The “Karidat Christmas Giving Tree” is off to a great start. It began small…literally! But now the tree and its gifts are “growing” thanks to the help of our generous community members. The ornaments, representative of the donations which have been delivered so far, are starting to fill out the branches and doesn’t it look
As we continue to share the different parts of the Mass, our focus this week are the various ministries in our parishes especially during Mass. We must be clear that every liturgy is celebrated by the entire church community. While the majority of those present at Mass participate as members of the assembly, there is
Last month, we celebrated the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. In creating the Diocese, the Universal Church gave the people of the CNMI a special gift. I have very clear memories of the events leading up to the establishment in 1984 and of the early years of the diocese,
Patience is a virtue, a serene internal disposition yet creates a strong character. In the face of tough challenges and situations, a patient person remains calm and peaceful, thus he is able to focus and sustain his balance. A patient person is humble. Patience is like a game of chess where one gives himself time
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 11. 1-10 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Atyu na ha’åni u dokku’ un sinisu ginin i hali’ Jesse ya ginin i hale’-ña un sinisu para u famfloris. I espiritun i Saina para u såga giya Guiya: i espiritun tinemtum yan kinemprendi, I espiritun kunsehu
by Margaret DelaCruz “One PEOPLE, One DESTINY and One STRONG COMMUNITY towards YOU” Despite the threat of inclement weather, the parish of Kristo Rai celebrated its 41st celebration of its parish fiesta. The theme indeed became a reality, “One People, One Destiny and One Strong Community towards You”, when everyone gathered to join the parishioners
Time seemed to be moving too fast that sometimes we feel that with a blink of an eye, the year 2019 is almost gone. But for us Catholics, we sometimes have the urge to hurry our calendar so that once we celebrate Thanksgiving Day, December is already upon us and the two main celebrations in
It happens that what we convey in words or actions are misunderstood by some people. Sometimes, we’re surprised to perceive that someone becomes indifferent to us not knowing the reason behind until we found out that our words were misunderstood, or is it a matter of miscommunication? Whatever it is, that’s part of life and
Religion, for the most part, has made the bold claim that it can say something about the divinity that is hidden in the darkness beyond the finite/infinite boundary. It attempts to do so based on insight gained from the experience of a prophet or a people. Often this is gathered into a classic text. The
