The Catholic Anchor was recognized six times for excellence in journalism by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. The awards came for work published in 2015 and were announced in June at the Catholic Media Convention in St. Louis, Missouri.
All four sessions of St. Therese’s Camp in the Mat-Su Valley are now booked for the summer. The first of four weeklong camp sessions began June 22 and according to Camp Director Rudy Poglitsh the camp, which serves grades 3-8, is now fully booked.
Below are news briefs and upcoming events from across the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.
This year’s Young Adult Eagle Eye Summer Institute is for those ages 20-35. It takes place July 14-July 24 in the mountains near Anchorage. The theme for this year’s gathering is “Justice: The First & Necessary Step to Mercy.”
Below are the scheduled liturgies and other events that Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is scheduled to participate in during the month of July.
For years the tall, dignified and white haired Wichorek drove to Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Anchorage before the start of noon Mass. There he led parishioners in the rosary — a prayer he said nearly every day of his life while meditating on the mysteries of the life of Jesus …
Pope Francis named a new bishop to oversee many of the Eastern rite Catholics located across the West Coast, including in Alaska.
What began as a simple request from Holy Family Cathedral pastor Father Anthony Patalano to “clean up” the Stations of the Cross for the parish’s dedication soon became a lengthy overhaul of the 14 pieces.
On Wednesday, June 8, National Public Radio’s Hometown Alaska will feature a radio segment about young Alaskan men training for the priesthood.
The following letters to the editor were recently published in the Catholic Anchor.