PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — JD Duran was 2 when his parents noticed something was off. He could run and walk, but he was tripping far more than a typical toddler. Concerned, they met with numerous doctors in search of answers. Eventually their son received a diagnosis — Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disorder. “I didn’t
SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) — Calling it “a backdoor asylum ban,” more than 250 faith leaders and organizations called for an end to the Trump administration’s policy to turn away asylum-seekers if they don’t first seek protection in countries along their way to the U.S. “The rule fails to understand or acknowledge the realities of
1. God made each person unique and special. Each of us is so valuable that there is not enough money in the world to exchange for a single one of us! 2. We are not made to be alone: God placed us in families, communities and societies and each of us has the right to
A story is told about two basketball players who agreed that whoever dies first should inform the other if there’s basketball game in heaven. One of them died and he appeared to his surviving friend in a dream saying: “Buddy, I got some good and bad news for you. The good news is that there’s
The Book of Genesis tells us that we are made in the image and likeness of God. The problem is trying to figure out what that means. It certainly implies that there are some divine characteristics within us that comprise this likeness to God. Catholic theologians tell us that the key characteristics are our personhood
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 66, 18-21 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaiah Taiguini ilek-ña i Saina: Måttu yu’ para bai Hu na’fanetnun todu i nasion siha ni difirentis lingguåhin-ñiha; siempri manmåttu siha ya u mali’i’ i gloriå-hu. Bai Hu pu’luyi un siñåt gi me’nan-ñiha; bai Hu na’fanhånåo atyu siha i
On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, Mount Carmel School held its annual Open House event to give parents and families a chance to meet their child’s teachers and advisors for the new school year. After all the teachers, staff, and administrators were introduced, families spent time visiting their children’s classrooms. While in the classrooms, teachers shared
After a brief hiatus, Mount Carmel School will once again offer its SAT Boot Camp. First offered in the Fall of 2009, the six-week boot camp is designed to help students improve their performance on the College Board’s SAT, a standardized test used for most college admissions in the United States. The school announced that
Gospel Reflection for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Deacon Rosiky Camacho, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like the apostles who brought spiritual and physical healing to those in need, Christians are called to tend to the wounds of the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said. The church does not close its eyes when confronted with the sufferings of others but instead “knows how to look at
