As of this week, the Karidat office will now be located at the new Sister Remedios Community Center in Chalan Kanoa (directly south of Mt. Carmel Cathedral, about 2 city blocks away). We have now closed our Chalan Piao location for good. The new space has a fresh coat of paint, along with some new
The column this week is especially for young readers: see if you can match up the Catholic Social Teaching Principle to its brief summary. Place the letter in right column to the correct principle in left column. See many can you get right! (Answers will appear in next week’s column.) _____ Dignity of Life
Lately, news feeds have been full of stories of hurting families who are suffering separation from their loved ones. Whether it is parents who are being forcefully separated at the U.S. border, refugees fleeing war and violence, or parents who must go abroad in order to have a chance to provide for their families—it is
This is a big month for Karidat: we are moving! We will be relocating from our Chalan Piao location at the end of June to the former Sister Remedios school, in the heart of Chalan Kanoa. We are excited to make the change and look forward to being able to expand into a larger space.
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever.” (Gospel Verse John 6:51) Happy Feast of Corpus Christi! This Feast is a chance to participate and meditate on what it means to feed on the Word of God—Jesus, the Son of God. So we
Please use this information as a reference guide and store it somewhere safe. Snip this column out of the paper or print it off of the North Star website. Consider saving the contact numbers in your phone right now. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, the time to act is now. Here
In last week’s column, we highlighted “National Prevention Week,” an annual event which seeks to raise awareness about both substance abuse and mental health. Today we want to highlight an effort by the Bishops of California to speak out and advocate for people who are suffering from mental health disorders, and who number “among the
May 13-19 is National Prevention Week, an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. National Prevention Week is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and aims to raise awareness about the importance of substance use prevention as well as
Every week, sometimes several times a week, Karidat staff has reason to go attend court hearings, and sometimes we are present for longer trials. Our presence is mostly silent, providing moral support or behind-the-scenes encouragement to individuals and families who find themselves confronting abusers, past employers, or perhaps human traffickers. We learn a lot from the time
Today is the Fifth Sunday of easter. That means there are still three more weeks of the Church’s liturgical easter Season to enjoy and soak in. In the easter Sunday issue of this column a few weeks ago, I suggested beginning a “new easter tradition” of bringing hope and perhaps help to someone else—perhaps someone