By ELI WOODVINE CatholicAnchor.org Teens and youth leaders from four Alaska parishes teamed up earlier this summer to make a difference on Alaska’s Kodiak, Island. In July, 14 teens and seven chaperones from Our Lady of the Angels in Kenai, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Soldotna, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Anchorage boarded…
As election season politics plays out in Alaska Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is urging Alaskans of all faiths to engage in civil dialogue and discourse when debating in the public square. “Over the years, what falls in the bounds of being acceptable seems to be disintegrating,” Archbishop Schwietz said in a statement that was read at an Aug. 18 interfaith prayer service just outside St. Anthony Church in Anchorage.
On Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Father Michael Shields will lead a “Mothers’ Day of Healing” retreat at St. Michael Church in Palmer. The gathering, which is geared for women in all stages and phases of motherhood, will include eucharistic adoration, spiritual reflection and fellowship. Father Shields also will be available to hear confessions. Refreshments and childcare provided.