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…
CatholicAnchor.org Last July, after 12 years of serving the parishes on the Kenai Peninsula, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate priests withdrew from ministry in the Archdiocese of Anchorage. Over the last seven months, Father Patrick Brosamer, Father Jaime Mencias and Father Michael Ko, KMS, have served as resident priests in Soldotna, Homer and Kenai. Though…
CatholicAnchor.org Going where others can’t or won’t go is a charism Father Frank Reitter, a former Marist priest, brought with him to the Archdiocese of Anchorage and his current parish, St. Mary’s in Kodiak. Going to where he is needed has been a recurring theme of Father Frank’s ministry. Early in his priesthood, he was…
CatholicAnchor.org For 50 years Peggy Bergsrud has been involved in ministry around the Archdiocese of Anchorage. She volunteered as a foster parent for Catholic Social Services in 1974, was involved in developing the second location of Brother Francis Shelter in an old municipal warehouse, worked with the late Fr. Steve Moore to develop the Clare…