MOUNT CARMEL School’s Theatre Club kicked off its 2017-2018 performance season with auditions for its next big musical, Disney’s Mulan Jr. Held this past week, the auditions brought in the largest group of aspiring dramatists ever in the school’s history, with over 100 students from grades 1 through 9 auditioning. “I am overwhelmed by the
Pope Francis mentioned an extraordinary personal vow made by Mother Teresa, on proclaiming her a Saint a year ago. He said: “Throughout her existence, this Saint was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, rendering herself available through the reception and defense of human life, life in the maternal womb, as well as abandoned and rejected
By: Marina Droujinina for Zenit.org “Always keep a smile,” Pope Francis said to young Italians, who he encouraged to “always to look forward, to look at the joy that is Jesus.” Pope Francis unexpectedly met a group of 165 confirmed boys and girls from the diocese of Chiavari, in Liguria, on pilgrimage to Rome, near
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The day before North Korea detonated what it said was a hydrogen bomb, Pope Francis urged religious leaders from South Korea to dedicate their words and actions to building peace and harmony. “We are called to be heralds of peace, proclaiming and embodying a nonviolent style, a style of peace, with
Sometime in 1612, three young men set off in a rowboat off the coast of Cuba near El Cobre, a copper mining town. After weather- ing some stormy waters, they spot- ted something white in the distance that seemed to be floating upright on the surface. As they came closer, they realized that it was
CCD teachers of San Isidro and and San Francisco de Borja having their group activity as part of the workshop conducted by the Office of Religious Education last Saturday.
While their peers slept in on Saturday, August 26, Mount Carmel School’s student leaders got up bright and early to participate in the school’s Student Leadership Retreat in the school’s Maturana Building. Held every year, the retreat helps students grow as leaders and gives them the opportunity to work together to plan all school activities
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced a call for emergency collection to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas. The Hurricane, which brought in very strong winds and torrential rains have caused a lot of damage to the affected areas with approximately twelve (12) million persons affected. This emergency
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God wants people to live with hope and joy — not bitterness — and to dream with him of a better world, Pope Francis said. “Please, make sure we do not pay attention to disappointed and unhappy people; let us not listen to those who cynically plead not to cultivate hope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church must continue to work to understand the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council and why they were made, rather than rethinking them, Pope Francis said. “After this magisterium, after this long journey, we can affirm with certainty and magisterial authority that the liturgical reform is irreversible,” Pope
