By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star Hundreds of youth and parishioners turn out for Palm Sunday outdoor Mass For the first time since its beginning in 1984, the official celebration of World Youth Day was finally celebrated in our Diocese of Chalan Kanoa with an event that turned out to be a sign
Lent is a time to journey into the desert and find deeper trust in God. Lent is about conversion, turning one’s life more completely over to Christ, leaving behind an old way of living and acting and being healed through the love of God. In this period, the three Candidates for the Sacrament of Baptism,
University of California, Berkeley, media studies major Thomas Manglona II has won a Truman Scholarship—the first University of California, Berkeley, student to win the prestigious award since 2013. Following a long in-school application process and interview, the University of California, Berkeley nominated Manglona for the scholarship. His selection as a finalist in February led to
Bishop Ryan to Archbishop Novatus: “Welcome home!” The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) has a new Apostolic Delegate. The Holy Father has appointed as Apostolic Nuncio in New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Ocean Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, who is currently Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras. The appointment was officially announced in the Vatican City on
By Fr. Ken Hezel, SJ, for the North Star This past week Sr Nina Caccam, SJBP attended a conference hosted by the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey on the issue of Child Protection in the church from March 24-27, 2019.The theme of the conference was “Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal.” More than 200
By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star Palm Sunday was the day in which our Lord Jesus Christ triumphantly entered into Jerusalem and was welcomed by a large crowd of people who were waving palm branches or throwing them on the ground in front of him. This signifies the beginning of Holy Week. In
By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star “Lent is a time to reach out to neighbors, grow spiritually, and renew your relationship with God as we prepare for Easter,” announces Father Ike as he gave the welcoming during last week’s Lenten Parish Mission in Mt Carmel Cathedral. The Lenten Parish Mission, organized by the
By: Rose Gamier, For the North Star On March 21, 2019, the Prior General of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR), Fr. Miguel M. Miro, together with Fr. Raul M. Buhay, OAR, General Councilor, came to the island of Saipan for the first time. Fr. Miguel, who is based in Rome, is the head of
by Quincy Chinen for Mount Carmel School’s Introduction to Media Communications Course The Mount Carmel School Band took home the Silver Award in its category at the Tumon Bay Music Festival. This was the first time the school’s Band, led by Julian Greening, competed in the festival. It was a new experience for those students
Mount Carmel School has earned the first College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP Computer Science courses. Out of more than 18,000 secondary schools worldwide that offer AP
