Mount Carmel School Welcomes Barbara Merfalen As New Vice Principal
Mount Carmel School announced this week that it had hired Barbara Merfalen as its new vice principal. Merfalen comes to the school with degrees in education and about three decades of experience in K-12 and higher education as both an instructor and an administrator. Merfalen holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education from
Meet our New Permanent Deacons
By Rose Gamier From parishioners to lay ministers, who were installed as lectors then acolytes then deacons, five men will now be ordained as Permanent Deacons of the diocese – this culmination taking place this weekend on April 7, 2018, Saturday, 10AM at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. Let us take a look and get to know
A Mercy Sunday Reflection: Wisdom comes With Age
“I have so much I want to say to young people, so they don’t make the same mistakes i did.” The man shakes his head seriously and i can see the regret that lies behind the gesture. The afternoon was breezy, but we were sitting indoors in the cool of the building. He seemed to
FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY
Fr. Joel G. de los Reyes The Feast of the Divine Mercy emerged from the desire of our Lord Jesus expressed to St. Faustina when he said; “ My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially
Meet Our World Wide Marriage Encounter Couples
World Marriage Encounter (WWMe) is delighted to announce that it will hold a weekend marriage encounter program designed for the purpose of providing couples the opportunity of spending a special weekend away from home, families, and responsibilities starting from Friday, April 27th to Sunday, April 29th at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. This marriage
28 Candidates Completed RCIA on Easter Vigil
By: Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP Accompanied by their godparents to the baptismal font at the sanctuary of Mt. Carmel Cathedral, three adults were solemnly baptized by Bishop Ryan during the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. This was the culmination of their six-month long preparation in the RCIA (Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults) program of
A RAY OF MERCY
God’s rays of mercy shine everywhere, and through his plan of salvation to these islands, He touched generous souls, who carried out his plans down to the smallest detail. One of these rays of mercy fell on a young man named Shinjiro Stefano Yamamoto. He was a Japanese admiral who was already retired by World
2018 Easter Message: “He is Risen”
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The English language is froth with nuances. The phrase, He is Risen, is one extraordinary ex- ample. ‘He has Risen’ and ‘He was raised up’ all carry the nuance that ‘that is it.’ It is over, much like the raising of Lazarus. ‘He is Risen’ suggests much more. Not
The Kiss of a Priest
“Let our kiss be a striking gesture of that profound love that define us, as Catholic priest” Almost everyone in the Mt. Carmel Cathedral chuckled when Bishop Ryan told them that he will speak about the ‘kiss’, as an specific expression of love. “No, not that kind of kiss that you are thinking about! But
