LISTEN: NPR features young Alaskans training for Catholic priesthood
On Wednesday, June 8, National Public Radio’s Hometown Alaska will feature a radio segment about young Alaskan men training for the priesthood.
Daily Archives: June 2016
Alaskan seminarian on the road for summer of service
CatholicAnchor.org Fifth-year seminarian for the Anchorage Archdiocese, Robert Whitney, was ordained a transitional deacon on June 3 at Holy Family Cathedral. Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz prayed over him, laid his hands upon his head and administered the sacrament of holy orders. That marked the one-year count down to Whitney’s ordination next summer when he is…
Alaskan deacon’s prep takes unexpected turn down the aisle
David Van Tuyl always thought he would marry someday, but as the years passed the right person never appeared.
Diverse cultures, unified faith mark Anchorage Archdiocese’s 50th anniversary
Golden, late morning light filtered the stained glass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral. In its glow Native American musician Buz Daney drummed and chanted a solemn but joyful opening to the Archdiocese of Anchorage’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Mass on May 14.
Transgender policy reshapes student athletics in Alaska
The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) has agreed to allow students in Alaska to play sports in accordance with whichever gender they identify as regardless of their biological sex at birth.
How can I believe in God amid so much suffering?
Those who doubt the existence or goodness of God as affirmed by Christians often point to all the suffering in the world. How can God be compassionate if he allows suffering? How can he be a mighty God if he can’t end suffering?
Green and gold rosaries sent to University of Alaska, Anchorage
Tom and Ronda Scrivner of El Paso, Texas, have a unique retirement hobby, one that recently reached Alaska. Born out of grief from the loss of a daughter Tommy Lynn, who died, they began making beaded rosaries, primarily in college colors, and sending them to an ever-expanding circle of schools.
Catholic Social Services: 50 years of help & hope in Alaska
Starting as a small food pantry on 3rd Avenue, we have at our root addressing family struggling with poverty and homelessness in Anchorage. Last month Effie Caldarola wrote a wonderful piece in this paper chronicling the history of Catholic Social Services.
Harnessing retirement to serve the poor
I realize many older Catholics find plenty of ways to give back without joining an organization. But the upsides of IVC or EnCorps include forming community with other volunteers, retreats, and a chance to expand Ignatian education and values like simple living.
Rethinking how to share truth
In this prolific age of the spoken and written word we are literally and constantly being shouted at, abraded, challenged, disputed and queried. Particularly, during this season of political discontent, for instance, so many seem to be lunging at one another’s throats to establish a particular unassailable opinion or position. Human discourse today seems to have a raw edge to it.