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
Mount Carmel School congratulates her recent MathCourt Knights for their success in recent meets:Individual Results:1st place – Nathaniel Clark (1st place, 6th grade) 5th place – Chae Eun Kim (5th place, 5th grade) 5th Place – Juncheol Hwang (5th place, 6th grade) Team Results:2nd Place Team (4th—6th grade)Lexi Lansangan (5th grade)Leonard Jake Regalado (5th grade)Ji
By Julie Anne Loong, For the North Star Having ran from Micro Beach to Pacific Islands Club and back, Bishop Ryan Jimenez, along with three diocesan staff members, completed a whopping 21.8 kilometer (13.1 miles) run within 3 hours– an accomplishment that may be difficult for others to achieve. Last Saturday, March 9, 2019, they
By: Fr. Ken Hezel, SJ, For the North Star As the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa enters once again the Holy Season of Lent, the Faith Formation Committee will conduct a Parish Mission Program in the parishes in Saipan, Tinian and Rota. In the past years, Come Back to Life Lenten Retreats were done either by
By Fr. Ken Hezel, SJ In a recent message, Bishop Julio Angel, Coadjutor-Bishop of the Diocese of the Carolines appealed to the Bishops of Dioceses in the Pacific for help for “food” after damages from the recent powerful Typhon Wutip. Super Typhoon Wutip crossed over and damaged about ten low lying islands in the Western
