The promise on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart came full circle through Mike Bergman, a young corpsman with the Fourth Marine Division who arrived in Saipan in 1944. During this bitter battle Mike crossed the entire island. While doing so, he came across a statue that had survived the destruction of the island’s church
Saipan forever grateful to one of its beloved ‘fathers’ in faith On a bright Sunday afternoon, on June 2nd, the Mercedarian Sisters and the parishioners of Kristo Rai hosted a party for Fr. Kenneth Hezel, SJ as he prepares to leave the island – this time for good – and retires from active ministry. Most
Beginning Monday, June 17, 2019, Couples for Christ, Saipan chapter will begin a new series of Christian Life Program (CLP) at Maturana House of Prayer Youth Center from 6 until 8 pm. The series of talks will continue every evening of the week same time. It will conclude on Saturday, June 22nd with a hole
Having left the sisters in the hands of Bishop O’Hara, Chaplain Tighe returned blissfully to Florida feeling his part of the promise was fulfilled. But God wasn’t finished with him yet. Once again, a phone call from Kansas City shattered his peace. This time it was Bishop O’Hara calling him home immediately. He tried his
Bishop Ryan invited candidates to be active witnesses Once again, it is this time of the year when hundreds of our young parishioners around the diocese joyfully and excitedly receive their First Holy Communion and Confirmation after two years of preparation in CCD. This past weekend, the parishes on San Roque, San Jose in Tinian,
In an effort to continue helping parents, Mount Carmel School’s Board of Directors recently decided to maintain current tuition levels. At the same time, the board also decided to raise employee salaries by 20% to make salaries more competitive. In maintaining current tuition levels, the board recognized that issues such as immigration and austerity measures are
By: Willy Teodoro, For the North Star Good Shepherd Sunday last weekend was also the World Day of prayer for vocation. In celebration of that event, the Vocation Commission of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa held its first “Meet the Priest” event last Friday, May 10, 2019. It aims to gather and educate young men
Mount Carmel School announced that “We Drank Our Tears: Rafael Mafnas’s Story” was accepted into the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, or the LAAPFF, and that it has just wrapped up shooting three more films in the series. LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVALThe school learned about the entry of Rafael Mafnas’s Story into
INTRODUCTION DEATH IN THE CHRISTIAN CONTEXT 1.Catholic belief in death as the entrance into eternity, hope in the resurrection, recognition of the value of prayer for the deceased, reverence for the body which remains and the sense of mystery and sacredness which surround the end of earthly life are all reflected in the Church’s care
This weekend, Bishop Ryan Jimenez and the Commission on Worship is publishing the new “Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Christian Funerals in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa”, with its implementation effective immediately. The document is a fruit of more than three years of discussion and consultation among the clergy, members of the Commission on
