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THE CONVENT OF BERRIZ AND OUR LADY OF MERCY – Part 1

Posted by - September 16, 2018

The convent of Berriz, today the motherhouse of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz, is located in a remote, mountainous region of the Basque Country in the North of Spain near France.  Berriz is nestled in a majestic terrain, having a long history with deep roots to Our Lady of Mercy. Our Lady of Mercy revealed

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Mount Carmel School Seniors, Justin Ocampo (left) and Reica Ramirez (right), and Jinju Thompson, participated in the 2018 Junior Statesmen of America program at Stanford University this past summer. Ocampo was recognized as Best Moderator for his program, while Ramirez received one of a few scholarships for the program.

MCS SENIOR RECOGNIZED AT STANFORD

Posted by - September 16, 2018

Mount Carmel School Senior, Justin Ocampo, was recently recognized at Stanford University by the Junior Statesmen of America, or JSA, as the most outstanding moderator. Ocampo was selected from over a hundred students for the prestigious award, which recognizes JSA statesmen for their mastery of debate and parliamentary procedures. This past summer was Ocampo’s first

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A record number of students audition for Mount Carmel School Theatre Club, Tasi, a musical inspired by Disney’s Moana.

MCS THEATRE CLUB HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR TASI

Posted by - September 16, 2018

Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club kicked off its 2018-2019 performance season with auditions for its next big musical, Tasi. Held last week, the auditions brought in the largest group of aspiring dramatists ever in the school’s history, with 129 students from grades 1 through 12 auditioning. The show will also be a part of the

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Rota Relief

Posted by - September 16, 2018

We are grateful to God that the damage of Typhoon Mangkhut was not more severe. As readers are probably already aware, Saipan and Tinian were spared the worst of the damage but Guam and especially Rota were hit quite hard. Many residents of Rota are said to still be in shelters indefinitely while repairs to

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SILENCE

Posted by - September 16, 2018

Someone shared the story about a couple who had a civil wedding officiated by the mayor of their town. When they asked him why he did the ceremony in a silent manner, the mayor said; “ Isn’t it that you wanted a secret marriage? There was a man who was deaf and dumb healed by

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Pope Francis and the Capital Punishment (Part 1)

Posted by - September 16, 2018

Within a few days of accepting the McCarrick resignation, Pope Francis promulgated a revision to the Catechism of the Catholic Church which modified its official position on capital punishment. This revision stirred up a lot of comment, as some people hold capital punishment more sacred than most of the doctrine of the Church. I’ll try

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XXIV DAMENGGU GI UTDINÅRIU NA TIEMPU

Posted by - September 16, 2018

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 50, 4-9a  Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaiah  Si Yu’us i Saina bumaba i talanga-hu para bai fanhunguk.        Ya ti hu kontra, ni ti hu bira yu’ tåtti. Hu nå’i ni tatalo’-hu atyu siha i umañña yu’,        i fasu-hu atyu siha i

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A Greek Orthodox priest stands at the spot where a man overwhelmed by debt committed suicide in 2012 at central Syntagma square in Athens. People, especially the young, need to live with passion to persevere and not see life as a burden, Pope Francis said. (CNS photo/Yorgos Karahalis, Reuters)

Life is not a burden; it should be lived with passion, pope says

Posted by - September 8, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People, especially the young, need to live with passion — the passion to persevere and not see life as a burden, Pope Francis said. “When I read news about young people committing suicide — and there are many,” the pope said he asks himself, “What happened here?” “I can say at

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Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 5. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Facing facts, coming to terms with one’s past bring peace, pope says

Posted by - September 8, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People need to make peace with their lives and anything they are running from, rather than lose themselves to escapism and playful distraction, Pope Francis said. There is an “industry of distraction” in full force today, which paints the ideal world as being “a big playground where everybody has fun” and

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Pat Boerschinger, who is legally blind, helps carry a statue of the Blessed Mother across the Claude Allouez Bridge in De Pere, Wis., in early May during the sixth annual Walk to Mary. Since the walking pilgrimage began in 2013, Boerschinger has walked the entire 21 miles from St. Norbert College in De Pere to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

Despite blindness, Wisconsin woman continues to love life, give thanks

Posted by - September 8, 2018

GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — For the past 40 years, Pat Boerschinger has been legally blind. And while she cannot see, her faith in God and devotion to Mary guide her every step. Boerschinger was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare, inherited degenerative eye disease, in 1978. “It was devastating,” she said. “When I first

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