By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis sent his condolences to the victims and survivors of one of the worst wildfires in Chile’s history. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, expressed the pope’s sentiments in a message dated Jan. 23 to Bishop Santiago Silva Retamales of the Military
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Divided Christians need to recognize the gifts God has given to other communities and learn from them “without waiting for the others to learn first,” Pope Francis said. Leading an ecumenical evening prayer service Jan. 25 for the close of the Week of Prayer for
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ATICAN CITY (CNS) — While there is a need to evangelize a culture that tells young people money equals success and commitments aren’t forever, stopping the “hemorrhage” of people leaving religious orders also requires changes from the orders themselves, Pope Francis said. “Alongside much holiness — there is much
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 58, 7-10 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Esti ilek-ña i Saina: Na’fanmañagi i manñålang ni aggun-miyu, na’fanlihing i mañatsaga yan i manai-gima’; Na’fanminagågu i mangesnuda yanggin en li’i’ siha, ya cha’-miyu bibira i tattalu’-miyu kontra i mismu tåotåo-miyu. Pues i kandit-miyu u fanina taiguihi i chatanmak ya i chetnut-miyu u
Sometimes there is a tension in my gut that reflects the contradictions of life. On the one hand, I’m old enough to enjoy stability. I don’t like things constantly changing, as if I needed to jump from one block of ice to another in a swift flowing river just to keep from drowning. I seemed
Vocation day has been one of the highlights of Mt. Carmel School celebration of the Annual Catholic School’s Week. Last Wednesday, led by His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez, the clergy, religious and some lay faithful visited the classrooms of students from 3rd to 12th grade to speak about vocation. Students listened attentively as priests and
By: Edward C. Maratita, Jr. Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service is the theme this year for Ntional Catholic Schools Week. To celebrate this year’s theme and Catholic education, Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja have a slate of activities planned for Catholic Schools Week, which kick-off this past Sunday, January 29 with a Eucharistic celebration
HeJin Lee, a 5th grade teacher at Mount Carmel School, was recognized this week as the school’s Teacher of the Year (TOY), while Marlon Villafuerte, the school’s maintenance supervisor, was declared 2017 Support Staff of the Year. The runner up for the TOY was science teacher Luz Baldazo. The awards were presented by Bishop Ryan
Jesus challenges us in today’s gospel. He says that as a church community we are called to be salt, light, and a city set on a hill. In this reflection, I want to explain what Jesus means by comparing us to salt and the city set on a mountain top. “You are the salt of
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The humble counsel of courageous women should never be disregarded but rather embraced as advice full of God’s divine wisdom, Pope Francis said. Women like the biblical heroine Judith are an example of trusting God amid sufferings and difficulties when it is easy to
