Matthew 25:19 says, “Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations.” Long ago, this meant traveling to distant lands and teaching the people there about Christ and His love for us. Today, this means many different things, including supporting other churches throughout Alaska. In December, I spoke with Fr. Robert Whitney about his new ministry…
The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau hosted its annual golf tournament at Moose Run Golf Course north of Anchorage on August 6. 13 teams registered to support the seminarians of the archdiocese, joining Archbishop Andrew Bellisario, C.M. on the links (term for a classic golf course featuring bumpy, sandy ground). It was a foggy day with a…
The Alaska State Fair in Palmer welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, and nestled in the midst of the mountains, the fields, and the rides is Slippery Gulch, a ministry of St. Michael parish in Palmer. Slippery Gulch serves as a point of contact between the Church and Alaska. “It’s a way we…
St. Ann’s parish sits in one of the most isolated places in Southeast Alaska — Yakutat — a town ringed by water, mountains and glaciers, where the world, as parishioner Skip Ryman puts it, “forgot about us” more than once. Two flights a day connect Yakutat to the rest of Alaska now. The population has…
The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau’s Catholic schools started back up this August. Our Lady of the Valley (OLV) in Wasilla started on August 17. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School and Lumen Christi High School in Anchorage started on August 20. Lisa Williams is the principal of Our Lady of the Valley. She is looking forward…
As a member of the Congregation of the Mission, or simply the Vincentians, which is the religious community of priests and brothers Saint Vincent de Paul founded in 1625, I am happy to share a little about Saint Vincent with you. But first, let me share my first encounter with this great patron saint of…