First Diocesan Catechetical Formation on the Human Person
The Human Person: An Introduction to Christian Anthropology

Posted by - October 8, 2017

The topic delves into a deeper meaning on understanding of the nature of the human person according to St. John Paul II and the Second Vatican Council. This will be held tomorrow, October 9, 2017 at San Antonio Parish Social Hall at 9:00 AM- 12noon. The office of Religious Education did not go far to

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Saipan Celebrates Month of the Holy Rosary with Centennial Rosary Crusade

Posted by - October 8, 2017

Every parish, every October, (the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary) in the past few years, the faithful of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa led by the Nanan Kilisyano would observe the Public Square Rosary Rally which is a nationwide effort of Our Lady of Fatima devotees who are dedicated in praying the Holy Rosary

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His Eminence Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga.

Cardinal of Tonga to Visit Saipan

Posted by - October 8, 2017

The first ever cardinal from Tonga will preside the CCD Mass of the Holy Spirit for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 5 PM at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. His Eminence Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga is visiting Saipan for the first time to lead Bishop Ryan and the

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In preparation for the new CCD school year, Fr. James Balajadia of St. Jude Parish did the Blessing and Commissioning of his parish CCD catechists/teachers during the Sunday Mass last weekend.

Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Opens New CCD School Year

Posted by - September 30, 2017

The new school year for CCD kicks-off this weekend in all the parishes around the diocese. Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP, who is the director of the Office of Religious Education is expecting an increase of enrollment once again following the trend and statistics in the past few years. Last year’s CCD enrollment was 976 students

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Two former Mount Carmel School Teachers of the Year, Carmen Agulto (left) and Shirley Duenas-Kapileo, share a fun moment during an energizer at the school’s annual Employee Spiritual Retreat held at the Maturana House of Prayer in Navy Hill.

Mount Carmel School employees bond at Annual Spiritual Retreat

Posted by - September 24, 2017

RECENTLY, Mount Carmel School faculty, staff, and administrators participated in a spiritual retreat at the Maturana House of Prayer in Navy Hill. Held every year, the retreat gives the school’s employees an opportunity to reflect on their vocation and to cultivate deeper connections with each other and their school. The retreat was spearheaded by the

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ESFDB students, parents, and teachers strolled the road of Luta during the schools Bull Run/Walkathon Fundraiser.

ESFDB holds Bull Run/Walkathon Fundraiser

Posted by - September 24, 2017

By Edward C. Maratita, Jr. On September 16, early morning before the sun rises was a perfect cool and gloomy day for a healthy activity. Students and parents from Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja run and walked from Tatachok Beach Pavilion to the school campus as part of their fundraiser for Catholic Education. The 3rd

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His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez, DD, and Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP, Director of the Office of Religious Education, took a group photo with the CCD Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators after the Mass of Commissioning at Mt. Carmel Cathedral last Sunday.

CCD: A Ministry of Presence, Proclamation and Accompaniment

Posted by - September 24, 2017

By Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP As the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa celebrates the Catechetical Sunday with the theme “Living as Missionary Disciples,” Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators of the CCD Program of the Diocese were commissioned last Sunday, September 17 at 9:00 AM at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. They were called forth and designated to a particular

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6th to 8th grade students displayed the U.S. and CNMI flags in commemoration or 9/11 or Patriot’s Day.

ESFDB commemorates 9/11

Posted by - September 16, 2017

  By: Edward C. Maratita, Jr. “God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world, peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth, Amen!”- Pope Benedict XVI. On September 8, students from Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja joined the Mayor of Rota, Jerry Tan of

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Fr. James Balajadia conducting a class on Sacred Scripture to the Permanent Deacon candidates and their wives.

Bishop Ryan Jimenez Accepts Five candidates for Deaconate

Posted by - September 16, 2017

The whole project began in May 2013. An invitation was sent to one hundred members of all the parishes in Saipan and Rota and Tinian to attend a presentation on Lay Ministry Training Program for the Diocese at The Fiesta Hotel.   That was the beginning of a five year Program designed to “equip” men and

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Javon Gersonde as Francisco in the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club production of “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story” (Inset) The official poster for the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club production of “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story”

MCS THEATRE CLUB FILM IS AN AWARD FINALIST FOR 2017 GUAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Posted by - September 16, 2017

A recent short film, “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story”, from Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club is one of three finalists for the Made in the Marianas Award at the 7th Annual Guam International Film Festival (GIFF). The film is adapted from “We Drank Our Tears”, a 2004 oral history of the civilian experience

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