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…
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…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the May 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Catholic organizations and churches are busier than ever this past year due to months-long delays in the arrival of the state’s food stamp program benefits to thousands of Alaskans. Yet, it was a challenge that saw…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the April 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Catholic church has made significant strides in preventing child abuse by following specific policies set forth 21 years ago in response to the abuse scandal of the Catholic Church in the United States. Jenny Michaelson, director…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the March 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ihor and Iryna Melnyk and their two sons are refugees from Ukraine navigating a new life in Wasilla. They joined more than 500 other refugees who made their way to Alaska, in this case from the city…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the March 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Statewide numbers of homeless people have jumped for those seeking emergency shelter, but Kodiak, thanks to the help of St. Mary’s Church, is heading off the crisis by staying proactive to grant prevention help. About 60 individuals…
Editor’s note: This article was published in the February 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. HOMER, Alaska — A new year presents the opportunity for home blessings, a chance both parishioners and the resident priest embrace as a time to renew God’s invitation into the home in preparation for whatever the new year may bring….
Editor’s note: This article was published in the February 2023 issue of the North Star Catholic. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Catholic organizations caring for the homeless in Alaska say they experienced a busier year than usual in 2022. According to Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, more than 15,000 people throughout the state needed some kind of…
The Daughters of Charity, one of the oldest orders of religious sisters, dates back to the early 1600s with about 14,000 active members throughout five continents. Currently, the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau is home to three of those members. Sister Cecilia Nguyen wanted to join the convent at the age of 13 in the 1980s when…