This week, on March 4, is the 91st anniversary of the arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz to Saipan. The promotion of the Cause for the Canonization of Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana, their foundress continues. To that end, we joyfully share that the Novena for the Sick through her intercession is now available, without
The demands of love are straightforward, but that is not to say they are easy: Love your neighbor as God loves you. The commandment was given explicitly by Jesus but God had already made it clear from the very beginning that we are to care for each other. All the way back in the book
In last Sunday’s El Shaddai service, Bro. Ping started his talk with the song “Ang Salita ng Diyos” which translated in Tagalog as “The Word of God”. The lyrics of the song say, “that the Word of God gives healing and power. We all must listen to the Word of God so that we will
You can’t entirely fault the schools for the increase. It is expensive to operate a school. No longer can the schools rely on religious sisters who teach for a token salary. There are fewer sisters available to teach and they must be paid a living wage, not only out of justice but because their income
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Sir 27, 4-7 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Sirach Yanggin machalåochåo i para manåfyi, manannuk i lassas; taiguennåo ha’ lokkui’ yanggin kumuentus i taotåo manannuk i isåo-ña. Taimanu ha’ na i hetnu dumitetmimina i hotman nå’yan taiguennåo ha’ na gi kumbetsasion-ña dumitetmimina i taotåo. A’annuk gi frutas i
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The time has come for an “all-out battle” against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global four-day summit on child protection in the Catholic Church. For quite some time, the world has been aware of the “serious scandal”
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Lenten season is a reminder for Catholics that overindulgence ruptures communion with God, with others and with creation, Pope Francis said. A failure to live as children of God can give way to sin, which “takes the shape of greed and unbridled pursuit of comfort, lack of concern for the
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will issue a document on “young people, faith and vocational discernment” five months after the world Synod of Bishops gathered to discuss the topic. The Vatican announced Feb. 24 that the pope will present his post-synodal apostolic exhortation March 25, the feast of the Annunciation, during a visit to
VAN NUYS, Calif. (CNS) — In the few moments she spent up close and personal with the incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney during its visit to St. Elisabeth of Hungary Church in Van Nuys Feb. 22, Milagros “Lally” Guiao only asked the legendary saint for one thing. “Give us holy priests.” There were plenty
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The long-awaited “Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church,” nicknamed the abuse summit, was an extraordinary and historic gathering that surpassed many expectations while perhaps disappointing others. Historic in that it brought together the heads of 114 bishops’ conferences from the entire world, as well as the leaders of
