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
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
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
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
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
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
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,”
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
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 —
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
