CatholicAnchor.org Melanie San Angelo was moved to tears as she stood with fellow catechumens at Saint Patrick parish on Sunday, March 1, to begin the last leg of her path to full communion with the Catholic Church. At the Rite of Sending in the east Anchorage parish, her hands shook slightly as she promised to…
CatholicAnchor.org One of the best-known photos of Father Scott Garrett shows the priest baptizing a baby at a dining room table. Sunlight from a nearby window illuminates only three people: the priest and a young mother holding a tiny baby over a large bowl of water. A collection of coffee mugs hangs on the wall…
CatholicAnchor.org Almost 200 miles east of Anchorage along the Glenn Highway, you will find Holy Family parish in Glennallen, one of the smallest parishes in the Archdiocese of Anchorage. Since 2016, Deacon Jon Hermon has served the parish as Parish Life Minister. Holy Family doesn’t have a resident priest, but Hermon, who lives in Wasilla,…
By Father Leo Walsh CatholicAnchor.org From its humble beginnings as a gathering of priests from the Archdiocese of Anchorage at St. Bernard’s Parish in Talkeetna, the annual Statewide Priests’ Convocation has grown into a unique opportunity for prayer, priestly fraternity, and continuing education for the priests of Alaska. Each year, the priests and the bishops…
By Brian Ross CatholicAnchor.org In speaking with Catholic families across the Archdiocese about our school, two of the most common concerns I hear from parents and students is that our sports offerings are too limited and that we don’t offer Advanced Placement (AP) classes like public schools do. We are pleased to announce that, within…
CatholicAnchor.org Father Michael Kim, KMS, pastor at St. Joseph parish in Cordova, celebrates ten years of ordination this July. However, his path to the priesthood was unexpected; “I never thought of becoming a priest when I was young,” he said. In fact, he didn’t become Catholic until he was 19 years old. While he was…
Archbishop Emeritus Roger Schwietz and representatives from the Knights of Columbus gathered at Commuinity Pregnancy Center (CPC) in Anchorage to bless the new ultrasound machine on Friday, January 24. Knights of Columbus councils in the Anchorage area raised money last fall to purchase a new ultrasound machine for the CPC. The machine has been in…
CatholicAnchor.org Catholic Schools Week began with an all-schools Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral on Monday, January 27th. The schools in attendance filled nearly every pew, with only a few spaces in the back for family and community members. Archbishop Emeritus Roger Schwietz celebrated the Mass, and members of the school communities participated in…
I am writing this from vacation, but I have been unable to “turn off” work while here. I know we all struggle with that. The thought holding me back that I cannot turn off is the proposed alcohol tax. In my work, I’m constantly reminded of our call to help others and live like Jesus,…
CatholicAnchor.org By Father Pat TraversPastor Holy Name, Ketchikan Diocese of Juneau This past October, I had the opportunity to travel to the Holy Land, and specifically to the holy city of Jerusalem. The trip was both a vacation and a pilgrimage, a break in my normal ministry to get more fully in touch with its…