Mother Margarita—The Educator

Posted by - January 26, 2020

Catholic Schools’ Week (January 26-February 1 in 2020) as a designated celebration did not exist in Mother Margarita’s tenure as an educator.  Had it been, however, she would have been at the forefront in celebrating. . . Mother Margarita gave over twenty years of her life to education.  She began teaching in 1906 at the

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Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa – Special Circumstances and Additional Considerations

Posted by - January 26, 2020

For the past two weeks, we have shared the overview and the changes of the recently approved Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony here in our Diocese.  This week, we will focus on the special circumstances and additional considerations as it relates to (1) Music at the Wedding Liturgy; (2) Decorations; (3) Photographs; and

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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Posted by - January 26, 2020

If you missed the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11th, it is not too late to observe Trafficking Awareness Month, which spans the entire month of January. Here in the CNMI the proclamation signing of January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month at the Office of the Governor on Capital Hill took place on

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Be a Rainbow

Posted by - January 26, 2020

It was 8:25 a.m. Sunday, January 12, 2020 to say Mass at San Ramon chapel in Canada, Guam a rainbow appeared so beautifully in the sky. In the bible, God punished humanity with flood resulting to destruction of lives. While we see Divine Justice against the terrible sins mortal beings, yet God’s Divine Mercy was

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On Spirituality of aging Part 3

Posted by - January 26, 2020

I am a writer at heart and have kept journals over the years. The journals are a mix of reporting on recent events and spiritual reflections. Occasionally I will take out an old journal and read through it. It is a helpful variation on the autobiography exercise. It gives you a sense of where you

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III DAMENGGU GI UTDINÅRIU NA TIEMPU

Posted by - January 26, 2020

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                               Is 8, 23-9, 3  Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias  Fine’na i Saina Ha disonra i tanu’ Zebulun yan i tanu’ Napthtali; låo put lusuttimu Ha onra i chalan gi kantun tåsi, i tanu’ gi sanlagu na båndan Hotdån, i Distritun i ti Hudihos siha. Tåya’ minaså’pit, i hinemhum

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Pope Francis embraces a man as he meets the disabled during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 8, 2020. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Life’s trials train Christians to be sensitive to others, pope says

Posted by - January 18, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians survive trials and tribulations with the help of their faith in Christ and pay it forward by being compassionate toward others who suffer, Pope Francis said. “A ‘tried’ Christian can certainly become closer to those who suffer and make his or her heart open and sensitive in solidarity with others,”

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Pope Francis kisses a child as he baptizes one of 32 babies during a Mass on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 12, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Baptism is first step on path of humility, pope says

Posted by - January 18, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In asking to be baptized, Jesus exemplifies the Christian calling to follow along the path of humility and meekness rather than strutting about and being a showoff, Pope Francis said. Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square Jan. 12, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the pope said that Christ’s

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Men carry a statue of Santo Nino de Cebu, who is depicted as the Infant Child Jesus, during a special Mass honoring the popular Filipino devotion to the Child Jesus at Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friendswood, Texas, Jan. 4, 2020. The devotion originates from Cebu City, Philippines, and was brought over by Filipino immigrants. A special reception followed the Mass that featured traditional Filipino dances and the Sinulog dance. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)

Filipinos celebrate their faith in Santo Nino festival season

Posted by - January 18, 2020

HOUSTON (CNS) — While festivals after Epiphany are often known for Mardi Gras, a popular Filipino celebration of the Christ Child comes to several parishes throughout the U.S. in January. The Festival of Santo Nino de Cebu — rooted in the deep faith of the Filipino people and originating in the Philippines’ Cebu province —

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A child hugs Pope Francis outside the shrine of St. Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 16, 2018. During his morning Mass Jan. 10, 2020, Pope Francis quoted the saint, who said, "It is good not to do evil, but it is evil not to do good." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Love is never indifferent to other’s suffering, pope says

Posted by - January 18, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Most Christians would agree it is wrong to hate someone, but it is also wrong to be indifferent, which is a camouflaged form of hatred, Pope Francis said. Real love “must lead you to do good, to get your hands dirty with works of love,” the pope said Jan. 10 at

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