The official 2018 National High School Mock Trial Championship team photo of Mount Carmel School’s Mock Trial Knights, who represented the Northern Marianas at the national competition.

TEAM NMI’S MOCK TRIAL KNIGHTS WIN MAJOR AWARD AT NATIONAL COMPETITION

Posted by - May 19, 2018

“Kind, generous, and genuine.” These were just some of the words used by judges and competitors to describe Mount Carmel School’s Mock Trial Knights as they represented the Northern Marianas at the 2018 National High School Mock Trial Championship held in Reno, Nevada. In praising the team, the national organization presented the team with the

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Mothers happily selecting a dress from among the many displayed at the Joeten-Daidai Social Hall last Saturday, 5th May 2018 via Project Mom of the Marriage & Family Life Ministry of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa.

Project Mom: A Unique Way to Celebrate Mother’s Day

Posted by - May 12, 2018

A mother was passing by Joeten-Daidai Social Hall last Saturday on her way home from buying a pair of second hand shoes for her two boys. She was thinking of buying a dress for herself, but the money that she has was not enough to buy one. That’s when she saw the Project Mom event

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May 4 - A visit of Mt. Carmel School students, staff and chaperones to the Mercedarian Sisters at Maturana. The winning entries of the contest honoring the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the MMB to Saipan were presented ad each received a small gift from the Sisters.

Celebrating Presence Through Essay, Art and Poetry

Posted by - May 12, 2018

May 4th, exactly two months to the day after the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz to Saipan— nine students were honored for their participation in Mt. Carmel School’s Commemoration of the day. After the celebration of the eucharist at Mt. Carmel Cathedral, the finalists received their certificates in each

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The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa will be remembering sisters Faloma and Maleina Luhk in a Memorial Mass next week

Posted by - May 12, 2018

On Saturday, May 19, 2018, Fr. James Balajadia will be joined by guest homilist Monsignor James Benavente, FBI Chaplain for Guam and Saipan, and are inviting all to attend the Mass of Remembrance at St. Jude Church. The Mass will be held as a source of healing for anyone who’s suffered a tragedy such as

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Parade of participants coming from different parishes in Saipan and Mount Carmel School during the Youth Camp hosted by San Roque Parish last November 24, 2016.

DIOCESE GEARS UP FOR YOUTH CAMP 2018

Posted by - May 4, 2018

May 12, 2018, Saturday, is going to be a very interesting weekend for our young people in the diocese as as they gather at Mount Carmel Cathedral for the Diocesan Youth Camp 2018, from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. This event will bring together Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation students, as well as young adults serving in

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WDOT Trilogy: Three separate posters were designed for the three “We Drank Our Tears” lms, Francisco Babauta’s Story, Benjamin Abadilla’s Story, and Rafael Mafnas’s story.

Mount Carmel School and Tribe Marianas continue “We Drank Our Tears” Series

Posted by - April 28, 2018

Mount Carmel School and Tribe Marianas announced that they will present two more installments in the “We Drank Our Tears” film series at the Regal Saipan Megaplex on May 2. As a follow up to last year’s Francisco Babauta’s story, the two new films will be Benjamin Abadilla’s Story and Rafael Mafnas’s Story. All three

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MCS Celebrates MMB Legacy with Essays

Posted by - April 28, 2018

MOUNT CARMEL School is joining the continuing celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz, or the MMB sisters, on Saipan. The school recently held a series of contests that invited students to reflect on the impact of the MMB sisters on Saipan and their school. Winners will be

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Above: Bishops from the Paci c Region, CEPAC with the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Martin Krebs. Below: 80 bishops with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, attended the Assembly of Federation of Catholic Bishops Conference in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and CEPAC) held at Port Morseby, Papua New Guinea.

Bishop Ryan Appointed Head of Communications for CEPAC


Posted by - April 21, 2018

At the conclusion of the assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO), His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez of Chalan Kanoa was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Communications Commission of CEPAC. Bishop Ryan was among the 80 bishops who participated in the quadrennial assembly of all bishops of Oceania. The meeting

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MCS Celebrates MMB Legacy with Poetry

Posted by - April 21, 2018

MOUNT CARMEL School is joining the continuing celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the arrival of the Merdedarian Missionaries of Ber- riz, or the MMB sisters, on Saipan. The school recently held a series of contests that invited students to reflect on the impact of the MMB sisters on Saipan and their school. Winners will

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TELL THE STORY

Posted by - April 21, 2018

By Rev. Fr. Joel G. Delos Reyes Many people tell the story about their lives, others tell the story of other people’s lives. If our story circles around ourselves, it could sometimes be tainted with pride and self-image. If it’s about others, it may delve on their faults and misgivings. While we joyfully tell about

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