WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mercy Sister Rosemary Welsh is a nurse and for the past 44 years she has immersed her ministry in the Latino culture. Through the lives of thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America as well as Texans of Hispanic descent, Sister Welsh has seen in her work in Laredo, Texas, and
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ announcement that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to include a definition of “ecological sin” sent Catholic Twitter into a frenzy. Reactions ranged from praise for how seriously the church was taking the obligation to care for creation to cynicism or even outrage over the church’s
Dan Beaudrie is a man of faith who beat the odds. Actually, he didn’t just beat them, he crushed them. Both faith and wrestling were important to Beaudrie, a high school student in Cody, Wyoming. He trained his way up and ranked third in a statewide tournament his freshman year. But in a matter of
Happy New Year to everyone and may this Year 2020 bring all of us LOVE, PEACE and JOY! On November 24, 2019, Bishop Ryan Jimenez, Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa approved two documents from the Commission on Worship – the Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Matrimony and the Diocesan Guidelines on Music
The Philippines hosted the 30th Southeast Asian Games from November 30 to December 11, 2019. There were 530 sports events, 530 gold medals not to mention silver and bronze, 5,630 athletes participating from eleven nations in Southeast Asia namely; the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Lao, and Timor-Leste. The Philippines
A friend died the other day. He was a deacon whom I have known ever since I came to Erie. He had worked in sales for many years and then after retiring from the business world he served as a deacon for many more years. He maintained good health right up until the end, when
Gospel Reflection for The Baptism of the Lord by Deacon Jeffrey T. Camacho, Kristo Rai Parish
“The church gets the leftovers,” lamented the young priest. “After selecting from what they want, and after re-gifting to their friends, the Church then receives what still remains; the least-wanted items.” The evening after I heard that homily, the same message came to me through a friend on Facebook. It was the story of a
If you have attended the Masses and other liturgical celebrations at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral in this Christmas Season, you probably noticed the strong paint smell permeating inside the Church. This has caused inconvenience to many, I suppose, especially those who have allergy or sensitive to any strong smell. But this ‘inconvenience’ is
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 42, 1-4 . 6-7 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Taiguini ilek-ña i Saina: I sitbintek-ku ni Hu susteteni, i inatyek-ku ni giya guiya nai mumammaguf yu’, Gi hilo’-ña nai Hu po’lu i espiritu-hu; guiya chumuchuli’ i tininas para i nasion siha, Ti umå’agang huyung, ti
