Dominican Brother Thomas More Garrett will be giving a talk in Anchorage titled “Pontifical Business: The Papacy & the Contemporary Business Professional.” The Oct. 13 presentation will take place at Holy Family Cathedral at 7 p.m.
In addition to letting Valjean keep the silver and protecting him from the police, Bishop Bienvenue “buys” the ex-convicts soul for God with two silver candlesticks, telling him to use the treasure to begin a virtuous new life. Although the event “is a tiny part of the movie,” it shows Bishop Bienvenue’s “intimate connection with Christ.”
The dawning of legalized marijuana across the states in recent years, has prompted church experts to try to clear the haze about the much-debated drug. In November Alaskans will vote on whether to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Last year Colorado and Washington passed unprecedented laws making legal recreational use of marijuana. Lawmakers in those states have attempted to make ways to shift marijuana from the black market to a regulated and taxed commercial enterprise. Medical use alone is already legal in 18 states including Alaska.