What makes a great vocation? Everyone has a calling in life. One may be called to the religious life, or the married life, or the single life. Occupation-wise, one may be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, cleaner, carpenter, cashier, or any other occupation. Would you equate having fame, fortune or influence to having a great vocation?
Following an underwater volcano eruption that triggered a tsunami that devastated Tonga, our diocese joined our Holy Father in praying for immediate relief to those directly affected by the calamity. At the same time, second collections were done in all parishes on the weekend of January 29th and 30th. All proceeds are earmarked to provide
Is God calling you? The universal church is experiencing a lack of vocation to the priesthood and religious life. Several factors do contribute to this sad reality including the rise of secular Catholicism, scandals, weak modeling to the youth by priests and religious, among many other distractions and considerations. People, today, have many reasons why
Yesterday, Mount Carmel School participated in the national celebration of Catholic Schools Week and announced the 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year. Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. 2022 marks the 48th year for the national organization to recognize the importance of
In this episode Fr. Melvin Avilla, CRM walks us through the process on how this Diocesan Phase of the Synod on Synodality will be carried out. Officially launched in our diocese last December 8, the process has already begun, with Fr. Charlie Borja recently conducting several meetings for clergy consultations. The diocesan and sectoral consultations
