Dear Brothers and Sisters In Christ, Alleluia! The Lord is risen! Indeed, he is risen! In one of his Easter homilies, St. Augustine said and I quote: “And He departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here.” Christ is risen! And He is here with us–in
It is a story told and re-told over the centuries and never loses steam and substance because it is a true story told firsthand by Jesus’ close friends, Mary of Magdala, Peter and the disciple whom Jesus loved. It’s a joyous and salvific event crowning the Holy Week’s episode of Jesus’ passion and death on
By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star Hundreds of youth and parishioners turn out for Palm Sunday outdoor Mass For the first time since its beginning in 1984, the official celebration of World Youth Day was finally celebrated in our Diocese of Chalan Kanoa with an event that turned out to be a sign
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Gn 1, 1. 26-31a Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Genesis Gi tutuhun anai si Yu’us Ha fa’tinas i langit yan i tanu’, ilek-ña, “Nihi ta fa’tinas i taotåo gi imahen-ta, yan gi pinarihu-ta. Ya u fanggubetna gi hilu’ todu i guihan gi tasi, i påharu gi airi, i guaka, yan i manmachålik
Easter is the high holy day of Christianity. It is the most characteristic expression of the Christian tradition. Yet, if we were stopped on the street and asked what Easter is about we would be stumped for an answer. Obviously, most of us would mention Christ’s resurrection from the dead. We might appreciate some mystical
Lent is a time to journey into the desert and find deeper trust in God. Lent is about conversion, turning one’s life more completely over to Christ, leaving behind an old way of living and acting and being healed through the love of God. In this period, the three Candidates for the Sacrament of Baptism,
University of California, Berkeley, media studies major Thomas Manglona II has won a Truman Scholarship—the first University of California, Berkeley, student to win the prestigious award since 2013. Following a long in-school application process and interview, the University of California, Berkeley nominated Manglona for the scholarship. His selection as a finalist in February led to
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 52, 13–53, 12 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Atan ha’, sa’ siempri u gefsaga i tentago’-hu, siempri u makåhat hulu’ takkilu’ yan u ma’onra. Maseha meggai nina’fanmanman anai mali’i’ Gui, mana’disfiguråo i matå-ña kalang ti tåotåo, Pues taiguennåo siempri nina’fanmanman i linahyan tåotåo nu Guiya,
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Ex 12, 1-8, 11-14 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Exodus Ilek-ña i Saina as Moises yan Aaron giya Ihipto, “Esti na mes debidi u gaigi gi yahululu’ gi kalendåriun-miyu; debidi en pe’lu esti kumu i finene’na na mes gi sakkan. Sangåni interu i inetnun i taotåo Israhet: Gi diha dies på’gu
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus doesn’t hurl stones at sinners but instead shows them that his forgiveness always opens a path forward to a joyful future, Pope Francis said. Like the scribes and Pharisees who laid down the stones they were going to throw at a woman caught in adultery, Christians are called during the
