Category: KARIDAT CORNER: LOVE NEVER FAILS

If there is one topic that Pope Francis never tires of, it is love of neighbor. His message on this year’s World Day of the Poor was a reminder that the poor are the treasure of the Church. Here are a few of his often-repeated tips, to “self-check” to assess whether we are just using

“If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” (Psalm 95: 7-8) Psalm 95 is the invitation to the daily Morning Prayer of the Church throughout the world and has been so throughout the ages. We need to pray it because, let’s face it: we are hard-hearted people. We need daily reminders not to

Living in community with others means that conflicts between people, in the workplace or in organizations are inevitable. Sometimes rooted in misunderstandings, sometimes in hurt feelings or simply because different people have different goals and priorities—it is simply a guarantee that conflict will arise, one way or another. Avoiding conflict or perhaps avoiding productive confrontation,

We need to focus on the poor, not primarily because the poor need us but because we need the poor.  Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor.”  He does not say, “Blessed are those who care for the poor.” The poor are holding a blessing for us that we need to receive. Henri Nouwen

We islanders are not going to let a bit of flooding get in the way of a good time. So on the morning of Sunday September 15th when, about fifteen minutes before Karidat’s first “Our Lady of Karidat Fundraiser Luncheon” was scheduled to begin, the streets of Garapan started to overfill from rainfall accumulation of

In the life of the Church sometimes the spiritual devotions we practice are never explicitly connected to the work of social redemption, or social justice.  It seems that sometimes we choose either to have a devotion to, say, Our Lady of Lourdes… …OR to put in volunteer hours contacting local legislators for change. We either

This weekend the world marks the annual International Day of Peace which recognizes the efforts of those who work for peace. It is also meant to be a day of personal or political “ceasefire.” Let us be channels of peace in our homes and in our communities. Let us make efforts to forge peace between

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. World Suicide Prevention Day gives organizations, government agencies and individuals a chance to promote awareness about suicide, mental illnesses associated with suicide, as well as suicide prevention. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and World Health Organization (WHO) each play a key role in promoting this

Don’t forget that the Karidat Luncheon Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, September 15th, from 11am to 2pm. Check with your parish for tickets; Karidat Office is all sold out of tickets already. We look forward to seeing you there!