On June 8 Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne will ordain seminarian Kevin Klump to the transitional diaconate, the last step before being ordained to the priesthood. The upcoming ordination will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage.
Alaskan seminarian Jake Brownlee has traveled halfway around the world this year as he prepares to become a priest for the Archdiocese of Anchorage. This summer, however, he’s looking forward to enjoying the Alaska outdoors at St. Therese’s Catholic Camp in Wasilla.
Captain Nicholas Reid is a Catholic priest and Air Force chaplain at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, where he was recently transferred. Here he talks about his coming-of-age on a military base in the Bible Belt, his vocation to the Catholic priesthood, and his military chaplaincy.
“May this pallium be a symbol of unity and a sign of your communion with the Apostolic See, a bond of love, and an incentive to courage.”
This was the prayer and message of Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the United States, as he imposed the wool pallium on Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne.
With renewed attention on Fatima, Alaskans won’t need to travel far to learn more about the renowned Marian apparitions. The world-famous international Pilgrim Virgin Statue is coming to Anchorage, July 26-30, as part of a two-year U.S. tour for peace. The goal is to bring the graces of Fatima to the American people.
“That’s going to make the word of God credible to others,” Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne told the Alaska teens, “when they see in us that it really is possible to live for God — in all of its truth, in all of its brilliance, in all its beauty. If and when we do that, we will bring the doubting world to belief.”
Ask not: “What do I want to do with my life?” Rather, ask God: “What do you want me to do for you?”
This was Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne’s message as he celebrated Mass for the graduates of Holy Rosary Academy on May 16 at Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Anchorage.
Planned Parenthood employees had seen many pro-life advocates outside their abortion clinic on Lake Otis Parkway in Anchorage. But in late August of 2015, two new figures appeared — a man and woman in unmistakably white medical coats, quietly praying the rosary with a larger group.
This marks the sixth time since 1996 that the ACLU has sued the State of Alaska or one of its subdivisions over pro-life laws or policies. The ACLU has a proven track record: Alaska Supreme Court decisions stemming from ACLU abortion litigation have all ended by striking down pro-life measures.
In the media kerfuffle that followed, the Supreme Court’s recent 5-3 decision in Whole Women’s Health vs. Hellerstedt, which overturned Texas’ law requiring abortionists to have hospital privileges, among other things, I received an email from an American Catholic politico lamenting the ruling.