Matters of the heart do matter, still matter and will always matter especially in our world so complicated with business matters, internet, gadgets, conflicts, armed and cyber wars, political and religious power-struggle for positions and possessions, and other distractions. The Lord commanded His disciples to love one another as He loves them. Human love tends
Years ago, I attended a conference for non-profit organizations from around the Pacific. The conference was held on the island of Morea in Tahiti. Living conditions were simple. The discussion at the conference was quite open and sometimes contentious, as people felt passionately about the issues being discussed. While the conference was sponsored by the
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, Fr. James Balajadia will be joined by guest homilist Monsignor James Benavente, FBI Chaplain for Guam and Saipan, and are inviting all to attend the Mass of Remembrance at St. Jude Church. The Mass will be held as a source of healing for anyone who’s suffered a tragedy such as
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Acts 1, 1-11 I tutuhun i che’chu’ i Manapostulis Gi fine’na na tinige’-hu, Theophilus, hu sångan todu i Ha cho’gui yan i Ha fa’nå’gui si Jesus asta i ha’åni anai makonni’ Gui’ hulu’ gi langit, dispues di Ha ingkåtga i apostulis siha ni Ha atyik ginin i Espiritu
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Baptism requires rejecting Satan and professing one’s full faith in God, Pope Francis said. Only by being able to say “no” to the devil, his works and empty promises “am I able to say ‘yes’ to God, who calls me to conform myself to him in thoughts and deeds,” he said.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ planned meeting with abuse survivors from Chile could mark a turning point in how the Catholic Church deals not just with prevention, but especially with how it responds to accusations. The pope has said he wants the four days of meetings in April to be his chance to ask
VISALIA, Calif. (CNS) — Hope, energy and the drive to unite to share the Catholic faith filled the Visalia Convention Center, as nearly 1,300 delegates — including laypeople, priests and 21 bishops — gathered for a regional encuentro. “This is the moment when the church is listening to the Hispanic community in an effort to
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The first members of the Central American caravan of migrants have been allowed to make asylum claims, but a Scalabrinian priest said “very, very few” have their applications accepted. Some 20 members of the caravan, which traveled across Mexico and arrived in Tijuana on the U.S. border in late April, were
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A coalition of groups objected to the detention of pregnant women by U.S. immigration officials, saying that they are deeply concerned “about detention conditions.” Representatives of the organizations focused their concerns on a “lack of adequate prenatal and health care, reports of medical negligence, and unsafe, stressful conditions for mother and baby,”
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Church groups in the Philippines have launched a support network for Sister Patricia Fox, an Australian missionary nun who has been ordered to leave the country by the government. Ucanews.com reported the group, Solidarity With the Poor Network, aims to unite faith-based organizations to protest the Philippine government’s decision to expel
