CatholicAnchor.org In many Catholic schools, you will often find this quote posted prominently in school offices and classrooms: “Let it be known to all who enter herethat Jesus Christ is the reason for this school,the unseen but ever-present teacher in all its classes,the model of its faculty,and the inspiration for its students.” For me this…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May the grace and peace of our Risen Lord Jesus Christ be with us always! In Jesus’ time, shepherds used wooden staffs to protect their flocks from wolves and other threats. They used the hook of their staffs to gently bring into unity those sheep who wandered off. During…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us! Every five years bishops throughout the world are required to travel to Rome in what is called a visit “ad limina Apostolorum” to pray at the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul, meet with the Holy…
Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold! A virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and he will be called Emmanuel. Isaiah 7:14 As we begin another liturgical year on the first Sunday of Advent and prepare ourselves for the great celebration of the birth of Jesus on Christmas, we once again…
CatholicAnchor.org Father Peter Gorges, who died in Anchorage on October 9th, while recovering from injuries from a fall, was known and loved not only in his home diocese of Juneau but all over our state. Two days before his funeral Mass and burial in Juneau, many of those he had served and befriended during fifty…
CatholicAnchor.org “We need to bring the Gospel of life to the heart of every man and woman and to make it penetrate every part of society.” (Saint John Paul II, Evangelium vitae 80) On October 6th, the Church throughout the United States will observe Respect Life Sunday, an invitation to us to recommit ourselves during…
CatholicAnchor.org On Care for Our Common Home Just about every year, our parents took my sister and me on an annual road trip from Los Angeles to upstate New York to visit our family. Travel in the ‘50s and ‘60s was mostly on the old Route 66 and other state and U.S. highways, eventually transitioning…