the Northern Marianas at the 2018 National High School Mock Trial Championship held in Reno, Nevada. In praising the team, the national organization presented the team with the

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Bishops lead the way to helping those with mental illness

Posted by - May 19, 2018

In last week’s column, we highlighted “National Prevention Week,” an annual event which seeks to raise awareness about both substance abuse and mental health. Today we want to highlight an effort by the Bishops of California to speak out and advocate for people who are suffering from mental health disorders, and who number “among the

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Big Hands

Posted by - May 19, 2018

Someone shared with me the story about a school teacher who was holding five apples in one hand and five oranges on the other then asked his students; “ What do I have in my hands? One student quickly replied; “ Five apples and five oranges”. Another said; “ Ten fruits Sir”. But little Jimmy

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Catholic Means Universal

Posted by - May 19, 2018

The word “Catholic” means universal. which is frustratingly ambiguous. What exactly does universal mean? We argue that universal means every place. So the Catholic church is every place. Christians are to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world. This is what Christ commanded as he ascended into heaven (described in Matthew 28:19). Universal also means everyone. All people are

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DAMENGGUN PENTEKOSTES

Posted by - May 19, 2018

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                                  Acts 2, 1-11 Un tinaitai ginin i Bidan i Manapostulis Anai måttu i ha’anin Pentekostes, mansinedda’ i mandisipulu mane’etnun gi un lugåt. Gotpi ha’ måttu un dångkulu na buruka kalang mohun un metgut na månglu’ ginin hihilu’ gi mapagåhis ni mahunguk gi todu i halum guma’ anai manmatåta’chung siha. Kalang guåfi na

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Pope Francis is seen in Loppiano, Italy, May 10. He encouraged the members and friends of the Focolare movement to hold true to their founders' missions and Jesus' example of being close to the people. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

May 13, 2018 is World Communications Day
Pope’s communications day theme: Truth in age of ‘fake news’

Posted by - May 13, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Given the strong divisions sparked and fueled by “fake news,” Pope Francis is highlighting the importance of truth in his message for World Communications Day. The message will call for studying the causes and consequences of baseless information and will promote “professional journalism,” which always seeks the truth and therefore peace

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Pope Francis baptizes an infant Jan. 7 in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Pope’s Message to Neocatechumenal Way: Go!

Posted by - May 13, 2018

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28: 19). By: JIM FAIR (Zenit) Reflecting on Christ’s message to evangelize all the nations, Pope Francis on May 5, 2018, had a simple message to the members of the Neocatechumenal Way on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the group’s founding: Go! Holy Father

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This is the cover of "Made for This: The Catholic Mom's Guide to Birth" by Mary Haseltine. (CNS photo/courtesy Rhode Island Catholic)

Mom writes about childbirth from ‘a specifically Catholic point of view’

Posted by - May 13, 2018

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) — Mary Haseltine, a mother of five boys, a certified birth doula and childbirth educator, wants every woman and her baby to be blessed with “a healthy, happy and, yes, holy birth.” In her debut book titled “Made for This: The Catholic Mom’s Guide to Birth,” Haseltine draws on St. John Paul

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Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican May 8. The pope cautioned people to stay away from the devil, likening him to an angry, rabid dog that is chained up. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

The devil is a big loser, but he still manages to trick people, pope says

Posted by - May 13, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The devil is “a loser,” but he still tricks people into giving him power, Pope Francis said. The devil “seduces us; he knows how to appeal to our vanity and curiosity and we buy it all,” the pope said May 8 during his homily at Mass in the chapel of the

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