By: Julie Anne Loong, for the North Star How can the Spirit, especially in this time of Christmas, remain alive in our tiny islands when something happens and affects the lives of over 50,000 inhabitants? It is only possible through God, and it is a mystery beyond our human understanding. Two months ago, the record-setting
Occasional breeze blows inside Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church to the delight of the crowd which packed the Cathedral despite the afternoon heat. They were there to honor Our Lady, the Immaculate Concepcion. This annual celebration has already been part of the local tradition of the diocese that no matter the circumstances, the faithful
Mount Carmel School announced recently that it will host the island’s first ever invitational mock trial competition early next year. Invitations to the competition have been extended to all public and private middle schools and high schools in the CNMI. School president and mock trial coach, Galvin Deleon Guerrero, hopes the competition will help students
One of the characteristics that Mother Margarita desired of “her daughters” (Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz) was that they live with a spirit of JOY. She wanted her Sisters to be full of life and radiate God’s love to everyone around them, no matter the circumstances. Here is an uplifting story of one of these Mercedarian
Mount Carmel School congratulates these students for making it to the 1st Quarter President’s List & Honor Roll. PRESIDENT’S LIST Students must have a GPA of 4.00 or above and must attain character marks of VG or above. 1st Grade Adelle Jane Kautz Amber Faith Militante Ava Carmina Sablan Cali Jade Cabrera Chloe
By Julie Anne loong For the North Star Everyone, especially the youth always look forward to the long Thanksgiving weekend as a time to spend with their family at home, lounging at the Mall or at the beach with their friends, or even just relaxing at the comfort of one’s home watching a favorite movie.
by Reica Ramirez from Mount Carmel School’s Introduction to Communications Course After weeks of clean-up efforts, repair, and recover efforts, Mount Carmel School reopened on November 13. Although many parts of the school were destroyed by one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded in U.S. history, students, friends, family, faculty, and staff had faith that
By Rose Gamier There is something about putting a smile to a child’s face situated at a place – not their own, away from a place of comfort they used to call home. But the San Roque Parish, its Youth Ministry, Pre-Con and Confirmation students, and volunteers did just that by organizing a Pre-Thanksgiving Party
Diocese joins in the typhoon recovery effort providing spiritual support “But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren.” These were the words of Jesus Christ to St. Peter foretelling how His passion and death will shake Peter’s faith and the rest of
26 October 2018 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Typhoons are not strangers to us. They batter our islands every year. And yet, knowing that it is a fact of life in the CNMI does not make the situation any easier when we are struck by one. We endure the strong winds and punishing
