Fourteen high school students were inducted into Mount Carmel School’s Sacred Heart Chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Mount Carmel Cathedral. The ceremony was led by Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez, school administrators, and society officers. The inductees were selected by a faculty council that reviewed
Mount Carmel School recently announced the school has opened registration for its “Early Bird Special” for the 2022-2023 school year. The Early Bird Special provides a variety of discounts for families looking to secure their child’s enrollment for the upcoming school year. The annual early bird registration discount is as follows: For grades K4 –
How important is youth ministry in our parishes? The Church is not exclusive to adults. The younger generations are as much a part of the Body of Christ as the older ones. However, it is certainly true that youth engagements in the church is shrinking. Imagine how the church would look like in the future if this trend
Gospel Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent by Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez, DD, Bishop of Chalan Kanoa.
Gospel Reflection for Ash Wednesday by Rev. Fr. Ed Quinnan, SJ, Superior of the Jesuits of Micronesia and Fiji.
What makes a great vocation? Everyone has a calling in life. One may be called to the religious life, or the married life, or the single life. Occupation-wise, one may be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, cleaner, carpenter, cashier, or any other occupation. Would you equate having fame, fortune or influence to having a great vocation? Or, is it when
Following an underwater volcano eruption that triggered a tsunami that devastated Tonga, our diocese joined our Holy Father in praying for immediate relief to those directly affected by the calamity. At the same time, second collections were done in all parishes on the weekend of January 29th and 30th. All proceeds are earmarked to provide financial assistance to
Is God calling you? The universal church is experiencing a lack of vocation to the priesthood and religious life. Several factors do contribute to this sad reality including the rise of secular Catholicism, scandals, weak modeling to the youth by priests and religious, among many other distractions and considerations. People, today, have many reasons why not to
