“I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever.” (Gospel Verse John 6:51) Happy Feast of Corpus Christi! This Feast is a chance to participate and meditate on what it means to feed on the Word of God—Jesus, the Son of God. So we
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Ex 24, 3-8 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Exodus Humånåo si Moises ya ha sangåni i taotåo siha ni todu i tinagu’ Yu’us yan todu siha i areklamentu. Gi ineppin-ñiha todu i taotåo masångan gi un bos, “Bai in kimpli todu i tinagu’ ni ha otdin i Saina.” Ha tugi’ påpa’
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Peace! As your Bishop, I must exercise my obligation to inform you about several pending bills in our legislature that will affect the common good if enacted into law. These pending bills deal with gambling. Leadership in a community is a sacred trust. It is the responsibility of everyone in the community – but particularly,
By: AMBROSE MILTON BENNETT “Go ye and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the father, son and holy-ghost”. This is one of the more notable verses in the Bible yet the use of tongue to spread God’s word has many rivals. The media of today has taken the lead in catching our
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Dt 4, 32-34. 39-40 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun ‘Deuteronomy’ Ilek-ña si Moises nu i taotåo siha: “Fanmamaisin på’gu taiguihi i antigu na tiempu, åntis di i tiempun-miyu, desdi atyu na tiempu anai ha na’huyung si Yu’us i taotåo gi hilu’ i tanu’; fanmamaisin desdi un puntan långit asta i ottru: Kåo
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Without its feminine dimension, the Catholic Church risks becoming an old boys club and incapable of love, Pope Francis said. The church must “remain female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily May 21 during a morning Mass commemorating
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone who has received the sacrament of confirmation has received the gift of the Holy Spirit, who guides them and gives them the strength to follow God’s will, Pope Francis said. “Every one of us has the Spirit within us. The Spirit is in our heart, our soul,” the pope said
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics who participate in the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in August or pray with their families during the Aug. 21-26 event can receive a plenary indulgence, the Vatican announced. An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven. The
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The most desolate places in the world in need of Christ are where people are indifferent, even hostile to God and his love, Pope Francis said. The church’s mission is to bring the faith to the ends of the earth, he said, especially to these “extreme peripheries,” and to use the
