CatholicAnchor.org On Care for Our Common Home Just about every year, our parents took my sister and me on an annual road trip from Los Angeles to upstate New York to visit our family. Travel in the ‘50s and ‘60s was mostly on the old Route 66 and other state and U.S. highways, eventually transitioning…
CatholicAnchor.org As school bells ring across Southcentral Alaska, some 500 students will have a uniquely Catholic school experience. Enrolled as students in the five Catholic schools operating within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, these students will sit in classrooms displaying a crucifix, pray together, attend school Masses, and be reminded each day of…
CatholicAnchor.org Father Vincent Blanco, known affectionately as “Father Vince,” has been the pastor of St. Anthony Church in Anchorage for the past four years. His kindness and zeal for the faith is accented through a vibrant sense of humor. “I’m the youngest of 12 children,” he said. “I have six sisters and five brothers, and…