Catholic Community Service has the great honor to perform corporal works of mercy on behalf of the Catholic church in Southeast Alaska (formerly the Diocese of Juneau) with a mission of “serving the most vulnerable individuals and families in Southeast Alaska with dignity, care and compassion.” Last month we shared a bit of an overview…
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history” (CCC 828). Encouraging and inspiring are the lives of the saints. It is also heartening to know that most endured great hardships and adversity in living out their…
It was an April day in 2014, just a few days before Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt would celebrate his 76th birthday. The gunmen’s knock on the door was abrupt. The beating came first, then two bullets to the head. At least once a year, I like to write something about him. The call…
By Anna SchultenThe North Star Catholic The 2020 St. Francis Stewardship Awards were celebrated virtually on October 8, 2020. This year, the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau celebrated 35 individuals for their lives of stewardship to our church and the local community. This celebration completes 15 years of honoring the stewards of our parishes. St. Francis Stewardship…