Cemetery Mass invites Alaskans to pray for and bury their dead
Catholics in the Mat-Su Valley were invited to an outdoor Mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wasilla last month to pray for their departed loved ones.
Daily Archives: July 2017
Alaskan seminarian takes key step towards priesthood
Seminarian Madison Hayes took a pivotal step in his journey to become a priest for the Archdiocese of Anchorage. On June 21 he participated in the Mass of Candidacy with Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne at Holy Spirit Center in Anchorage. This is the moment when a seminarian formally and publicly declares before the archbishop his desire to become a candidate for the sacrament of Holy Orders.
Anchorage Archbishop’s July Calendar
Editor’s note: Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is scheduled to take part in the upcoming liturgies and events in the month of July.
News & Happenings around the Anchorage Archdiocese
Editor’s note: The following is a list of news and upcoming events from around the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
Youth conference packs faith, fun and inspiration into 4-day event
A total of 180 teens turned out for the annual four-day Alaska Catholic Youth Conference in Anchorage last month. Three Alaskan bishops and dozens of guest speakers and volunteers provided youth from all across the state with liturgies, sacraments, faith formation opportunities and concrete ways to serve their community.
Former Anchorage attorney professes first vows as cloistered Dominican nun
Tara Clemens was an Anchorage attorney and evangelical Christian who converted to Catholicism during her last months of law school. On May 28 she made first vows as Sister Marie Dominic of the Incarnate Word, a cloistered Dominican nun at Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, Calif.
Report: Human trafficking in Alaska remains critical concern
Human trafficking continues to be a concern for Alaska’s most vulnerable, especially homeless youth, according to a recent study by Loyola University’s Modern Slavery Research Project. The study focused on clients of Covenant House Alaska as well as nine other Covenant Houses across the U.S and Canada.
Here’s the man who helps Alaskans discern whether God is calling them to the priesthood
When a young man begins to feel a draw in his heart toward the priesthood, he may not know where to turn for further help in discerning whether it is God’s will for him to pursue seminary studies and eventually ordination.