The annual fiesta of our parish is approaching. It will be celebrated this October 9. For us to be spiritually prepared, the Duaw Patrona was launched. There are two team sent to different chapels to share the life and values of St. Therese and this year's pastoral thrust. This activity is spearheaded by Rev. Fr. [...]
Bishops affirm diocese’s effort for Michigan man’s sainthood cause
Posted by Administrator1 Irving “Francis” C. Houle is pictured in this undated photo. During their spring assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops in a June 12 voice vote indicated their support for Houle’s sainthood cause to advance in the Diocese of Marquette, Mich., his home diocese. (CNS photo/courtesy Irving Houle Association) By Mark Pattison Catholic [...]
Francis: Leaders who talk of peace but sell arms will face ‘wrath of God’
Vatican City, Jun 10, 2019 / 11:08 am (CNA).- Discussing the Syrian civil war Monday, Pope Francis said God hears the cry of orphans and widows, and that his wrath will be visited on those who deal in arms trafficking while speaking of peace. “I think with sadness, once again, of the drama of Syria [...]
Missionary mandate rooted in baptism, Pope Francis says
By Bea Cuasay Vatican City, Jun 10, 2019 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis, in his message for World Mission Day, asked the Church to remember her ‘missionary awareness and commitment’, rooted in the grace of baptism. He emphasized “the importance of renewing the Church’s missionary commitment and giving fresh evangelical impulse to her work [...]
Pope Francis: Unity is in the ‘DNA’ of Christian community
Vatican City, Jun 12, 2019 / 04:15 am (CNA).- An essential characteristic of Christian community is its unity in diversity, and the freedom this gives to Christians to come alive as witnesses of Christ, Pope Francis said Wednesday. The selection of Matthias to take Judas’ place among the Twelve Apostles, as told at the beginning [...]
The story of the 26 year-old Filipino Jesuit on the road to sainthood
Manila, Philippines, Aug 2, 2017 / 07:04 am (EWTN News/CNA) Brother Richie Fernando was a 26 year-old Jesuit seminarian from the Philippines when in 1996 he died protecting his Cambodian students from a hand grenade. He is now on the road to sainthood, thanks to a norm issued by Pope Francis this summer that opens [...]
Why the Feast of St. Dominic is not actually the Dominicans’ biggest feast day
By Hannah Brockhaus, EWTN News Tuesday marks the Feast Day of St. Dominic, the 13th century priest known for founding the Order of Preachers, commonly called the Dominicans, and for spreading devotion to the Rosary. Surprisingly, though, the Dominicans don’t usually do much to celebrate the saint’s Aug. 8 feast day. While the August feast [...]
Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus 