The Lumen Christi High School girls and boys basketball teams captured the Peninsula Conference Championship and finished the year as the third-best Class 1A team at the Alaska State Activities Association state tournament in Anchorage in March. “From the start of the season to its finish, our boys and girls basketball players, especially our seniors…
Archbishop Andrew E. Bellisario, C.M., declared 14 Anchorage-area catechumens to now be members of the elect, confirming their readiness to celebrate baptism at the next Easter Vigil. He also welcomed 34 other Anchorage-area people to the final stage of preparation for the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist, which will take place on the same day. …
The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau announced the hiring of Danna Hoellering as its new director of finance in early March. Although she was recently hired, she is not new to the archdiocese’s chancery staff or Alaska. “I feel like my entire career has been leading me toward this, in my various positions, to prepare me for…
The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau welcomes Jay Luzardo as its new communications specialist and editor of the North Star Catholic. “Alaska is huge, and each region is special in its own way,” he said. “I hope I can manage to consistently share stories for each region so we can fully understand how special this Catholic community…
“Why should I participate in a synod dialogue session?” This is a question the synod committee has heard the past two months as the synodal process moves forward in the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. The synod asks everyone to discuss about how the Church can best live out its mission of witnessing the love of God to…
Lumen Christi Catholic High School hosted its livestream “No Place Like Home” gala auction on Saturday, Feb. 12, which raised more than $150,000 for its students. The event showcased the Catholic school’s tremendous support amongst its community. “We’re here to make an investment in the future,” said Dan Newman, owner of Alaska Premier Auctions and…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The formation of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau unified the church of southern Alaska into a single entity, and by doing so, new roles and positions were created to help lead the archdiocese toward the future. LeAndra Childs, director of stewardship and communications, is at the forefront of that effort as she manages a similar…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Historical documents colorfully illustrate how the Catholic Church managed to reach the far corners of the Earth, but not much is said about the advancement of its Hispanic ministries — especially, in Alaska. The Catholic Church in America is immigrant in nature. The church has been concerned about immigrants and refugees for…
By Molly Cornish In late August, the world watched a crisis unfold at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. News crews and cell phones captured footage of families fleeing for their lives, many with children and infants in tow, many forced to leave their families behind. Afghan evacuees fled their homes, most at a moment’s notice, for…
By Gregory and Kathleen Fast An Alaskan husband and wife were one of 50 Retrouvaille couples based in North America who were invited to meet Pope Francis at the Paul VI Audience Hall in Rome on Nov. 6. In his address to the Retrouvaille assembly, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude and offered words of encouragement…