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Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez (left), who serves as the corporate leader of Mount Carmel School, and school president, Galvin Deleon Guerrero

MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAINTAINS CURRENT TUITION LEVELS

Posted by admin - July 7, 2018

In an effort to continue helping parents, Mount Carmel School’s Board of Directors recently decided to maintain current tuition levels. While the economy is improving, the board recognized that other…

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“LOVE AND PRAYER CAN ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING” (PART 2)
A Girls’ School, Mercedarian Sisters First Mission in Saipan

Posted by admin - July 7, 2018

MARCH 4, 1928 is the significant day that the First Mercedarian Sisters arrived on Saipan. Mother Margarita was not with the first group of Sisters. She came to Saipan later…

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Reactions from a Participant in Online Faith Formation Course

Posted by admin - July 7, 2018

Recently two members of our community completed on-line religion courses at the U Dayton vlcff.udayton.edu . University of Dayton is run by Marianist Fathers who also run Chaminade College in…

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A Belgian researcher holds a human brain as part of a study into psychiatric diseases July 19, 2017. Pope Francis told members of the Pontifical Academy for Life June 25 that behind the indifference toward human life lies a contagious illness that blinds people to the lives, challenges and struggles of others. (CNS photo/Yves Herman, Reuters)

Pope Francis: Support life at all stages, avoid ‘dirty work of death’

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Behind the indifference toward human life lies a contagious illness that blinds people to the lives, challenges and struggles of others, Pope Francis said. Like the…

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Pope Francis greets nuns during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Faith is lived with joyous gratitude, not slavelike duty, pope says

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God always loves and generously gives first before asking for fidelity to his commandments — which are the words of a loving father showing people the…

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Michael Cheng of South Pasadena, Calif., Milagros Betances and Alicia Castro of Norwalk, Conn., and Evelyn Pacheco of Tamarac, Fla., talk June 8 at the start of the National Catholic Singles Conference in Bloomington, Minn. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Catholic singles encouraged to make gift of self at national conference

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (CNS) — International Catholic speaker Hudson Byblow kicked off his presentation at the National Catholic Singles Conference in Bloomington with a little Star Wars Jedi wit. He told…

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In this 2008 file photo, a man in Kolkata, India, injects himself with a drug. (CNS photo/Kaushik Sarkhel, EPA)

Pope says torture is a mortal sin; Vatican urges help for drug abusers

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Calling torture a “mortal sin,” Pope Francis called on Christians to help victims of this crime against human rights. Marking the United Nations’ International Day in…

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Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at the Palexpo convention center in Geneva June 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Forgiveness turns evil into good, pope tells Catholics in Geneva

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

GENEVA (CNS) — At the end of a day dedicated to celebrating 70 years of an ecumenical fellowship forged by the World Council of Churches, Pope Francis turned to the…

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Pope Francis speaks as he attends an ecumenical prayer service at the World Council of Churches' ecumenical center in Geneva June 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Broken world needs Christian unity, pope tells Christian leaders at WCC

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

GENEVA (CNS) — Not only God, but today’s broken, divided world is begging for unity among Christians, Pope Francis said on an ecumenical pilgrimage to Geneva. “Our differences must not…

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen in Seoul, South Korea, June 5. During a technology summit in the southern city of Davao, Philippines, June 22, he questioned how Adam and Eve brought about "original sin." (CNS photo/Jeon Heon-Kyun, EPA)

Some Philippine bishops react after Duterte calls God ‘stupid’

Posted by admin - June 30, 2018

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Bishops and some politicians reacted negatively after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte questioned the logic of the Bible creation story and called God “stupid.” Ucanews.com reported that,…

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