May 4th, exactly two months to the day after the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz to Saipan— nine students were honored for their participation in Mt. Carmel School’s Commemoration of the day. After the celebration of the eucharist at Mt. Carmel Cathedral, the finalists received their certificates in each
May 13-19 is National Prevention Week, an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. National Prevention Week is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and aims to raise awareness about the importance of substance use prevention as well as
Matters of the heart do matter, still matter and will always matter especially in our world so complicated with business matters, internet, gadgets, conflicts, armed and cyber wars, political and religious power-struggle for positions and possessions, and other distractions. The Lord commanded His disciples to love one another as He loves them. Human love tends
Years ago, I attended a conference for non-profit organizations from around the Pacific. The conference was held on the island of Morea in Tahiti. Living conditions were simple. The discussion at the conference was quite open and sometimes contentious, as people felt passionately about the issues being discussed. While the conference was sponsored by the
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, Fr. James Balajadia will be joined by guest homilist Monsignor James Benavente, FBI Chaplain for Guam and Saipan, and are inviting all to attend the Mass of Remembrance at St. Jude Church. The Mass will be held as a source of healing for anyone who’s suffered a tragedy such as
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Acts 1, 1-11 I tutuhun i che’chu’ i Manapostulis Gi fine’na na tinige’-hu, Theophilus, hu sångan todu i Ha cho’gui yan i Ha fa’nå’gui si Jesus asta i ha’åni anai makonni’ Gui’ hulu’ gi langit, dispues di Ha ingkåtga i apostulis siha ni Ha atyik ginin i Espiritu
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Baptism requires rejecting Satan and professing one’s full faith in God, Pope Francis said. Only by being able to say “no” to the devil, his works and empty promises “am I able to say ‘yes’ to God, who calls me to conform myself to him in thoughts and deeds,” he said.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ planned meeting with abuse survivors from Chile could mark a turning point in how the Catholic Church deals not just with prevention, but especially with how it responds to accusations. The pope has said he wants the four days of meetings in April to be his chance to ask
VISALIA, Calif. (CNS) — Hope, energy and the drive to unite to share the Catholic faith filled the Visalia Convention Center, as nearly 1,300 delegates — including laypeople, priests and 21 bishops — gathered for a regional encuentro. “This is the moment when the church is listening to the Hispanic community in an effort to
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The first members of the Central American caravan of migrants have been allowed to make asylum claims, but a Scalabrinian priest said “very, very few” have their applications accepted. Some 20 members of the caravan, which traveled across Mexico and arrived in Tijuana on the U.S. border in late April, were
