The desire for more prayer opportunities and to serve others brought a couple north to serve as the new caretakers at the National Shrine of St. Thérèse in Juneau. Deacon Peter Nguyen and his wife, Professor Loni Nguyen, recently took on the joint role of caretakers at the Shrine. He’s a retired information technology computer…
After more than eight decades, the highly anticipated 10th National Eucharistic Congress saw more than 50,000 Catholics gather for a five-day event in Indianapolis last month — the centerpiece of a three-year campaign launched by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in 2022. The USCCB initiated the National Eucharistic Revival as a “joyful,…
Father Jun Ho Lee, a priest with the Korean Mission Society (KMS), is the newest priest to join the clergy at St. Paul’s the Apostle Parish in Juneau, said Matt Meggs, vice chancellor and chief operating officer of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. “We are so happy to have Fr. Jun Ho in our archdiocese,” said…
Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau’s (AOAJ) Catholic faithful join the thousands pilgrimaging to Indianapolis in July for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress — the first in the United States in 83 years. Some of those traveling from the archdiocese are ten individuals who registered early with the archdiocesan Eucharistic Revival committee and a group of five traveling…
Women who have experienced an abortion in their past often find a continuing slate of trauma that leads to broken relationships and deep spiritual depression lingering for decades. One woman said she believed an abortion was the only solution when she found herself pregnant at 16 years old. But over the years the guilt turned…
Lumen Christi Catholic High School celebrated commencement at the school gymnasium in Anchorage on May 9, a celebration for the 11 graduates of the class of 2024 as the 26th class to graduate from Lumen. The class of 2024 brought in collectively $4 million in scholarships and grants for their college educations. Another impressive accomplishment:…
The 50th anniversary of Father Richard Tero’s priesthood was celebrated in early June in Seward and Cooper Landing. St. John Neumann Mission held a potluck gathering in Cooper Landing after Father Tero celebrates the 12:30 p.m. Mass on June 2. Sacred Heart Parish will hold 5:30 p.m. Mass on June 4. A prime rib dinner…
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — A resident of Eagle River’s mid-level female prison, Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, received the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and communion in the presence of Archbishop Emeritus Roger Schwietz, OMI, on Jan. 19 this year. Deacon Mark Merrill of St. Andrew Parish said he, archbishop emeritus, and St. Andrew lay volunteers Mireya…
Reporting from HOMER, Alaska — Cal Williams, a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Anchorage, received a letter from a prisoner last June. The inmate asked for a speaker to come to the prison and explain the Juneteenth holiday to other prisoners at Seward’s Spring Creek Correctional Center. The letter was addressed to the…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the May 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Father Kolio Etuale, bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, traveled to Alaska between March 22-27 to visit Catholic Samoan communities at St. Benedict’s and St. Anthony’s Catholic churches. The visit provided an opportunity to celebrate…