Time for a quick quiz: Can you name all seven of the Corporal Works of Mercy? See if you can list them all. Next week I will check back in and see how you performed on that little test. For now, let me help you out with the first one: “Feed the Hungry” At the
Right now it is possible to take a direct flight from the Philippines to Saipan. It is almost easy to get here from PI. But that is not even close to the route Sister Stella Mangona traveled 18 years ago from PI to the CNMI. Sister’s life itinerary is one that no travel agent would
Fasting from food is not recommended on a daily basis. You would grow weak and tired very quickly. The sort of fast Pope Francis advocates is different and it could be practiced every day of the year because it is actually good for you. Even kids (who are not officially required to participate in the
Fast: -Skip a meal, in solidarity with the hungry -Refrain from “extras” and drop the extra dollars or pennies into the Sunday collection baskets -Forgo “screen time.” Offer it up for people in prison who are often bored -Skip a favorite activity or hobby in honor of those who have restricted personal freedom -Fast from
My kids and I read a children’s book a few years ago about a sweet little (cartoon) mole who was content with the little that he owned: a small home with a single bed and pillow, one little shelf for books and one cup for tea, along with a taste for simple pleasures such as
Within 30 hours of their plane’s touchdown at Saipan’s airport, the two visitors had met with our Bishop, the Governing Board, staff and volunteers of Karidat, and they had been taken on a driving tour of the island, for a little sightseeing. Phew. And here they were, the two representatives of Catholic Charities USA, ready
“I wear a size 10, or even a 10 ½,” he said as he leaned his face down toward the gap in the window so that we could hear him from behind the glass that separates our office from the outside hallway. “See these old ones?” and he pointed to the shoes and held up
“Lord, please send some generous person who will help get me out of this place.” This was the prayer of a teenage girl, trapped in servitude and forced to work against her will. We found the prayer penciled into the back of a journal she kept during her captivity, and which was used as evidence